Showit vs Squarespace (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Squarespace grades higher than Showit: 2.6 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Squarespace grades higher on features, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Showit
Drag-and-drop website builder with an optional WordPress blog
Squarespace
Template-based website builder with an online store and invoicing
Which one is for you
Pick Showit if
- Fits if you want to place things freely on the page and run a WordPress blog behind it
- Works for photographers and small studios who care about layout
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a blog on the cheapest plan, because the $22 plan has none
- Tight if you can't test properly: the trial blocks domain connection and the WordPress admin
- Pricey if your blog grows, with $63 at 100K visits and $119 at 200K
- Watch out: blog migration works only from WordPress and Squarespace, and Basic Starter allows only pre-installed plugins
Pick Squarespace if
- Fits if you want a site from a template and don't want to arrange layouts yourself
- Works for creatives and small businesses that invoice clients and sell a few things from the same site
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as there's only a 14-day trial
- Pricey if you sell a lot on Basic, since 2% of every store sale and 7% of paid memberships go to Squarespace
- Tight if more than 2 people edit the site, because Basic allows only 2 contributors
- Watch out: custom JavaScript, code injection, pop-ups and shipping labels all need Core at $29 or higher
- Watch out: the free domain covers the first year of an annual plan, then renews at Squarespace's standard rate
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAShowitFair | 2.6GPASquarespaceGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$22 a month billed annually ($27 monthly), right at the category's dearer-quarter mark. The $27 plan is the first with a blog. | CBasic is $19 a month for one site on yearly billing ($25 monthly), and it's the plan a small business would buy, since the store comes with it. That's the ordinary middle of this category ($9 to $22). Core at $29 drops the 2% store fee. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 14-day trial with no card, but no domain connection or WordPress admin during it, and no free plan. | CNo free plan. There's a 14-day trial with no card needed, and after that every site needs a paid plan. |
| Features | CFree-form design, a WordPress blog, backups and SEO controls. Gaps: no blog on the base plan, visit caps, and migrations only from WordPress and Squarespace. | BTemplates, a drag-and-drop editor, a store on every plan, invoicing, memberships, forms, newsletters and SEO tools. That covers the job of a small business site. Custom code and pop-ups wait for Core. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. A builder where the work is designing the site yourself. | B4.6 from about 18,800 App Store ratings for its phone app. Templates do most of the design work, so you're mostly swapping in your own words and photos. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with WordPress as the one integration. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Google Workspace, Mailchimp, Zapier, Stripe, PayPal and Printful, plus commerce APIs on Core and up. There's no desktop app, which keeps it off an A. |
| Best for | free-form site design with a WordPress blog | template sites with a store on every plan |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Showit and Squarespace. How we grade
Price against what you get
Showit starts at $22 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Squarespace starts at $19 a month and scores 3.0.
Squarespace scores higher and starts $3 a month lower. Of the other website and landing page builders on the chart, 43 score higher than Showit for less, and 2 score higher than Squarespace for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Showit also covers no-code.
- Squarespace also covers forms and invoicing.
At a glance
| Showit | Squarespace | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $22 per month, billed annually ($27 billed monthly) | $19 per site / month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial, no credit card required | 14-day free trial, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Showit | Squarespace, Inc. |
| Price read from | showit.com | squarespace.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Showit
- During the free trial you cannot connect a domain or reach the WordPress admin.
- Blog plans cap monthly blog visits, and traffic above 200K needs a custom arrangement.
- Blog migrations are only available from WordPress and Squarespace.
- The Basic Starter Blog plan allows only the pre-installed plugins.
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.
Key features
Showit
- Free-form drag-and-drop design
- Place elements anywhere on the page without code, with templates, fonts, galleries, pop-ups and animations.
- WordPress blog
- Design blog posts and the WordPress theme in Showit; the blog can use thousands of WordPress plugins on Advanced plans.
- Blog migration
- Free migration from WordPress or Squarespace is included on the Advanced Blog plans.
- Hosting and backups
- Hosting with HTTPS is included; blog plans add backups, daily on Basic and every 10 minutes on Advanced.
- SEO controls
- The editor lets you set on-page SEO details for each page.
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.
Plans
Showit
Showit$22
per month, billed annually ($27 billed monthly)
Website builder with hosting and 20 GB of media storage, no blog.
Showit & Basic Starter Blog$27
per month, billed annually ($34 billed monthly)
Adds a WordPress blog with pre-installed plugins, 10K visits a month, 20 GB blog storage.
Showit & Advanced Blog$39
per month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly)
Up to 25K blog visits, custom WordPress plugins, unlimited WordPress users and free blog migration.
Showit & Advanced Blog 100K$63
per month, billed annually ($758 per year)
Advanced Blog with higher traffic limits, up to 100K blog visits a month.
Showit & Advanced Blog 200K$119
per month, billed annually ($1,430 per year)
Up to 200K blog visits a month and 30 GB of blog storage.
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.
Ways to pay less
Showit
- Annual discount
Save 20% with annual billing
The pricing page labels annual billing as a 20% saving over monthly.
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.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Showit or Squarespace?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Squarespace is cheaper to start with: $19 a month, against $22 a month for Showit. Showit starts at $22 per month, billed annually ($27 billed monthly), and Squarespace starts at $19 per site / month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Showit or Squarespace?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Showit nor Squarespace has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do Showit and Squarespace run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Squarespace lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.