Squarespace
£16/mo est.
- Entry plan
- £16/mo (Basic)
- Tx fee
- 3% (Basic), 0% (Core+)
- Free themes
- 100+
- Apps
- 40+ extensions
- Support
- 24/7 email; live chat (business hrs)
- Est. monthly cost
- £16/mo
Squarespace
Design-led hosted platform with polished templates and Blueprint AI; bills UK customers in GBP.
- Entry plan
- £16/mo (Basic)
- Tx fee
- 3% (Basic), 0% (Core+)
- Free themes
- 100+
- Apps
- 40+ extensions
Best for
Design-focused UK brands, creatives, and small stores that prioritise aesthetics and want GBP billing.
Pricing breakdown
All prices in GBPLast verified 16 June 2026Every fee we track, grouped by where it applies.
Strengths and trade-offs
Pros
- Best-in-class templates and design
- Native GBP billing
- 0% transaction fee on Core and above
- Blueprint AI site builder and strong blogging tools
Cons
- Basic commerce tier charges 3%
- Limited multi-currency support
- Smaller app ecosystem than Shopify
- Less suited to large catalogues
About Squarespace
Squarespace is a hosted platform known for award-winning templates and a polished editor, popular with creative and design-led UK brands. It bills in GBP, and its Blueprint AI tool can generate a starter site from a few prompts. The commerce entry point is the Basic plan, stepping up to Core and Advanced as your needs grow.
The Basic commerce tier charges a 3% transaction fee, which drops to 0% on Core and above, so a serious store will want at least the Core plan. The app ecosystem is smaller than Shopify's and multi-currency selling is limited, but for design-first stores the out-of-the-box polish is hard to beat.
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.
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Wix
£16/mo est.
- Entry plan
- £16/mo (Core)
- Tx fee
- 0%
- Free themes
- 900+
- Apps
- 500+ apps
- Support
- 24/7 online
- Est. monthly cost
- £16/mo
GoDaddy Online Store
£15/mo est.
- Entry plan
- £14.99/mo
- Tx fee
- 0%
- Free themes
- ~50
- Apps
- Limited
- Support
- 24/7 phone, chat
- Est. monthly cost
- £15/mo
Shopify
£19/mo est.
- Entry plan
- £19/mo (Basic)
- Tx fee
- 2% (Basic)
- Free themes
- ~13 free
- Apps
- 10,000+ apps
- Support
- 24/7 chat, email, phone
- Est. monthly cost
- £19/mo
Common questions about Squarespace
The same questions UK merchants ask before signing up.
Squarespace commerce starts on the Basic plan at £16/mo (Basic), stepping up to the Core and Advanced tiers (£24/mo (Core) and above) on annual billing. The Basic commerce tier charges a 3% fee on sales, which drops to 0% on Core and above, so a serious store usually wants at least the Core plan.
Yes. Squarespace bills its UK plans in pounds (GBP), so there is no exchange-rate movement on your subscription. The prices on its UK pricing page are the prices you pay.
The Core and Advanced commerce plans charge 3% (Basic), 0% (Core+) transaction fee. The entry Basic commerce tier charges 3% on each sale, so once you have regular sales volume, moving up to Core to remove that fee is usually worthwhile.
Multi-currency support is limited. Squarespace processes checkout in a single currency, which is a meaningful constraint for UK merchants who want to show local prices to international shoppers. If multi-currency selling is important, a dedicated platform such as Shopify or BigCommerce is a better fit.
Yes. Squarespace includes a native Blueprint AI site builder that can generate a starter store from a few prompts, alongside AI writing help. Its AI-agent and MCP support is currently via third-party tools (for example a ChatGPT checkout connection) rather than a deep native storefront MCP, so AI shopping-agent capability is more limited than Shopify's.
Squarespace suits design-led brands, photographers, creatives, and small stores where visual presentation matters most. Its templates are widely regarded as best-in-class and it bills in pounds, though the app ecosystem is smaller than Shopify's and multi-currency support is limited.
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