With so many plans to choose from, which one is right for you?
Let’s take a look at Squarespace’s plans one by one and see which one works best for which type of website. Always check Squarespace’s pricing page for the most up to date information.
Website Plans
If you’re planning to run a personal or business website without an elaborate online shop, one of these plans will probably work great for you.
Personal
Great for personal websites that don’t require lots of customization or integrations.
What do I get?
Squarespace’s web builder
Unlimited bandwidth and hosting (no limits on the number of visitors or how much you can upload)
A free domain name (with annual purchase) e.g. mywebsite.com
An SSL certificate (for site security)
What are the limitations?
No product sales
Limited to 2 contributors editing your website
No email service included on your domain (e.g. name@mywebsite.com)
No premium integrations (e.g. OpenTable, Acuity Scheduler, Menus, MailChimp, etc.)
No CSS / JS customization
Business
Great for businesses, freelancers, and nonprofits that want the ability to use premium integrations, maybe sell a few products, and accept donations.
What do I get?
Everything from the personal plan
Unlimited contributors
Unlimited product sales (with 3% Squarespace transaction fee)
Free year of GSuite (Google business services through your domain name) + $100 in Google Ad credits
Free “Emerging” plan with Acuity Scheduler
Announcements and promotional popups
CSS and JS customization
What are the limitations?
3% Squarespace transaction fee on product sales
No commerce metrics
No advanced sales features (coupons, shipping labels, tax, etc)
Checkout is not on your domain
E-Commerce Store Plans
If you’re planning to primarily run an online shop, you’ll want to take a look at these plans. While you can sell products on the Website>Business Plan, if you’re planning to run an entire online shop, you will probably want some of the features only provided in the Online Store plans.
Basic
Great for online shops .
What do I get?
Everything from the business plan above
No Squarespace transaction fee
Commerce metrics (incl. sales reports)
Inventory and order management
Coupons, taxes, and sales
Label printing integrations
Accounting integrations
Checkout on your domain
Customers can have accounts
Advanced
Who’s it for?
Great for small websites that don’t require lots of customization or integrations.
What do I get?
Everything from the basic plan
Subscription products
Gift cards
Abandoned cart recovery
Real-time shipping calculations
Online Shop Limitations
This isn’t the perfect tool for e-commerce, but it’s extremely powerful for how simple they’ve made it. If you are selling lots of complex products, this might not be the perfect tool for you. But, if you’re trying to set up an online shop in an inexpensive, out of the box manner, this is a really great option to get your business off the ground.
What about WooCommerce or Shopify?
WooCommerce is a free plugin for WordPress that allows you to sell products online as well. There’s no transaction fees from WooCommerce at any level, but the setup can be fairly complex, and without the addition of multiple paid add-ons (which can really add up—many of them are $99/year), you will have a very basic shop setup that’s not very customizable without hiring WordPress developers to build out custom functionality.
Shopify is an all-in-one shopping tool. It’s a great e-commerce tool. If your website’s primary goal is selling products, Shopify might be a really great option. It’s a bit more expensive than Squarespace, and it doesn’t include all the site building tools, but it is a fully integrated shopping cart and that is their sole focus. From a user friendliness perspective, you might have an easier time with Shopify if you have complex items for sale (e.g. lots of variations). Where it really shines is that you can use Shopify for in store POS and for your online shop and can track inventory in both locations.
