Squarespace pricing explained: plans, fees and renewal
What Basic, Core, Plus and Advanced cost in US dollars on annual and monthly billing, where the transaction fees sit, and what the domain and email cost after the free first year. Last updated 12 November 2026.
How much does Squarespace cost?
Squarespace has four website plans and no free plan. In US dollars, as of November 2026, Basic is $19 a month, Core $29, Plus $49 and Advanced $99 on annual billing, or $25, $39, $65 and $139 month to month. Annual plans include a custom domain free for one year; Squarespace's help centre says a free domain then renews at $20 a year.
| Free plan | No. 14-day free trial |
|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Basic: $19/mo billed annually ($228 a year) or $25 monthly |
| Online store transaction fee | 2% on Basic; 0% on Core and Advanced |
| Free domain | 1 year, annual plans only |
| Domain renewal | $20 a year for common extensions such as .com |
| One Google Workspace account free for the first year on Core and above |
Facts checked 12 November 2026.
Who publishes this: Neweb sells a competing website builder. This guide is written to be useful if you never use it: every Squarespace figure is taken from Squarespace's own pages, dated and linked, and the alternatives section lists Neweb as one option among several.
Squarespace prices differ by country and it publishes them in 27 currencies. The US-dollar prices here come from Squarespace's own price file, which Squarespace last updated on 5 October 2026 and which states that its data comes from the Squarespace billing API. Plan features come from the live pricing page. Comparison sites disagree on Squarespace's prices, largely because older articles still show the previous rates.
- Plans and prices
- What each Squarespace plan actually includes
- First year vs renewal
- Domain and email costs
- Extra costs to budget for
- Who each plan suits
- Good value or not
- Alternatives at this price
- Sources
Squarespace plans and prices, November 2026
| Plan | Billed annually, per month | Annual total | Billed monthly | Key differences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | $19 | $228 | $25 | 2 contributors, 30 minutes of video, 2% online store transaction fee, 7% fee on digital content and memberships. No Google Workspace offer. |
| Core | $29 | $348 | $39 | Unlimited contributors, 5 hours of video, 0% online store transaction fee, 5% on digital content and memberships, one Google Workspace account free for the first year. |
| Plus | $49 | $588 | $65 | Price confirmed in the price file. The pricing page did not show a Plus column from our location, so its features are not verified here. |
| Advanced | $99 | $1,188 | $139 | Unlimited video, 0% online store fee, 0% on digital content and memberships, one Google Workspace account free for the first year. |
US dollars, as of November 2026. Prices: squarespace.com/assets/pricing.txt. Features: squarespace.com/pricing. Both loaded 12 November 2026. The price file's short description of Core mentions a 3% transaction fee, while the live pricing page shows 0% on Core; the table follows the live page. Prices vary by region and change; confirm on Squarespace's site before buying.
What each Squarespace plan actually includes
Every plan includes hosting with unlimited bandwidth, SSL, templates, built-in AI tools and the ability to sell. A custom domain is free for the first year when you pay annually. What separates the plans:
- Fees on what you sell. Basic takes 2% of online store sales and 7% of digital content and membership sales. Core removes the store fee and lowers the digital fee to 5%. Advanced removes both. These are Squarespace's fees, on top of what the payment processor charges.
- People. Basic allows 2 contributors. Core and above are unlimited.
- Video. 30 minutes on Basic, 5 hours on Core, unlimited on Advanced.
- Email. Core and above include one Google Workspace account free for the first year. Basic does not.
- AI credits. 10 one-time credits on Basic, 20 a month on Core, 120 a month on Advanced.
There is no free plan. You can build on a 14-day free trial, and the site goes live when you subscribe.
First year vs renewal
Squarespace's price file lists one annual and one monthly price per plan and no separate renewal price. The pricing page says "Pay annually to save up to 36%"; on Basic the annual saving is 24% ($228 against $300 for twelve monthly payments).
Two things do start costing money in the second year:
- The domain. The free domain is for one year and then "will renew at our standard rate, plus applicable taxes". The domains FAQ gives $20 a year for common extensions such as .com and .org.
- The mailbox. On Core and above, the Google Workspace account is free for the first year and then renews "at the standard annual or monthly rate". The page does not state that rate.
On Basic billed annually, year two is therefore $228 for the plan plus $20 for a .com, or $248 before tax, if list prices are unchanged. That sum is our arithmetic from Squarespace's published prices.
One more point from Squarespace's help centre, last updated 4 November 2026: it is raising the renewal price for Squarespace-registered .xyz, .com, .net and .org domains because registries raised wholesale prices. Your dashboard shows the exact renewal price next to the renewal date, and Squarespace charges it 15 days before that date.
Domain and email costs
- Free domain. One domain, free for its first year, on plans bought for an annual term. It must be registered within a year of the subscription starting. Monthly plans do not get it.
- Domain renewal. $20 a year for common extensions per the FAQ; other extensions cost more (the FAQ gives $30 and $50 examples). See the note above about renewal price rises.
- Email. Basic includes no mailbox. Core and above include one Google Workspace account for the first year for new Workspace accounts; additional users are billed at the standard rate.
Sources: squarespace.com/pricing, Squarespace domains FAQ, When your domain renews and what you'll pay, loaded 12 November 2026.
Extra costs to budget for
- Transaction fees on Basic. 2% of store sales. On $1,000 of monthly sales that is $20 a month, which is more than the $10 gap between Basic and Core on annual billing.
- Digital content fees. 7% on Basic and 5% on Core for courses, memberships and similar products.
- Payment processing. Charged by the processor in addition to Squarespace's own fees.
- Monthly billing. $72 more a year on Basic, $120 more on Core, and no free domain.
