Adobe Portfolio vs Squarespace (2026): which should you pick?

Adobe Portfolio

• Photographers and designers who already pay for Creative Cloud
• Creatives who want a simple portfolio or one-page site

Squarespace

• Creatives and small businesses who want a polished site from a template
• Service businesses that also invoice clients and take payments
• Small shops that want the store and the website in one subscription

Adobe Portfolio

• It is not sold on its own as far as the site shows; it comes with a Creative Cloud subscription, whose price this listing does not record.
• Adobe's help pages could not be read, so plan limits on pages, domains and features are not confirmed here.

Squarespace

• There is no free plan; after the 14-day trial every site needs a paid plan.
• Basic takes a 2% fee on online store sales and allows only 2 contributors; Core removes both limits.
• Custom JavaScript, code injection, pop-ups and shipping labels all need Core or higher.
• The free domain covers the first year of an annual plan only and then renews at Squarespace's standard rate.

Adobe Portfolio

Multi-page portfolio site

A Collection of work site is responsive and multi-page, and starts with a collection page and a contact page you can modify.

Single welcome page

A one-page responsive site that works as a personal landing page, a digital business card or the start of a larger site.

Themes

Sites are built on named themes such as Thomas, Marta, Lukas and Andreas, shown in an examples gallery of creatives' sites.

Included with Creative Cloud

The site says Portfolio is included free with any Creative Cloud subscription, so it needs no separate purchase.

Squarespace

Templates and drag-and-drop editing

Sites start from a designer template and are laid out in the Fluid Engine drag-and-drop editor. Every site is adjusted for phones automatically.

AI site builder and AI credits

Blueprint builds a starting site from a few answers, and built-in AI writes content. Credits run from 10 one-time on Basic to 120 a month on Advanced.

Online store on every plan

Sell unlimited physical products, services, digital goods, gift cards and subscriptions, with abandoned-cart emails on all plans. Basic adds a 2% fee on store sales.

Invoicing, memberships and paid content

Branded invoices and pay links are free on every plan. Courses, memberships and paywalled content carry a fee of 7% on Basic, falling to 0% on Advanced.

Hosting, SSL and unlimited bandwidth

Managed hosting, free SSL certificates and uncapped bandwidth and storage come with every plan. Video hosting runs from 30 minutes on Basic to unlimited on Advanced.

Forms, newsletters and SEO tools

Form and newsletter blocks feed a contacts panel, and SEO guidance and keyword reports come built in. Pop-ups and the announcement bar need Core or higher.

Adobe Portfolio

Pricing could not be confirmed. See portfolio.adobe.com.

Squarespace

• Basic$19

  per site / month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly)

  A full website and store with up to 2 contributors, 30 minutes of video, a 2% fee on online sales and 7% on paid memberships.

• Core$29

  per site / month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly)

  Unlimited contributors, no fee on store sales, custom CSS and JavaScript, shipping labels, commerce APIs and 20 AI credits a month.

• Plus$49

  per site / month, billed annually ($65 billed monthly)

  Lower card rates (2.7% + $0.30), a 1% fee on paid memberships, 50 hours of video and 40 AI credits a month.

• Advanced$99

  per site / month, billed annually ($139 billed monthly)

  The lowest card rates (2.5% + $0.30), no fee on memberships, unlimited video and 120 AI credits a month.

Adobe Portfolio

No public discounts listed.

Squarespace

• Annual discount

  Pay yearly to save about 24% to 29%

  Basic costs $19 a month billed yearly against $25 billed monthly, and Advanced $99 against $139. Squarespace's page advertises savings of up to 36%.

• Other savings

  Free domain for a year with an annual plan

  Annual website plans include one year of free registration for one domain on Squarespace's cheapest pricing tier; it then renews at the standard rate.

• Education

  Students get 50% off the first year

  Students who verify their status through Student Beans get 50% off their first full year on a new annual website plan.