Read.cv vs Peerlist vs RemoteWorks: Which Is Best for Your Portfolio?
If you've decided to build a portfolio (good call), the next question is where. And honestly, there are more options now than ever. Custom sites, Notion pages, Webflow builds, and a growing crop of dedicated portfolio platforms that promise to handle the hard parts for you.
Three platforms keep coming up in conversations: Read.cv, Peerlist, and RemoteWorks. They all solve the same basic problem, giving professionals a clean online presence, but they approach it differently and serve different audiences.
We'll be upfront: we built RemoteWorks, so we're obviously biased. But we'll try to be genuinely fair here. Every platform has strengths, and the right choice depends on what you need.
Read.cv: the minimalist social network
Read.cv has carved out a nice niche for itself. It's clean, it's simple, and it has a social component that makes it feel more like a professional network than a traditional portfolio platform.
What it does well. The design is beautiful in an understated way. Everything is stripped down to essentials. You get a profile page with your work history, projects, and writing, all laid out in a consistent format that looks good without any effort on your part.
The social features are interesting too. You can follow other people, see what they're working on, and engage with their updates. If you enjoy the "build in public" ethos and want a place to share updates about your work, Read.cv has a pleasant community for that.
Where it falls short. Customization is limited by design. Everyone's profile looks essentially the same, which is great for consistency but less great if you want to stand out visually or tailor your portfolio to a specific audience.
It's also more of a professional social network than a true portfolio platform. If you need detailed case studies, multiple project layouts, or a portfolio that functions as a standalone professional site, Read.cv might feel constraining. It works best as a complement to your other online presence, not necessarily as a replacement for a dedicated portfolio.
Best for: Designers and creative technologists who value aesthetics and community. People who want a clean online presence without fussing over customization. Those who enjoy the social/networking aspect.
Peerlist: the developer-focused community
Peerlist has built a strong following among developers and technical professionals. It combines a portfolio/profile with community features like project showcases, peer endorsements, and job opportunities.
What it does well. The community angle is Peerlist's strongest card. It's not just a portfolio platform. It's a network where you can get your work seen by other professionals, participate in showcases, and potentially get discovered for opportunities. For developers especially, the integrations with GitHub and other tools make it easy to pull in your work.
The endorsement system adds a social proof layer that traditional portfolios don't have. When peers validate your skills, it carries weight. The weekly project spotlights also give you a built-in audience for new work.
Where it falls short. The platform is heavily optimized for developers. If you're a marketer, writer, or product manager, you might find that the features and community don't quite fit your world. The layout options are also fairly limited, everyone gets a similar-looking profile, which can make it hard to differentiate yourself visually.
It's also a platform that rewards active participation. If you just set up a profile and leave it, you won't get much value from the community features. You need to engage to benefit, which is either a pro or a con depending on your style.
Best for: Developers and technical professionals who want community engagement alongside their portfolio. People who value peer validation and want to be part of an active professional network. Those who are willing to invest time in the platform beyond just setting up a profile.
RemoteWorks: built for remote professionals
Full disclosure again: this is us. We built RemoteWorks specifically for people who work remotely and need a professional portfolio that does the job without requiring design skills or hours of setup.
What it does well. Multiple template options, so your portfolio actually looks different from everyone else's. You pick a template that fits your style, choose your accent color, and customize from there. It's a portfolio platform first, not a social network, so the focus is on presenting your work professionally to potential employers and clients.
Built-in analytics let you see who's viewing your portfolio and how they're engaging with it. When you're job hunting, knowing that a hiring manager from a specific company spent three minutes on your projects page is genuinely useful information.
The subdomain approach (yourname.remoteworks.pro) gives you a clean URL that works as a standalone professional site. And the templates are designed to work for a range of roles, including developers, designers, marketers, writers, PMs, and other professionals who might not fit neatly into developer-focused platforms.
Where it falls short. No social network or community features. If you want to build in public, follow other professionals, or participate in project showcases, you'll need to do that elsewhere. RemoteWorks is focused on the portfolio itself, not on networking.
It's a newer platform compared to Read.cv and Peerlist, which means a smaller user base and fewer integrations (for now). If platform maturity and ecosystem are priorities for you, that's worth considering.
Best for: Remote workers across all roles who want a professional, customizable portfolio. People who prioritize presentation and analytics over social features. Those who want something that works as a standalone professional site rather than another social profile.
The honest comparison
Let's cut through the marketing speak and look at specific factors.
Customization. RemoteWorks gives you the most control over how your portfolio looks and feels. Peerlist and Read.cv trade customization for consistency, which has its own advantages but limits how much you can stand out visually.
Community. Peerlist wins here, followed by Read.cv. Both offer meaningful ways to connect with other professionals. RemoteWorks doesn't try to be a social platform.
Audience. Read.cv skews toward designers and creatives. Peerlist skews toward developers. RemoteWorks is designed to work across roles, which matters if you're not strictly a designer or developer.
Analytics. RemoteWorks has built-in portfolio analytics. The others are more limited in this area. If tracking engagement matters to you, that's a meaningful differentiator.
Ease of setup. All three are straightforward to set up. None require technical skills. RemoteWorks and Read.cv are probably the fastest to get something live. Peerlist takes a bit more time if you want to fill out all the community-facing features.
Pricing. All three offer free tiers. Premium features vary. Check current pricing pages for the latest, as these change frequently.
So which one should you pick?
Here's the honest answer: it depends on what you're optimizing for.
If you're a designer who values aesthetics and wants to be part of a curated professional community, Read.cv is a great fit. If you're a developer who wants community engagement, peer validation, and a built-in audience for your projects, Peerlist makes a lot of sense.
If you're a remote professional who wants a clean, customizable portfolio that works as a standalone professional site, with analytics to track how it's performing, RemoteWorks is what we built for exactly that use case.
The truth is, these platforms aren't really competing with each other as much as they're all competing with the alternative: not having a portfolio at all. Any of these three is dramatically better than a bare LinkedIn profile and a stale GitHub page.
Pick the one that fits your needs. Set it up this week. You can always switch later, but you can't get back the opportunities you missed by not having a portfolio at all.