Squarespace vs Webflow
Squarespace comes out ahead of Webflow on 5 of the 7 things that decide this, going by what each company publishes and what independent review sites report. The one that matters for you may be one the leader loses.
The verdict
Squarespace takes it, 5–2 on rounds.
On the published figures and the independent review sites, Squarespace takes 5 of 7 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose Squarespace if…
- • You want Squarespace's edge on what it costs to sell online and who picks up when you are stuck
Choose Webflow if…
- • You want Webflow's edge on trying it before you pay and where you start designing
Round by round
- Round 1Trying it before you payWebflow winsSquarespace5/10
14-day free trial
a free trial, no free plan
- 14-day free trial, against Free Starter plan
Source: squarespace.com ↗
Webflow8/10Free Starter plan
free, limited to 1,000 monthly visits, 50 CMS items and 2 static pages
Source: help.webflow.com ↗
Webflow wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2What it costs to sell onlineSquarespace winsSquarespace8/10
$19
Basic ($19/mo billed annually) sells online with a 2% commerce transaction fee
- Basic includes an online store, with a 2% transaction fee
Source: support.squarespace.com ↗
Webflow5/10$29
Ecommerce Standard, billed yearly, with a 2% transaction fee
- $29, against $16
Source: webflow.com ↗
Squarespace wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3Who picks up when you are stuckSquarespace winsSquarespace8/10
24/7 email and live chat
Support Hours
- no phone support; chat Monday to Friday 4am to 8pm ET in English
Source: support.squarespace.com ↗
Webflow5/10Support portal and AI assistant
email through the portal, live agent not always available; phone is Enterprise only
- Support portal and AI assistant, against 24/7 email, live chat on weekdays
Source: help.webflow.com ↗
Squarespace wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 4Where you start designingWebflow winsSquarespace5/10
202 templates
website templates
- 202 templates, against 7,000+ templates
Source: squarespace.com ↗
Webflow wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 5What adding a store costsSquarespace wins
Squarespace wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 6What customers say on TrustpilotSquarespace winsWebflow5/10
1.5 out of 5
TrustScore from 239 reviews on Trustpilot
- 1.5 out of 5, against 3.2 out of 5
Source: trustpilot.com ↗
Squarespace wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 7How much traffic your site can handleSquarespace wins
Squarespace wins this round on what the published sources say.
Side by side
- Basic includes an online store, with a 2% transaction fee
- Basic
- Basic, per month billed annually ($25 month to month)
- no phone support; chat Monday to Friday 4am to 8pm ET in English
- free and premium templates
- 14-day free trial, against Free plan
- 24/7 email, live chat on weekdays, against 24/7 chat and callback, plus phone and email
- 202 templates, against 2,000+ templates
- 3.2 out of 5, against 3.4 out of 5
- Support portal and AI assistant, against 24/7 chat and callback, plus phone and email
- +$14, against +$12
- 1.5 out of 5, against 3.4 out of 5
- $29, against $16