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The short answer
Both produce a good-looking site; the difference is whether you spend evenings assembling it and whether you pay monthly or once.
- Squarespace: Basic $19, Core $29, Plus $49 and Advanced $99 a month billed annually ($25, $39, $65 and $139 billed monthly) [1]. PetaPixel reported increases (pricing as of July 17, 2026) [2]. There's a 14-day free trial [1].
- Sitelings (us): one-time prices from $99 to $1,500; hosting $49 a year (opens soon), included for the first year on Business and Growth; a free watermarked preview first.
Side by side
The comparison below uses Squarespace's own pricing page, read on the date in the caption.
| Question | Squarespace | Sitelings |
|---|---|---|
| Who builds it? | You, from a template in Squarespace's editor [1] | Our AI crew, from your brief; you ask for changes in plain words |
| Price | $19 to $99 a month (annual) or $25 to $139 (monthly) [1] | $99 to $1,500 once; hosting $49 a year (opens soon) |
| Try before paying | 14-day free trial [1] | Free preview of your own finished site |
| Domain | Free for the first year on annual plans, then the standard rate [6] | Use any domain you own. Our go-live guide shows how to point it at your site |
| Selling online | Built in; Basic adds a 2% transaction fee on store sales, Core and up have 0% [1] | Not a store builder; we link to the checkout or ordering tool you use |
| Files you can take with you | Some content exports as an .xml file; style settings, custom CSS and many page types don't [3] | Plain files you can download and host anywhere |
Three-year totals
Spread over the three or more years a site usually lasts, the monthly plan adds up.
- Squarespace Basic: $19 × 36 = $684. Core: $29 × 36 = $1,044. Plus: $49 × 36 = $1,764 (annual billing, before tax) [1].
- Sitelings Starter + hosting: $396. Sitelings Business: $697 (first year of hosting included). Sitelings Growth: $1,598.
Your time is not included for either option. With Squarespace you build the site; with us, you spend roughly fifteen minutes on the brief and then review the preview.
Who should pick Squarespace
Squarespace is an excellent product for the right owner, and here is who that is.
- Designers, photographers and makers who want creative control over every page.
- Anyone who needs to sell products, courses or memberships directly on the site.
- Owners who want scheduling and email campaigns from the same company: Acuity Scheduling is a Squarespace company, and Email Campaigns is a separate paid Squarespace subscription [4] [5].
- People who will edit the site often themselves and like doing it.
Who should pick Sitelings
We fit owners who want the result rather than the tool.
- You don't want to write the words or decide layouts; the crew does both from your answers.
- You want no monthly plan, or the freedom to host the files yourself.
- You need a multilingual site without managing translations yourself.
- You want speed, mobile and accessibility checked before launch, as a standard step.
Questions people ask
Short answers to the questions that come up most when owners in this trade talk to us about a website.
Can you rebuild my Squarespace site?
Yes. Give us your current address and we start the brief from your existing content. It's a rebuild: Squarespace's export covers only some content, without style settings or custom CSS [3].
Is Squarespace better for photographers?
For a photographer who wants to design every gallery personally, it often is. If you'd rather send your best images and have the site built, we're a good fit.
Will either one get me more customers?
Neither can promise that. A clear, fast site helps people who find you decide; how many find you depends on much more than the website.
Keep reading
Related pages for the same kind of business, plus the guides and free tools that go with this one.
Sources
Every outside fact on this page comes from the sources below, read on the date shown. Prices and plans change; check the source before you decide.
- Squarespace, "Pricing plans & features" (no date on page; read October 26, 2026). Basic $19/$25, Core $29/$39, Plus $49/$65, Advanced $99/$139 a month (annual/monthly billing); 14-day free trial; 2% store transaction fee on Basic, 0% on Core and up.
- PetaPixel, "Squarespace Is Increasing Prices By Up to 26%" (July 17, 2026). Basic rose from $16 to $19, Core from $23 to $29 and Plus from $39 to $49 a month on annual billing.
- Squarespace Help, "Export your site content" (updated October 9, 2026). Some content exports to an .xml file; album, portfolio, store and other page types, style settings and custom CSS don't export.
- Squarespace Help, "What is Acuity Scheduling?" (updated March 25, 2025). Acuity Scheduling is a Squarespace company and can be used with a Squarespace website under a single login.
- Squarespace Help, "Getting started with Squarespace Email Campaigns" (updated October 6, 2026). Email Campaigns is Squarespace's email marketing tool; sending requires an Email Campaigns subscription.
- Squarespace Help, "Free Squarespace domain offer" (updated October 21, 2026). One free domain for a year with an annual website plan; after the first year it renews at the standard rate.