AI website builders

Squarespace

Short answer

Website builder with designer templates, hosting and built-in ecommerce on four subscription plans that include AI credits; 14-day free trial, no free plan. No free plan. From $25 a month billed monthly, or $19 a month billed yearly (Basic).

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Our verdict on Squarespace

Squarespace pairs designer templates with hosting and commerce, but AI is a modest add-on, with credits ranging from 10 one-time to 120 monthly.

Best for
Small businesses wanting template-based sites with built-in ecommerce
Not for
Anyone who needs a free plan for an ongoing site

Pros

  • A 14-day free trial requires no credit card.
  • Its terms say users own their content and AI-generated output.

Cons

  • There is no free plan, and Basic starts at $25 billed monthly.
  • AI credits are limited, with only 10 one-time credits on Basic.

Based on the vendor's own pages, not hands-on testing.

What is Squarespace?

Website builder with designer templates, hosting and built-in ecommerce on four subscription plans that include AI credits; 14-day free trial, no free plan.

The vendor describes it as: Beautiful websites

Vendor
Squarespace
Works through
Web
Built for
Small business

How much does Squarespace cost?

Pricing facts for Squarespace
Free planNo free plan
Cheapest paid planFrom $25 a month billed monthly, or $19 a month billed yearly (Basic)
Highest self-serve plan139 a month (Advanced)
Free trialYes
Credit-based usageYes

Not verified: enterprise plan.

Prices are in US dollars, as shown on the vendor's own page on November 3, 2026. Vendors change them often, so confirm on the pricing page before you buy.

What does Squarespace make, and from what?

Output
Website
Starting points
Text prompt
Way of working
Prompt box, then canvas

What features does Squarespace have?

5 of 23 tracked features have a verified answer from an official page. The rest are folded under Not verified.

Creating

  • Template libraryYes

Working with others and other tools

  • Real-time collaborationPartly
  • Mobile appYes

Shipping the result

  • One-click publish or hostingYes
  • Custom domainYes
Not verified (18)

We could not read these from an official page. That is neither a yes nor a no.

  • Refine the result by chatting
  • Visual editor for the output
  • Multi-page output
  • Responsive output
  • Brand kit or design system
  • Start from an image or screenshot
  • Start from a URL
  • Clickable prototypes
  • Train a custom style or model
  • Version history
  • Integrations or plugins
  • API access
  • MCP server
  • Import from Figma
  • Export to Figma
  • Export code
  • Backend and database
  • Built-in sign-in or payments

What can you export from Squarespace?

No export formats could be verified from an official page.

Who owns the output and what happens to your content?

You own your User Content (ToS); AI terms: you own Customer GAI Input and Customer Generated Output to the extent ownable under applicable law.

Rights and privacy facts for Squarespace
Open sourceNo

Not verified: Commercial use of output, Trains on your content, SOC 2 stated, GDPR stated, Single sign-on, Self-hostable.

Read the vendor's terms and privacy policy before uploading client or confidential work.

What are the alternatives to Squarespace?

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How they differ from Squarespace

How was this checked?

Verification level: Official pages read. 5 of 23 tracked features have a verified answer. Last checked November 3, 2026. We have not tested Squarespace hands-on. See the methodology.

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