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Squarespace vs Webflow

We give Squarespace a 2.6 GPA and Webflow a 2.4, out of 4.0. Squarespace grades higher on ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, features and platforms.

Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.

Squarespace

Template-based website builder with an online store and invoicing

Free trial · from $19/mo
Full detailssquarespace.com

Webflow

Visual website builder with a CMS, hosting and code-level control

Free plan · from $15/mo
Full detailswebflow.com

How we grade them

2.6GPASquarespaceGood2.4GPAWebflowFair
Value for money
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.
CBasic is $15 a month for one site on yearly billing ($25 monthly), right at this category's middle. That's a site with no CMS. A blog or anything built from collections needs Premium at $25, and selling needs an ecommerce plan from $29.
Free plan and trial
CNo free plan. There's a 14-day trial with no card needed, which is long enough to build the thing and see if you like it, but after that every site needs a paid plan.
CThe free Starter site is real but tiny: a webflow.io address, 2 static pages, 50 form submissions and 1 GB of bandwidth. Good for learning the tool, not for running a business.
Features
BTemplates, a drag-and-drop editor, a store on every plan, invoicing, memberships, forms, newsletters and SEO tools. That's the whole job of a small business site. Custom code and pop-ups wait for Core, but nothing core is missing.
BA visual designer that writes standards-based code, a CMS with 20,000 items on Premium, hosting on Cloudflare's CDN, staging, real-time co-editing, AI and an MCP server. It covers the whole job; selling is a separate plan, not a gap.
Ease of use
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.
CNo app store rating on record, and this is a designer's tool: you lay pages out on a canvas of boxes and styles rather than dropping words into a template. Expect a learning curve before you're quick.
Platforms and integrations
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.
BWeb only, but it connects to Figma, HubSpot, Salesforce, Google Analytics 4, Mailchimp and Stripe, and REST APIs manage CMS content from outside. No desktop or phone app.
Best forpolished template sites with a shop built indesigners who want control over every layout

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: Squarespace and Webflow. How we grade

Price against what you get

Squarespace starts at $19 a month and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Webflow starts at $15 a month and scores 2.7.

Squarespace scores higher, and starts $4 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other website and landing page builders on the chart, 2 score higher than Squarespace for less, and 1 scores higher than Webflow for less.

Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged

D1.0C2.0B3.0A4.0$0.5$1$2$5$10$20$50$100More for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessSquarespaceWebflow

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
The full chart of website and landing page builders, and the best at every price

Where they differ

  • Squarespace starts at $19 per site / month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly). Webflow starts at $15 per site / month, billed yearly ($25 billed monthly).
  • Webflow has a free plan. Squarespace does not, though it has a free trial.
  • Only Squarespace lists iOS and Android apps.
  • Squarespace also covers templates and invoicing.
  • Webflow also covers no-code.
In commonWebPublic APIAI featuresForms

At a glance

SquarespaceWebflow
PricingFree trialFree plan
Starts at$19 per site / month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly)$15 per site / month, billed yearly ($25 billed monthly)
Free planNoneStarter site: a webflow.io address, 2 static pages, 50 CMS items, 1 GB of bandwidth and 50 form submissions. A custom domain needs a paid site plan.
Free trial14-day free trial, no credit card requiredNone listed
Web
iOS
Android
Made bySquarespace, Inc.Webflow, Inc.
Price read fromsquarespace.comwebflow.com
CheckedOct 17, 2026Oct 17, 2026

Who each one suits

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

Webflow

  • Designers and agencies building custom marketing sites without hand-coding
  • Content-heavy sites that need a structured CMS and an API
  • Teams that want staging, roles and publishing permissions

Worth knowing

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.

Webflow

  • Workspace plans are billed on top of site plans: Core is $19 and Growth $49 a month billed yearly ($28 and $60 monthly) for more staging, custom code and code export.
  • Basic has no CMS, so a blog or any collection-driven pages need Premium or higher.
  • Selling online needs a separate ecommerce site plan, and Standard takes a 2% fee on top of Stripe or PayPal fees.
  • Support is by email with a stated 48-hour reply target; cancelling still leaves the rest of the paid term to pay.

Key features

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.

Webflow

Visual designer
Pages are laid out on a canvas that writes standards-based code, with code components available on Premium for developer-built or AI-generated parts.
Webflow CMS
Collections hold blog posts, listings and other structured content with templates for each item. Premium allows 20,000 items in 40 collections; Basic has no CMS.
Hosting on a global CDN
Sites publish to Webflow hosting behind Cloudflare's CDN with free SSL. Bandwidth runs from 1 GB on Starter to 50 GB on Premium, with paid steps above that.
Workspaces and collaboration
Workspaces hold staging sites and teammates, with real-time co-editing, comment-only links and free agency or freelancer guests. Paid Workspaces add more staging sites and roles.
AI, MCP server and Webflow Cloud
Webflow AI and an MCP server for outside AI tools come with every site plan, and Webflow Cloud hosts web apps next to a site, billed by requests and CPU time above the included amounts.
APIs and add-ons
REST APIs manage CMS content from outside Webflow. Paid add-ons cover A/B testing and personalization (Optimize, from $299 a month), analytics and localization.

Plans

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.

Webflow

  • Starter$0

    A webflow.io subdomain, 2 static pages, a limited CMS of 50 items, 1 GB of bandwidth and 50 form submissions.

  • Basic$15

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

    For sites without a CMS: custom domain, 300 static pages, 10 GB of bandwidth, unlimited form submissions and password protection.

  • Premium$25

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

    Adds the CMS (20,000 items, 40 collections), site search and code components with 50 GB of bandwidth. Each extra 50 GB adds $20 a month yearly.

  • Ecommerce Standard$29

    per site / month, billed yearly ($42 billed monthly)

    An online store with 500 items, custom cart and checkout, and a 2% transaction fee. Plus ($74) and Advanced ($212) remove the fee.

  • Team$2,500

    per month, annual contract

    Sold through sales: a site and Workspace bundle with Localize, publishing workflows, 5 full seats, governance and priority support.

  • EnterpriseCustom

    Custom scale, roles and permissions, secure integrations, a dedicated account manager and stronger uptime and response guarantees.

Ways to pay less

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.

Webflow

  • Annual discount

    Save up to 40% with yearly billing

    Basic costs $15 a month billed yearly against $25 billed monthly, and Premium $25 against $39. Webflow's page states savings of up to 40%.

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