- Email after year one, and extra users from day one. Billed at Google Workspace's standard rate through Squarespace.
Who each Squarespace plan suits
- Basic. A portfolio, personal site or simple business site with little or no selling.
- Core. A service business or small shop: no store transaction fee, unlimited contributors, a first-year mailbox.
- Plus. Listed between Core and Advanced at $49 a month billed annually. Check its feature list on the US pricing page before choosing it.
- Advanced. Sellers of courses, memberships or high volumes who want every Squarespace fee at 0%.
When Squarespace is good value, and when it is not
Good value if
- The look of the site is the priority and you want to work from designer templates.
- You will pay annually, which brings the lower price and the free domain year.
- You sell a little and choose Core, where the store transaction fee is 0%.
- You want one first-year mailbox bundled (Core and above).
Look elsewhere if
- You want a free plan: there is only a 14-day trial.
- You sell on Basic: the 2% fee can cost more than upgrading.
- You want to pay monthly: Basic is $25, with no free domain.
- You want the lowest ongoing cost for a simple site: several builders in the tracker list lower annual prices.
Alternatives at this price
Entry paid plans at five other builders, in alphabetical order, with the same dated prices used in our website builder renewal price tracker. None of these is a like-for-like copy of Squarespace; the last column says who each is for.
| Builder | Entry paid plan | Price | Free domain | Consider it if |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GoDaddy Website Builder | Starter (1 site) | $9.99/mo billed yearly; $19.99 monthly | Yes: "free custom domain" on paid plans; GoDaddy's menu says with annual plans; length not stated | You want to build by chatting with an AI and already keep your domains at GoDaddy. |
| Hostinger Website Builder | Premium (up to 3 sites) | $1.99/mo on a 48-month prepay; renews at $10.99/mo | Yes: 1 year | The lowest first-term price matters most and you accept a 48-month prepaid term that renews at $10.99 a month. |
| Neweb | Starter (1 site) | $9/mo billed yearly; $19 monthly | Yes: first year, on paid plans only | You want the site generated for you on WordPress with hosting and a first-year domain in one plan, and can live without a bundled mailbox or an online store. |
| Wix | Light | $17/mo billed yearly; $24 monthly | Yes: 1-year voucher on yearly or multi-year plans, first purchase only | You want a drag-and-drop editor with scheduling and e-commerce available on higher plans. |
| WordPress.com | Personal | $4/mo billed yearly; $9 monthly | Yes: 1 year, annual and multi-year plans only | You mainly want to write and publish, at the lowest listed annual price in this table. |
US dollars, United States pricing, checked 12 November 2026 on each vendor's own page; sources are linked per builder in the tracker table. Neweb is the publisher of this page.
Comparing another vendor? See Wix pricing explained and GoDaddy pricing explained.
How this guide was put together
Every Squarespace price, fee and term on this page was read on Squarespace's own website on 12 November 2026 and is linked below. Where Squarespace does not state something, this guide says so instead of estimating. Totals described as "our arithmetic" are simple sums of published prices. Prices are US dollars for the United States and exclude tax. Found something out of date? Email hello@neweb.ai.
Sources
- Squarespace price file, all plans in 27 currencies (last updated by Squarespace 5 October 2026): https://www.squarespace.com/assets/pricing.txt
- Squarespace pricing page (plan features, fees, free domain and Google Workspace terms, free trial): https://www.squarespace.com/pricing
- Squarespace Help Center, Squarespace domains FAQ ($20 renewal): https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/205812208-Squarespace-domains-FAQ
- Squarespace Help Center, When your domain renews and what you'll pay (last updated 4 November 2026): https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/218193418-Squarespace-domain-renewals
- Squarespace Domains, free domain offer terms: https://domains.squarespace.com/free-domain-and-website
Squarespace pricing questions
How much is Squarespace per month?
As of November 2026, Squarespace's US prices are $19 (Basic), $29 (Core), $49 (Plus) and $99 (Advanced) a month billed annually, or $25, $39, $65 and $139 billed monthly, according to Squarespace's own price file.
Is there a free Squarespace plan?
No. Squarespace offers a 14-day free trial, after which you need a paid plan to keep the site.
How much does Squarespace cost after the first year?
Squarespace does not publish a separate renewal price for plans. In year two you also pay for the domain, which its help centre lists at $20 a year for common extensions, and on Core and above for the Google Workspace mailbox that was free in year one.
Does Squarespace charge transaction fees?
On Basic, yes: 2% of online store sales and 7% of digital content and membership sales. Core has a 0% store fee and 5% on digital content. Advanced has 0% on both. Payment processor fees are separate.
Does Squarespace include a free domain?
Yes, for one year, on plans bought for an annual term. After the first year it renews at the standard rate, which the domains FAQ gives as $20 a year for extensions such as .com.
Why do websites show different Squarespace prices?
Squarespace prices vary by country and currency, and older articles show earlier rates. The figures here are from the US rows of the price file Squarespace publishes itself, last updated by Squarespace on 5 October 2026.
Related pages.
Website builder renewal prices
First-term and renewal prices for 10 builders in one dated table, with CSV.
Neweb vs Squarespace
Side by side on price, design, hosting and export.
Squarespace alternatives
Other builders to consider and who each suits.
Wix pricing explained
Plans, renewal, domain and email costs at Wix.
GoDaddy pricing explained
Plans, renewal, domain and email costs at GoDaddy.
Want the site written and built for you?
Neweb generates a WordPress site from a description, with hosting and a first-year domain on paid plans. Free to preview, then from $9/month billed yearly ($19 month-to-month). It is not a store platform and no mailbox is included.