Website Builder
Squarespace
Design-focused website builder with beautiful templates, integrated scheduling, and all-in-one simplicity
Founded 2003United StatesIndependent
Overall Rating
3.5
Trustpilot: 1.2/5 (2,103 reviews)
Starting Price
$16.00/month
14-day money-back guarantee
Free SSL
Free Domain
Free Migration
24/7 Support
Pricing Plans
Compare Squarespace's hosting plans
Most Popular
Shared Hosting
All plans include a 14-day money-back guarantee
Pros & Cons
What We Like
- Portfolio and creative sites
- Small businesses wanting beautiful design
- Photographers and artists
- Restaurants (Tock integration)
- Service businesses (Acuity Scheduling)
- Users prioritizing aesthetics over customization
What Could Be Better
- Need WordPress
- Want code-level control
- Need advanced e-commerce
- Prefer traditional hosting
- Concerned about domain transfer
- Budget e-commerce (transaction fees)
Rating Breakdown
Value for Money
3.5Performance
4.0Support Quality
2.5Security
4.0Features
3.5Ease of Use
4.5Transparency
3.0Overall Rating
Weighted average of all categories
3.5/5
Technical Specifications
Complete feature breakdown across all 159 data points
Storage & Resources
- Storage
- Unlimited SSD
- Storage Type
- SSD
- Bandwidth
- Unmetered
- Websites
- 1
- Databases
- Not specified
Performance
- Uptime Guarantee
- 99.9%
- Uptime SLA Credit
- CDN Included
- CDN Provider
- Squarespace CDN
- HTTP/2
- Brotli Compression
Server Locations
- Choose Location
- Locations
- Global CDN
Security
- Free SSL
- Wildcard SSL
- Dedicated IP
- DDoS Protection
- DDoS Level
- Standard DDoS protection
- 2FA
Backups & Malware
- Malware Scanning
- Malware Removal
- Firewall
- Backup Frequency
- Automatic
- On-Demand Backup
- Restore Fee
- Free
Developer Tools
- SSH Access
- Git Deployment
- Staging
- Cron Jobs
- Redis
- WP-CLI
Language Support
- Node.js
- Python
- Ruby
WordPress
- WP Optimized
- Auto Install
- Auto Updates
- WP Staging
- WooCommerce
- LiteSpeed Cache
- Object Caching
- Multisite
Support
- Live Chat
- Chat Hours
- 24/7
- Phone Support
- Ticket Support
- Priority Support
- KB Quality
- 4/5
- Channels
- Live Chat, Email, Knowledge Base, Community Forum
- Languages
- English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
- Email Included
- Account Limit
- 0
- Webmail
- Spam Filter
- Forwarding
Pricing Details
- Monthly Price
- $16/mo
- Renewal Price
- $16/mo
- 1st Year Cost
- $192
- 2nd Year Cost
- $192
- Setup Fee
- None
- Money Back
- 14 days
- Monthly Billing
- Min Contract
- 1 months
Free Inclusions
- Free SSL
- Free Domain
- Free Migration
- Free CDN
Migration
- Free Migration
Control Panel
- cPanel
- Panel Name
- Squarespace Editor
- Softaculous
- Site Builder
- Builder Name
- Squarespace Website Builder
Compliance
- GDPR
- PCI
- HIPAA
- Certifications
- SOC 2
CMS Platforms
- Drupal
- Joomla
- Magento
- Laravel
- Django
- Next.js
- Rails
- Static Sites
Content Policies
- Adult Content
- Gambling
- Crypto Sites
- Bandwidth Overage
- Unlimited bandwidth included
- Storage Overage
- Unlimited storage included
Business Features
- API Access
- Reseller Hosting
- White Label
- Green Hosting
Best For (Score)
- Beginners
- 5/5
- Bloggers
- 4/5
- Developers
- 1/5
- eCommerce
- 3/5
- Agencies
- 2/5
- Enterprise
- 2/5
Company Info
- Founded
- 2003
- Headquarters
- United States
- Parent Company
- Independent
- Trustpilot
- 1.2/5 (2,103 reviews)
Our Ratings
- Overall
- 3.5/5
- Value
- 3.5/5
- Performance
- 4/5
- Support
- 2.5/5
- Security
- 4/5
- Features
- 3.5/5
- Ease of Use
- 4.5/5
- Transparency
- 3/5
Managed WordPress
- Available
Regional Info
- Best Countries
- United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Germany
- Currencies
- USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, CAD
- Support Languages
- English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
- Data Sovereignty
- GDPR, PCI-DSS
External Ratings
- Trustpilot
- 1.2/5
- Reviews Count
- 2,103
- G2 Rating
- 4.4/5
- BBB Rating
- A+
Advanced Technical
- Elasticsearch
- Image Optimization
- PHP Switching
Access & Limits
- Instant Activation
Additional Pricing
- Domain Duration
- 12 months
- Exclusions
- 14-day free trial; No refunds after purchase
- Payment Methods
- Credit Card, PayPal
- Auto Renewal
- Domain Privacy
- SSL Provider
- Squarespace SSL
Support Details
- Community Forum
- Outsourced
Affiliate Program
- Affiliate Available
- Commission Type
- Per sale
- Commission Amount
- Varies by program
Additional Policies
- File Hosting
- Proxy/VPN
- Suspension Policy
- Violation of ToS
- Downloadable Backups
Additional Platforms
- PrestaShop
- Ghost
- Shopify Migration
- Wix Migration
- Squarespace Migration
- Webflow Export
Editorial Notes
- Best For
- Portfolio and creative sites; Small businesses wanting beautiful design; Photographers and artists; Restaurants (Tock integration); Service businesses (Acuity Scheduling); Users prioritizing aesthetics over customization
- Avoid If
- Need WordPress; Want code-level control; Need advanced e-commerce; Prefer traditional hosting; Concerned about domain transfer; Budget e-commerce (transaction fees)
- Known Issues
- Very poor Trustpilot (1.2) despite G2 4.4; Customer support complaints; Domain transfer process criticized as predatory; 2% transaction fee on Basic plan; No WordPress; Can't switch templates after publishing; Limited customization vs code-based solutions; Support quality declining
- USP
- Design-focused website builder with beautiful templates, integrated scheduling, and all-in-one simplicity
- Ideal Customer
- Creative professional or small business owner wanting a beautiful, polished website without coding
Competition
- Competitors
- Wix, Weebly, WordPress.com
- Best Alternative To
- Wix
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Squarespace
Squarespace is excellent for design-focused sites. G2 4.4 but Trustpilot 1.2 reflects customer support issues. Best for portfolios and creative businesses.
Squarespace is an independent, publicly traded company (NYSE: SQSP) founded in 2003 by Anthony Casalena.
Plans from $16/month (Basic) to $99/month (Advanced) billed annually. Monthly billing 36% more. 14-day free trial.
Yes, very beginner-friendly with drag-and-drop editor and beautiful templates. No coding required.
No, email is separate (Google Workspace integration). Email marketing starts at $5/month.
No, Squarespace is a proprietary platform. You cannot install WordPress.
Squarespace does not publish specific uptime guarantees but generally offers reliable service.
14-day free trial. No refunds after purchase. Annual plans may have terms.
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