Squarespace

Squarespace commerce starts on the Basic plan at £12/mo (Basic), stepping up to the Core and Advanced tiers (£17/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.