Squarespace

Design-led hosted platform with polished templates and Blueprint AI, billed in Australian dollars.

Entry plan: $24/mo (Basic)
Sites per plan: 1 per subscription
AI limits: 10 one-time (Basic), 20/mo (Core), 120/mo (Advanced)
Free plan: No, 14-day trial only

Best for

Design-focused brands, creatives, and small businesses prioritising aesthetics.

Pricing breakdown

All prices in AUDLast verified 24 July 2026

Every fee we track, grouped by where it applies.

Strengths and trade-offs

Pros

Best-in-class templates and design
0% transaction fee on Commerce plans
All-in-one hosted experience
Strong content and blogging tools

Cons

One subscription covers one site only
No free plan, only a 14-day private trial
Limited multi-currency support
Smaller app ecosystem than Shopify

About Squarespace

Squarespace is a hosted platform known for award-winning templates and a polished editor, popular with creative and design-led brands. Its e-commerce entry point is the Commerce Basic plan (0% transaction fee), with a higher Commerce Advanced tier. Pricing is USD-only and it has a smaller app ecosystem than Shopify, with no multi-currency support.

Squarespace was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in New York, USA.

How Squarespace compares

Side-by-side with the closest alternatives by estimated cost.

Assumes $15,000/mo volume, $50 average transaction, 70% in-person and 30% online.

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	Squarespace $39/mo est.	Durable $34.84/mo est.	10Web $27.87/mo est.	Hostinger $17.39/mo est.
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Est. monthly cost	$39/mo	$34.84/mo	$27.87/mo	$17.39/mo
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