Squarespace vs Webydo (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Squarespace grades higher than Webydo: 2.6 against 2.2 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 and ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan 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
Webydo
Website builder for freelancers and agencies, with a built-in CRM
Which one is for you
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
Pick Webydo if
- Fits if you build sites for several clients and want one login for CRM and invoicing
- Works for small shops that want a site and a simple contact list together
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you plan to publish for free, because a live site needs a paid plan
- Pricey if you need white label: branding and added code start at Team, $150 a month billed yearly
- Watch out: the home page mentions a 5-day trial while the pricing page describes a free workspace, so the two pages disagree
- Watch out: Starter and Business cover 1 website each, and more sites need Pro at $75 a month
- Skip it if you want the bundles, as Grow and All-in-One are marked coming soon
How we grade them
| 2.6GPASquarespaceGood | 2.2GPAWebydoFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | CStarter is $12 a month billed yearly, level with the middle of website builders. Pro at $75 and Team at $150 sit well above it. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan. There's a 14-day trial with no card needed, and after that every site needs a paid plan. | CThe free workspace never expires, but you can only design and preview. Publishing needs a paid plan. |
| Features | 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. | CAI builder, design studio, CRM, quotes and invoicing, and a store. The Grow and All-in-One bundles are marked coming soon. |
| 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 store rating on record. It is a web builder where the work is building the site. |
| 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, with Claude, ChatGPT, WhatsApp and Zapier connections listed. |
| Best for | template sites with a store on every plan | agency sites with a built-in CRM |
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 Webydo. 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. Webydo starts at $12 a month and scores 2.3.
Squarespace scores higher, and starts $7 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 6 score higher than Webydo 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
- Squarespace also covers forms.
- Webydo also covers no-code and online store.
At a glance
| Squarespace | Webydo | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $19 per site / month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly) | $12 per month, billed yearly ($15 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | Free workspace that never expires: design, edit and preview sites, but a paid website plan is needed to put one online. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial, no credit card required | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Squarespace, Inc. | Webydo Inc. |
| Price read from | squarespace.com | webydo.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
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.
Webydo
- A site cannot go live on the free workspace; a paid website plan is required to publish.
- The homepage mentions a 5-day trial while the pricing page describes a free workspace with no time limit.
- White-label branding and added code start at the Team plan ($150 a month billed yearly).
- The Grow and All-in-One bundles are marked as coming soon.
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.
Webydo
- AI site builder
- Describe a business and the AI drafts pages, copy and images, which can then be changed in the visual editor without code.
- Build from Claude or ChatGPT
- Connect a Claude or ChatGPT account to create private draft pages; nothing goes live until confirmed inside Webydo.
- White label for agencies
- Team and Agency plans put the studio's own logo, domain and colors on the client-facing CMS.
- Built-in CRM and invoicing
- Form leads can flow into a CRM with customer records, quotes, invoices and payments. Business includes 1 seat; more seats are an add-on.
- Online store
- Sell products with multi-currency pricing, automatic tax and a choice of payment providers, as described on the homepage.
- Outcome bundles
- Optional add-ons cover SEO and AI-assistant monitoring (Get Found, $39 a month) and CRM with inbox and chatbot (Get Customers, $99 a month).
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.
Webydo
Free workspace$0
Build, edit and preview without a time limit; publishing a site needs a paid plan.
Starter$12
per month, billed yearly ($15 billed monthly)
1 website with hosting and SSL, 50K AI tokens a month and email support.
Business$24
per month, billed yearly ($30 billed monthly)
1 website plus a built-in CRM (1 seat, 1,000 contacts), quotes, invoicing and recurring billing.
Pro$75
per month, billed yearly ($90 billed monthly)
Up to 10 websites and 1 designer account, for freelancers running several sites.
Team$150
per month, billed yearly ($180 billed monthly)
Up to 30 websites, 3 designer accounts, white-label CMS and branding, and code added to any site.
Agency$400
per month, billed yearly ($480 billed monthly)
Up to 100 websites, 10 designer accounts, full white label, site exports and a dedicated account manager.
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.
Webydo
- Annual discount
Save up to 20% with yearly billing
Webydo's pricing page shows lower per-month prices for each website plan when billed yearly instead of monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Squarespace or Webydo?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Webydo is cheaper to start with: $12 a month, against $19 a month for Squarespace. Squarespace starts at $19 per site / month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly), and Webydo starts at $12 per month, billed yearly ($15 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Squarespace or Webydo?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Webydo has a free plan. Squarespace does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Squarespace and Webydo 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.