crevado.com

What It Is

Crevado is an online portfolio website builder operated by Envision Technologies Limited. It is aimed at creative professionals such as photographers, illustrators, artists, designers, and video creators. As a hosted Web App, it requires no software installation and no programming or web design knowledge; users can build, manage, and update their portfolio entirely through a browser.

Core Features

In terms of functionality, Crevado focuses on “getting online quickly” and keeping the work itself front and center. It supports responsive portfolio designs that automatically adapt to desktops, tablets, and phones. The admin panel allows no-code visual customization, with the ability to preview changes before they affect the live site. Supported content types are fairly broad, including photos, videos, audio, Animated GIFs, PDFs, and SWF files, with drag-and-drop ordering. For security and privacy, all sites include HTTPS hosting; the Premium plan supports password protection for the entire site or individual pages, as well as private pages and private galleries. Extensions include Google Analytics, social sharing, contact forms, custom CSS, custom domains, and sales integrations with PayPal and Fotomoto.

Pricing and Copyright

Crevado uses a freemium model. The Free plan is free and does not expire, but is limited to 30 images and 5 galleries. Plus costs USD 7/month and increases the limits to 150 images, 10 galleries, and 50 audio files. Premium costs USD 10/month and supports 6000 images, 100 galleries, and 100 HD videos/GIFs/SWF files, while unlocking password protection, custom domains, and selling features. The terms state that users retain the intellectual property rights to the content they upload, and Crevado does not claim ownership of user content. However, publishing a public portfolio means allowing others to view it, and allowing the platform to display and store the content.

Pros, Cons, and Who It’s For

The main advantages are ease of use, no hosting maintenance, responsive templates, and a low-barrier free plan. It is well suited to individual creative professionals who want to quickly create a clean, straightforward portfolio. The paid plans are more useful for job applications, client proposals, private case-study submissions, and selling work. Limitations include the small capacity of the free plan and the fact that the footer link on free sites cannot be removed. The management interface is English-only, and there is no clear information about multi-user collaboration, version review workflows, or full-site export. The paid terms also indicate that refunds are not offered, so it is best to validate your needs with the free plan before purchasing.

Access from China and Alternatives

The extracted text does not provide information about access from mainland China, ICP filing, Chinese-language support, or RMB payments, so domestic usability can only be marked as unknown. For payments, the platform supports Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, American Express, and other credit/debit cards; PayPal can be used for selling work. These options may present barriers for some Chinese users. If Chinese language support, local payments, or stable access from within China are important, it may also be worth evaluating Behance, Adobe Portfolio, Wix, Squarespace, Cargo, Format, or WordPress-based portfolio solutions.