Squarespace 🧾 Service

What you get

Squarespace is an all-in-one website builder: templates, hosting, AI tools, an online store, invoices, and selling of content and memberships. The pricing page lists three plans:

• Basic: custom website, up to two contributors, a 2% online store transaction fee and a 7% fee on digital content and memberships.
• Core (recommended): unlimited contributors, advanced analytics, CSS and JavaScript customisation, 0% store transaction fee, 5% on digital content, shipping and tax tools, and Google Workspace email.
• Advanced: 0% transaction fees on both, plus advanced selling features.

Who qualifies

Anyone; sign up online.

Good to know

• Price not confirmed in USD. When we checked, the pricing page showed prices in local currency for our location, so we have not recorded a US dollar price. Check the price for your country on the page.
• Every site starts with a 14-day free trial, no card required.
• Paying annually saves up to 36% and includes one year of free custom domain registration (one per site, registered within the first year).
• Transaction fees on Basic make it a poor fit if you plan to sell much.
• Compare the total yearly cost, including domain renewal after the free year, email and any extensions you add.
• Use the 14-day trial to build your real homepage before you pay, so you know the template fits.

Verdict

Squarespace is a good choice for a polished brochure site or small store when you want templates and support rather than design freedom. Choose Core if you will sell anything, to avoid the 2% fee.

1. Open the Squarespace pricing page and start the 14-day free trial.
2. Pick a template and build your site.
3. Choose Basic, Core or Advanced; pay annually to get the free domain.
4. Register or connect your domain.
5. Publish and set up commerce or forms as needed.