How Squarespace prices
Captured November 2, 2026 at 1440px wide.
Squarespace plans and prices
| Plan | Price | Billing |
|---|---|---|
| BasicPublish your personal or business website with the essentials. | $19 | /mo |
| CoreHighlightedStart selling with a foundation for service businesses. | $29 | /mo |
| PlusPower an expanding inventory and grow your revenue. | $49 | /mo |
| AdvancedScale with the lowest fees to optimize operations. | $99 | /mo |
As printed on the page captured November 2, 2026.
How does Squarespace pricing work?
The subscription is a flat fee by tier, and the total cost blends it with payment economics printed on every card. Basic and Core read 'Card rates from 2.9% + $0.30', Plus 'Card rates from 2.7% + $0.30' and Advanced 'Card rates from 2.5% + $0.30'. Basic carries a '2% online store transaction fee', Core and above read 'No fees on online store transactions', and Advanced adds 'No fees on digital content and memberships transactions'. A second allowance now scales with the plan: 'AI credits 10 (one-time)' on Basic, then '20 / mo', '40 / mo' and '120 / mo'. Contributors are the one seat-like lever, '2 contributors' on Basic and 'Unlimited contributors' above it, and each subtitle names the stage of business a plan serves, from 'Publish your personal or business website with the essentials.' to 'Scale with the lowest fees to optimize operations.'
The H1 'Beautiful websites' sits over 'Free for 14 days. Pay annually to save up to 36%.' and a Pay annually and Pay monthly control that opens on annual. An 'All plans include:' row then states the shared baseline once: Built-in AI tools, Secure hosting, Unlimited bandwidth, Selling functionality and Industry-leading design. Four cards follow as single checklists, with shared rows first and each plan's additions stacked at the bottom, and Core carries the 'Recommended' pill on a raised card. 'VIEW FULL FEATURE LIST' links to the complete inventory, and the page moves into a thirteen-question FAQ, a '24/7 Support' band and a closing 'Start your free website trial today'. Every purchase path is a 'GET STARTED' button, which makes this a fully self-serve page from the $19 plan to the $99 plan.
Under the hood, the fee ladder makes the plan choice a function of revenue. Each plan step trades a higher fixed fee for a lower variable take, so a seller upgrades at the point where the saved percentage covers the higher subscription. The AI credit rows add a metered allowance on top: Basic gets a one-time grant, while Core, Plus and Advanced get a monthly amount. That points to a credit pool attached to each subscription that refills with the billing period, with Advanced at six times the Core allowance. Pairing a platform fee with a falling share of payments and a growing AI allowance is a pattern worth borrowing as builders fold AI usage into plan packaging.
What does Squarespace's pricing page do well?
- Payment economics live on the plan card: card rates and the online store fee are printed for all four tiers
- An 'All plans include:' row states the shared baseline once above the cards, so each card spends its rows on what changes
- Core carries the 'Recommended' pill and a raised card, and its subtitle, 'Start selling with a foundation for service businesses.', says who it is for
- AI credits appear as a number on every card, from '10 (one-time)' to '120 / mo', so the allowance is part of the plan comparison
- The closing band pairs 'Start your free website trial today' with 'No credit card required. Cancel anytime.' beside the button
What does Squarespace's pricing page reveal about its pricing strategy?
- A falling card rate turns each plan step into a revenue decision: the higher subscription pays for itself once enough sales run through the site
- AI credits are a one-time grant on Basic and a monthly allowance from Core up, which points to a credit pool that refills with each billing period on the commerce tiers
- 'Free year of professional email from Google Workspace' frames the inbox as an introductory inclusion with a first-year term
- Advanced is the one card reading 'No fees on digital content and memberships transactions', which marks content and membership sellers for the top tier
- Annual billing is the default view, and 'save up to 36%' frames the monthly price as the alternative
Learn with Orb
- GuideBuild a pricing and packaging strategy in 9 steps Each Squarespace plan step trades a higher subscription for a lower transaction fee, so the lineup scales with seller revenue; Orb's packaging guide covers what separates plans and how a lineup scales with the customer.
- Guide8 SaaS pricing models: how to choose one A flat tiered subscription blended with percentage fees on card payments and memberships is a hybrid structure; Orb's CEO walks through flat rate, usage-based and hybrid models and how to choose among them.
- GuideAn expert's guide to enterprise pricing for SaaS The Premium plans band takes service businesses at scale to sales for the lowest processing rates, SSO and multi-site control, the deal-by-deal pricing Orb's enterprise guide examines.
Questions about Squarespace pricing
How much does Squarespace cost?
Squarespace's pricing starts at $19/mo. The page shows 4 plans. Paying annually saves up to 36%.
What pricing model does Squarespace use?
Squarespace prices with flat-rate tiers, combined with transaction fees. Buyers choose a plan and sign up on their own. Its plans are aimed mainly at small businesses.
Does Squarespace have a free plan?
Squarespace has no free plan, but its paid plans offer a free trial. The lowest paid plan starts at $19/mo. Signing up needs no call with sales.
Does Squarespace offer an annual discount?
Yes, paying annually saves up to 36%. A toggle on the page switches between monthly and annual prices. The listed prices start at $19/mo.
How is Squarespace's pricing page laid out?
The page shows 4 plans, highlights Core, and includes an FAQ. The breakdown above marks 14 points on it: 7 things it does well and 7 insights into the pricing.
How do AI credits work on Squarespace plans?
Every plan includes "Built-in AI tools", and each card prints its own AI credit allowance. Basic ($19/mo) includes "AI credits 10 (one-time)", Core ($29/mo) includes 20 / mo, Plus ($49/mo) includes 40 / mo and Advanced ($99/mo) includes 120 / mo. The allowance grows with each plan step.
What are Squarespace's card processing rates and transaction fees on each plan?
Basic and Core list "Card rates from 2.9% + $0.30", Plus lists 2.7% + $0.30 and Advanced lists 2.5% + $0.30. Basic carries a "2% online store transaction fee", while Core, Plus and Advanced read "No fees on online store transactions". Advanced also reads "No fees on digital content and memberships transactions".
Does Squarespace include professional email and a custom domain?
Every plan lists "Free custom domain*", starting with Basic at $19/mo. Core, Plus and Advanced add a "Free year of professional email from Google Workspace", starting at $29/mo on Core.
From the page as captured November 2, 2026. Current prices are on squarespace.com
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