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Choosing the Right Squarespace Plan in 2024 - Pricing, Features, and Add-On’s

Jo Magliocco

Editor’s Note: This blog has been updated with new information about Squarespace’s pricing for digital products.

So you’ve designed your site on Squarespace and you’re ready to launch! Before you can go live, you’ll need to pay for a website plan, and below are our tips for choosing the right one.

First, it’s important to clarify that when you buy a Squarespace plan, the plan is for one specific Squarespace website. If your Squarespace account has two websites, you will need to purchase two separate plans to get them both live. 

As of 2024, Squarespace has altered its approach for selling Member Areas and Courses and is now selling them as part of an all-inclusive subscription which covers "digital products" including Courses, Member Areas, and Monetized Blogs. Read here to learn more about how Digital Products on Squarespace work.

ITEMS INCLUDED IN ALL SQUARESPACE PLANS INCLUDE:

  • Continual Access to Squarespace Resources - Even after you’ve launched your website, you will have access to all of Squarespace’s features, which include editing tools, templates, layouts, and customizations, as long as your plan hasn’t expired. 

  • Secure Website Hosting - Once you’ve bought a plan, Squarespace deals with the logistics for hosting your website online. They store the files for your site on a web server and provide the security, support, and bandwidth to keep your site operational.

  • A Custom Domain for One Year - The domain is essentially the “address” of your website and needs to be bought and renewed every year. While Squarespace does include a free custom domain with the purchase of any of their plans, we recommend purchasing an additional domain as the complimentary domain includes .squarespace in the URL.

WHICH SQUARESPACE PLAN IS RIGHT FOR YOU?

As far as options go, you can choose between the Personal, Business, Basic Commerce, or Advanced Commerce plan. Depending on how you plan to use your website, one option may be better than others. The image below illustrates the four packages with their monthly and annual cost (shown as a discounted monthly rate). To make your website live, you must choose one of these plans and select either the monthly or yearly payment option.

Now that you know your four options, let’s look at what comes in each and which is best for you! 

Personal - $16/month Annually or $25/month Monthly

The Personal plan is best for casual users who do not need to sell products or receive donations, as it doesn’t have commerce features. The Personal plan does not include Squarespace’s premium features either. The premium features include an announcement bar (a bar across the top of the website that can be hidden or shown and have some text and a link), promotional pop-ups (newsletter sign-up or other pop-up boxes), code blocks, or code injection to be able to customize your website with additional code, and integrations with third party services such as Zapier, Mailchimp, or Chownow.

If these features aren’t necessary for your website, then the personal plan may be your best option. If, on the other hand, you want more design freedom or the ability to sell products, one of the more advanced plans may be a better fit. Remember that you can upgrade your payment plan at any point and pay a prorated amount for the month or year.

Business - $23/month Annually or $36/month Monthly

The business plan is the most popular option and works well for many users. It offers complete customizability of your website as well as commerce features to begin selling products or accepting donations. You can use all premium blocks and integrations for businesses on this plan.

Unless commerce is crucial for your operation, the business plan may be best for you. The business plan has a 3% transaction fee, so if you sell over $3,200 per year of products, it is worth moving up to the Basic Commerce plan as the 3% fee would cost you more than the difference in plans.

Basic Commerce - $28/month Annually or $40/month Monthly

Basic Commerce is Squarespace’s introductory commerce option. Even if you’re selling less than $3600 of product in a year, the basic commerce plan may still be the best option as you get some additional features not offered by the business plan. These features include:

  • Customer Accounts so users can save their email and payment information to check out quicker and build a relationship with you.

  • More powerful sales analytics to track sales data.

  • The ability to integrate products with Instagram and Facebook.

On the regular business plan, it’s important to note you can’t sell subscriptions or have carrier-calculated shipping rates (have Squarespace automatically calculate rates based on USPS, Fedex, or UPS).

Advanced Commerce - $52/month Annually or $72/month Monthly

The Advanced Commerce plan is the most comprehensive e-commerce solution offered by Squarespace and is worth it in many cases for the valuable features that come along with it. You’ll have access to everything in the lower plans, plus:

  • Abandoned cart emails sent to those who don’t complete the checkout

  • Subscription products

  • Automatic discounts (like free shipping over $100 without having to use a coupon code)

Other questions to ask when considering commerce plans:

  • Do you sell courses that use a Learning Management System like Teachable or Kajabi?

  • Would you like to use one system to manage order fulfillment or inventory across multiple platforms like Etsy and eBay?

  • If you answered yes to either of these questions, you will need the advanced commerce plan offered by Squarespace, which allows you to create commerce APIs. Squarespace also regularly updates the prices and features in their packages, so it’s crucial to check the most up-to-date information before selecting your final plan.

If you answered yes to either of these questions then you will need the advanced commerce plan offered by Squarespace which allows you to create commerce API’s.

Add-On Pricing

Digital Products

As of 2024, Squarespace has altered its approach for selling Member Areas and Courses and is now selling them as part of an all-inclusive subscription which covers "digital products" including Courses, Member Areas, and Monetized Blogs.

Subscribing to any of the digital products tiers will give you access to every product that falls under that category, unlocking more video storage and lowering the transaction fees with each higher-cost tier.

  • Starter - $9/month Annually or $12/month Monthly

  • Core - $29/month Annually or $37/month Monthly

  • Professional - $89/month Annually or $111/month Monthly

Scheduling

Squarespace’s scheduling tools let your audience quickly scan your availability and schedule appointments from your calendar. This service helps users save time and stay organized by automatically sending out appointment confirmations, reminders, and intake forms. 

  • Emerging - $16/month Annually or $20/month Monthly

  • Growing - $27/month Annually or $34/month Monthly

  • Powerhouse - $49/month Annually or $61/month Monthly

Email Campaigns

The Email Marketing add-on on Squarespace lets you send out customized, eye-catching newsletters to subscribers so you can keep your audience engaged and up-to-date. Squarespace offers four versions of its email campaign tool, with the most significant difference between them being how many emails each permits you to send out per month.

  • Starter - $5/month Annually or $7/month Monthly

  • Core - $10/month Annually or $14/month Monthly

  • Pro - $24/month Annually or $34/month Monthly

  • Max - $48/month Annually or $68/month Monthly

Prices and features can be updated so it’s important to check the most up to date information here before selecting your final plan.

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