Squarespace alternatives
At one site on your own domain, Squarespace costs $25 a month. 3 website builders cost less, from $9 (WordPress.com). The closest match, Wix, covers 98% of what Squarespace does. Each one shows how much of it it covers, capability by capability, next to the price.
What Squarespace does
Core: Custom domain and branding (partly), Branded storefront (partly), Built-in checkout (partly), Online store, Product catalog & variants (partly), No-code website builder, Managed site hosting.
Important: Shop, tips and products, AI features (partly), Public SEO forum (partly), Physical and print-on-demand (partly), Merchant of record (partly), Integrations and API (partly), Shipping rates & labels (partly), Sales tax & VAT (partly), Marketplace & social selling (partly), Built-in marketing tools (partly), Mobile admin app, Pixel-level design control (partly), Blog & post publishing (partly), Lead capture forms, SEO controls (partly), Service appointment booking.
Also has: Discussion community (partly), Paid memberships & subscriptions, Members-only site content (partly), Online course hosting (partly), Events and live rooms (partly), Email marketing broadcasts, SSO and embedding (partly), Integrations and API (partly), Digital download sales (partly), Order bumps & upsells (partly), Tips and donations (partly), Paid calls & coaching (partly), Mobile apps (partly), AI course & product creation (partly), Recurring billing (partly), Multi-currency pricing (partly), App & theme marketplace (partly), Headless commerce APIs (partly), AI store assistant (partly), Inventory tracking (partly), AI site generation, Animations & interactions (partly), Custom code & dev API, Export & self-hosting (partly), Team collaboration & roles (partly), Agency & client tools (partly), App & plugin marketplace (partly), Multilingual website (partly), Photo galleries & proofing (partly), Mobile management app (partly).
Alternatives to Squarespace at one site on your own domain, best match first
- Wix: $24/mo Monthly billing; annual prepayment is cheaper per month (Light plan on monthly billing (cheapest plan with a custom domain and no Wix ads).). It covers 98% of Squarespace; missing or partial: Order bumps & upsells. Free plan: Free plan shows Wix ads on a Wix subdomain with no custom domain, so it does not meet the site yardstick.. Last price hike: Apr 2025.
- WordPress.com: $9/mo Store price assumes WooCommerce on Personal (Personal plan, monthly billing: $9/mo (US$4/mo if billed annually).). It covers 95% of Squarespace; missing or partial: Service appointment booking, Email marketing broadcasts (partly). Free plan: Free plan: WordPress.com subdomain only (no custom domain), 1 GB storage, ads shown to visitors.. Last price hike: Apr 2022.
- Webflow: $25/mo Monthly billing; annual is $15 for Basic (Basic site plan on monthly billing, one site on a custom domain). It covers 83% of Squarespace; missing or partial: Mobile admin app, Service appointment booking, Paid memberships & subscriptions (partly), Online course hosting, Email marketing broadcasts (partly). Free plan: Starter is free: webflow.io subdomain, 2 static pages, 1 GB bandwidth, no custom domain.. Last price hike: May 2026.
- Framer: $15/mo Monthly billing; $10/mo billed yearly (Basic plan, billed monthly at $15/mo). It covers 60% of Squarespace; missing or partial: Built-in checkout, Online store, Lead capture forms (partly), Service appointment booking, Paid memberships & subscriptions (partly). Free plan: Framer domain only (no custom domain), 1 GB bandwidth, one-time 500 AI credits to try.. Last price hike: Jul 2026.
Other kinds of products that cover part of Squarespace
- Shopify (E-commerce platforms): covers 89% of Squarespace; missing or partial: Lead capture forms (partly), Service appointment booking, Paid memberships & subscriptions (partly)
- Hostinger (Web & WordPress hosting): covers 73% of Squarespace; missing or partial: Lead capture forms (partly), Service appointment booking (partly), Paid memberships & subscriptions, Animations & interactions, Custom code & dev API (partly)
- Bolt.new (AI app builders): covers 69% of Squarespace; missing or partial: Online store (partly), No-code website builder (partly), Lead capture forms (partly), Service appointment booking, Paid memberships & subscriptions (partly)
- Lovable (AI app builders): covers 66% of Squarespace; missing or partial: Online store (partly), No-code website builder (partly), Lead capture forms (partly), Service appointment booking, Paid memberships & subscriptions (partly)
- MailerLite (Newsletter): covers 66% of Squarespace; missing or partial: Online store (partly), No-code website builder (partly), Managed site hosting (partly), Service appointment booking (partly), Paid memberships & subscriptions (partly)
- Leadpages (Landing pages & funnels): covers 65% of Squarespace; missing or partial: Online store (partly), Managed site hosting (partly), Service appointment booking, Paid memberships & subscriptions, Email marketing broadcasts (partly)
- beehiiv (Newsletter): covers 60% of Squarespace; missing or partial: Online store (partly), No-code website builder (partly), Managed site hosting (partly), Lead capture forms (partly), Service appointment booking
- Ghost(Pro) (Newsletter): covers 56% of Squarespace; missing or partial: Online store (partly), No-code website builder (partly), Managed site hosting (partly), Lead capture forms (partly), Service appointment booking
Prices at every size
- Squarespace: one site on your own domain $25/mo, a content site with 200 posts and 50k visits a month $25/mo, an online store with 50 products $25/mo (Monthly billing. Annual billing is $19/mo on Basic)
- Wix: one site on your own domain $24/mo, a content site with 200 posts and 50k visits a month $24/mo, an online store with 50 products $36/mo (Monthly billing; annual prepayment is cheaper per month)
- WordPress.com: one site on your own domain $9/mo, a content site with 200 posts and 50k visits a month $9/mo, an online store with 50 products $9/mo (Store price assumes WooCommerce on Personal)
- Webflow: one site on your own domain $25/mo, a content site with 200 posts and 50k visits a month $39/mo, an online store with 50 products $42/mo (Monthly billing; annual is $15 for Basic)
- Framer: one site on your own domain $15/mo, a content site with 200 posts and 50k visits a month $15/mo, an online store with 50 products no public price (Monthly billing; $10/mo billed yearly)
Prices are USD per month on monthly billing (annual-only plans divided by 12) for one site on your own domain. Domain registration, payment processing fees and paid apps are not included.
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