Squarespace Review
Beautiful templates with commerce baked in.
Overview
Squarespace is the design-first website builder with commerce baked in, beloved by creatives, photographers, and content-led small brands. Its templates are genuinely beautiful out of the box, and the unified editor handles your site, blog, and store in one polished interface.
The trade-off for that elegance is depth: the third-party app ecosystem is limited and large or complex catalogs strain the model. It is ideal when brand aesthetics and content matter more than advanced merchandising.
Our verdict
Squarespace is the choice when design matters most. Its templates are gorgeous out of the box and the all-in-one editor is a joy, but the limited app ecosystem makes it a poor fit for large or complex catalogs.
Best for: Designers and content-led small stores
Key features
Award-winning templates
Some of the best-looking, most professionally designed templates of any builder, ready to use immediately.
All-in-one editor
Manage your website, blog, store, scheduling, and email campaigns from a single cohesive dashboard.
Built-in content tools
Strong blogging, galleries, and member areas make it excellent for content-driven commerce.
Native scheduling & email
Acuity scheduling and email marketing extend it well beyond a basic store.
Pros
- Award-winning templates out of the box
- All-in-one site, blog & store
- Easy for non-technical users
Cons
- Limited third-party app ecosystem
- Less flexible for large catalogs
Ideal for
- Designers and visually-driven brands
- Content-led small stores and creators
- Non-technical users who want polish without fuss
Not ideal for
- Large or complex catalogs needing advanced merchandising
- Stores that depend on a deep third-party app ecosystem
Pricing
per month, billed annually · 0% on Commerce plans transaction fees
No transaction fees
Abandoned cart & more
Commerce plans start at $23/mo (Basic) and $49/mo (Advanced), both with 0% Squarespace transaction fees. The pricing is straightforward, but the lighter feature ceiling — not the cost — is what eventually pushes ambitious stores to migrate.
Performance & reliability
Reliable managed hosting with good baseline speed and uptime. It is tuned for small-to-medium content sites and stores rather than very high-volume catalogs.
Support
24/7 email and live chat support with a well-regarded help center and video guides. There is no general phone line, which some merchants miss.
Full specifications
- Hosting type
- Fully hosted (SaaS)
- Free trial
- 14 days
- Themes / templates
- 150+ templates
- App marketplace
- Limited (extensions)
- Staff accounts
- Up to 2
- Multi-currency
- No
- POS included
- Yes
- Abandoned cart recovery
- Yes
- Built-in blog
- Yes
Payments & security
- Payment gateways
- Stripe, PayPal, Square, Apple Pay
- SSL certificate
- Yes
- PCI compliant
- Yes
- Gift cards
- Yes
Capabilities & limits
- Product limit
- Unlimited
- Drag-and-drop editor
- Yes
- Multi-language
- No
- API access
- Yes
- Mobile app
- Yes
- Support channels
- 24/7 email & live chat
Frequently asked questions
Does Squarespace charge transaction fees?+
Not on its Commerce plans. The lower Business plan does add a 3% fee, so commerce sellers should choose a Commerce tier.
Can Squarespace handle a large store?+
It works best for small-to-medium catalogs. Very large or complex inventories are better served by Shopify or BigCommerce.
Is Squarespace good for blogging?+
Yes. Its blogging and content tools are among the best of any commerce-capable builder.