Squarespace
A beautiful website builder that lets you run a real online store, not just a pretty homepage.
Our verdict
Some of the best-looking stores you can build without a designer, but you'll want the Core plan or higher to skip the extra fees.
How we rated it
Overall 3.7 / 5
Pricing
Basic
$19/mo
Fits solo sellers with a small catalog who are just getting started. Price shown is billed annually; monthly billing is $25/mo. Charges a 2% fee on store sales and 7% on digital products.
- Sell unlimited products, services, and digital content
- 2% transaction fee on store sales
- Up to 2 site contributors and 30 minutes of video storage
Core
Popular$29/mo
The plan most small stores land on. Price shown is billed annually; monthly billing is $39/mo. Drops the store transaction fee to 0% and unlocks custom code and marketing tools.
- Everything in Basic, with no transaction fee on store sales
- Unlimited contributors, custom code, and free professional email for a year
- Advanced analytics, abandoned cart recovery, and marketing integrations
Plus
$49/mo
A good step up for growing stores that sell a lot of digital products. Price shown is billed annually; monthly billing is $65/mo.
- Everything in Core, with a lower 1% fee on digital products
- 50 hours of video storage
- More monthly AI credits for content and product listings
Advanced
$99/mo
Built for stores processing a high volume of orders. Price shown is billed annually; monthly billing is $139/mo. Cuts card processing fees and removes digital product fees entirely.
- Everything in Plus, with 0% fees on both store sales and digital products
- Lowest card processing rate of any plan
- Unlimited video storage and the highest AI credit allowance
Features
- Drag-and-drop site builder with designer-made templates built to show off products, not just list them
- Sell unlimited physical products, digital downloads, memberships, courses, and subscriptions from one dashboard
- Built-in Squarespace Payments accepts cards, Apple Pay, Klarna, Afterpay, and ACH transfers, so you don't need a separate payment plugin
- Abandoned cart recovery, discount codes, and promotional pop-ups included to help win back lost sales
- Squarespace Point of Sale lets you sell in person and keeps stock in sync with your online store
- Built-in AI tools help write product descriptions, generate images, and speed up site setup
- Every plan includes free SSL, fully managed hosting, and 24/7 support, so there's nothing extra to set up
Alternatives
Shopify
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Wix
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Ecwid
A store widget you can drop into almost any website to sell on your site, social media, and marketplaces at once.