Squarespace

Squarespace e-commerce features start on the Commerce Basic plan at $17/mo (Basic) (annual billing). The Commerce Advanced plan is $28/mo (Core). Both plans charge 0% transaction fees. Lower-tier website plans can accept payments but charge a 3% transaction fee.

Commerce plans charge 3% (Basic), 0% (Core+) on Commerce Basic and Advanced. Non-Commerce plans (Personal and Business) charge a percentage-based transaction fee on every sale, so upgrading to a Commerce plan is worthwhile once you have regular sales volume.

Yes. Squarespace is a fully hosted platform. Hosting, security certificates, and CDN delivery are all included in the plan price. No separate hosting account is needed.

No. Squarespace does not support multi-currency checkout. All transactions are processed in a single currency. This is a meaningful limitation for Australian merchants who sell internationally.

Squarespace processes payments through Stripe and PayPal. Squarespace Payments is also available in supported markets. The gateway options are more limited than on dedicated e-commerce platforms like Shopify or BigCommerce.

Squarespace is particularly well-suited to design-focused brands, photographers, creatives, and small stores where visual presentation matters. Its templates are widely regarded as best-in-class, and the platform includes strong blogging and portfolio tools alongside the online store.

Squarespace offers superior design templates and an all-in-one blogging and commerce experience, but has fewer integrations, no multi-currency support, and limited multi-channel selling. Shopify has a larger app ecosystem, native POS, and stronger scalability for growing retail operations.