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Wix vs Squarespace

Wix vs Squarespace: Wix is the better pick for most small businesses (a free plan, more apps and bookings built in); Squarespace is better for photographers, creatives and blogs that must look polished with little design work.

Wix

8.5
4:4Rounds won

Squarespace

8.4
Evaluation · Updated 2026-11-14

Wix vs Squarespace, round by round

Design templates for creativesSquarespace

Squarespace templates look consistently polished; Wix has more templates but they vary more.

Flexibility and appsWix

Free drag-and-drop layout and a far larger app market.

Cheapest way to sell onlineSquarespace

Squarespace Basic ($19 a month billed yearly) sells with a 2% store fee; Wix needs Core ($29) to take payments.

Store features as you growWix

More ecommerce tools on Business and Business Elite: loyalty, dropshipping, pre-orders.

BloggingSquarespace

Squarespace's built-in blog is cleaner to write in and keeps posts on-brand.

PriceWix

Free plan and Light at $17; both charge $29 for Core.

Ease of useSquarespace

A structured editor makes it hard to break the design; Wix's freedom takes more care.

BookingsWix

Scheduling built in from Core; Squarespace needs a separate Acuity Scheduling subscription.

Pick Wix if

You want a free start, online bookings or lots of apps.

Pick Squarespace if

Your site is a portfolio, brand or blog that has to look polished.

FAQ

Questions buyers ask

Is Wix or Squarespace better?

Wix is better for most small businesses: it has a free plan, more apps and online booking built in from Core ($29 a month billed yearly). Squarespace is better when the site's look matters most, such as portfolios, creative brands and blogs, because its templates stay polished with little effort. Neither lets you move the site to another host easily, so pick the one you will stay on.

Wix vs Squarespace for small business: which should I use?

Wix if customers book appointments, classes or services, because scheduling is included from Core ($29 a month billed yearly) while Squarespace needs a separate Acuity Scheduling subscription. Squarespace if you sell a few products or services and want a clean site fast: Basic ($19 a month billed yearly) can already sell, with a 2% store fee that Core ($29) removes.

Wix vs Squarespace for photographers: which is better?

Squarespace for most photographers: its image-led templates look polished out of the box and every plan has unlimited bandwidth. Wix gives more layout freedom and can sell prints and digital downloads too, but storage is capped by plan (2 GB on Light, 50 GB on Core, 100 GB on Business), which a large portfolio fills quickly.

Wix vs Squarespace: which is cheaper?

Wix, at the low end. Wix has a free plan (with Wix ads and a wixsite.com address) and Light at $17 a month billed yearly, but Light cannot take payments. Squarespace has no free plan; Basic is $19 billed yearly ($25 monthly). From there they match: Core is $29 on both, then Wix Business $39 against Squarespace Plus $49. US prices checked November 14, 2026 on wix.com/plans and squarespace.com/pricing.

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