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Squarespace vs Wix

The same six questions asked of each one, side by side.

AttributeAlternativeSquarespaceLowest ongoing costWix
Starting price$25/mo$19.77/mo
Free tierLimitedYes
Ease of startScored 5/5Usable same dayScored 5/5Usable same day
Fit for solo / small teamScored 4/5Good for a small teamScored 4/5Good for a small team
Switching costHighHigh
Best forBrochure sites, portfolios and small shops where design quality out of the box matters and you will not be selling digital products or memberships.Someone who wants a site live today with drag-and-drop layout and a large app market, and is willing to pay for a domain once the free version has proved the idea.
Worth knowing side by side
Transaction fee2%—
Renews higherNoNo
Worst forAnyone selling courses, memberships or downloads on the entry plan. Basic takes 7% of that revenue, Core still takes 5%, and only Advanced at $139/mo goes to zero.Media-heavy sites on the entry plan. Light gives you 2GB of storage, and photography or video will exhaust that long before any other limit bites.
Skip it ifYou need to customise beyond the template system. CSS and JavaScript access starts at Core, and even then you are working inside Squarespace's structure.You want the free plan to be a real website. No custom domain and Wix branding on every page makes it a prototype, not a business site.
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Why Wix is flagged here

A real free tier, provided you accept a Wix subdomain and Wix's ads on your site. It has the lowest ongoing cost of the tools compared here. We compare on the price you keep paying, not the introductory rate — a plan advertised cheaply that renews higher is ranked on its renewal price. Read the methodology.

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