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Shopify vs Squarespace: pricing and fees

What Shopify and Squarespace cost at your size, and what you get on each plan.

Tools side by side
$5,000Card fees assume a $50 average order.
Billing
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We can't say which is cheapest: Squarespace's price is provisional.

ShopifyBasic plan

$204

a month, billed yearly

SquarespaceCore plan

$204

a month, billed yearly

Provisional

Plan and fees
Price being rechecked
Plan $29Card fees $175
Plan $29Card fees $175
Over a year
$2,448$214 a month if you pay monthly
$2,448
Limits the vendor lists
  • Extra 2% fee if you use another payment provider
  • POS Pro is an add-on at $89/mo per location
  • Over 50 synced marketplace orders a month: 1% up to $99/mo
  • Contributors: Unlimited
  • Online store transaction fee: 0%
  • Card rates: from 2.9% + $0.30
Go to ShopifyAll plans
Go to SquarespaceAll plans

Features

For the plan in each column, from each vendor's own pages. "Not recorded" is a gap in our records, not a missing feature. How we check

Selling
Abandoned cart recovery
Yes
Yes
Running the store
Staff accounts
NoNo extra staff accounts
YesUnlimited contributors
Payments
Use any payment provider
YesShopify adds a 2% fee
LimitedSquarespace Payments, Stripe or PayPal
Recorded for only some of these tools
Unlimited products
Yes
Not recorded
Sell on social and marketplaces
Yes
Not recorded
Live support
Yes24/7 live chat
Not recorded
Shipping discounts
YesUp to 87% off
Not recorded

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At a glance

We only give one side the edge when both figures are published.

Shopify and Squarespace compared
PlanShopifySquarespace
Lowest paid planShopify and Squarespace are different kinds of tool, so the cheapest plans may not do the same job.$29 a month, billed yearly (Basic)$19 a month, billed yearly (Basic), provisional
Free planDifferent kinds of tool, so a free plan may not do the same job.NoNo
Free trial3 daysNot recorded
Plans we trackAll 4All 4

Shopify plans

  • BasicLowest at your size

    $29a month, billed yearly

    Fits best up to $25,000 a month in sales.

    At your size ($5,000 a month in sales)$204 a month

    Plan $29Card fees $175

    • Online card rate (Shopify Payments): 2.9% + 30¢
    • Third-party payment provider fee: 2%
    • Staff accounts: none additional
    7 more
    • Inventory locations: 10
    • POS Pro is an add-on at $89/mo per location
    • Over 50 synced marketplace orders a month: 1% up to $99/mo
    • International cards: +1% on online rates
    • Online premium card rate: 3.5% + 30¢
    • PayPal Wallet rates starting at 3.49% + 49¢
    • In-person card rate: 2.6% + 10¢
    Go to Shopify

  • Grow

    $79a month, billed yearly

    Fits best between $25,000 and $100,000 a month in sales.

    At your size ($5,000 a month in sales)$244 a month

    Plan $79Card fees $165

    • Online card rate (Shopify Payments): 2.7% + 30¢
    • Third-party payment provider fee: 1%
    • Staff accounts: 5
    6 more
    • Inventory locations: 10
    • POS Pro is an add-on at $89/mo per location
    • International cards: +1% on online rates
    • Online premium card rate: 3.3% + 30¢
    • PayPal Wallet rates starting at 3.49% + 49¢
    • In-person card rate: 2.5% + 10¢
    Go to Shopify

  • Advanced

    $299a month, billed yearly

    Fits best if you need 15 staff accounts.

    At your size ($5,000 a month in sales)$454 a month

    Plan $299Card fees $155

    • Online card rate (Shopify Payments): 2.5% + 30¢
    • Third-party payment provider fee: 0.6%
    • Staff accounts: 15
    6 more
    • Inventory locations: 10
    • POS Pro is an add-on at $89/mo per location
    • International cards: +1% on online rates
    • Online premium card rate: 3.1% + 30¢
    • PayPal Wallet rates starting at 3.49% + 49¢
    • In-person card rate: 2.4% + 10¢
    Go to Shopify
Agentic $0 a month, plus fees. Fits best for selling in AI channels only.Go to Shopify

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Squarespace plans

  • Basic, provisional figure

    $19a month, billed yearly

    Per site, per month

    Fits best at about 500 sites.

    At your size ($5,000 a month in sales)$294 a month

    Plan $19Card and sales fees $275

    • Contributors: 2
    • Online store transaction fee: 2%
    • Card rates: from 2.9% + $0.30
    1 more
    • 2% online store transaction fee
    Go to Squarespace

  • Core, provisional figureLowest at your size

    $29a month, billed yearly

    Per site, per month

    Fits best between 500 and 10,000 sites.

    At your size ($5,000 a month in sales)$204 a month

    Plan $29Card fees $175

    • Contributors: Unlimited
    • Online store transaction fee: 0%
    • Card rates: from 2.9% + $0.30
    1 more
    • AI credits: 20; resets monthly
    Go to Squarespace

  • Plus, provisional figure

    $49a month, billed yearly

    Per site, per month

    Fits best between 10,000 and 25,000 sites.

    At your size ($5,000 a month in sales)$214 a month

    Plan $49Card fees $165

    • Online store transaction fee: 0%
    • Card rates: from 2.7% + $0.30
    • AI credits: 40; resets monthly
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  • Advanced, provisional figure

    $99a month, billed yearly

    Per site, per month

    Fits best between 25,000 and 100,000 sites.

    At your size ($5,000 a month in sales)$254 a month

    Plan $99Card fees $155

    • Online store transaction fee: 0%
    • Card rates: from 2.5% + $0.30
    • AI credits: 120; resets monthly
    Go to Squarespace

See all Squarespace prices

More on Shopify and Squarespace

Worked example: $10,000 a month from 200 orders

Using the listed prices, with standard card payments through each…

Using the listed prices, with standard card payments through each platform's own processor:

  • Squarespace Basic: card fees are $290 plus $60, so $350. Add the 2% store fee of $200 and the $19 plan, and the total is $569 a month.
  • Squarespace Core: $350 in card fees plus $29, so $379 a month in total.
  • Shopify Basic, billed yearly: $350 in card fees plus $29, so $379 a month in total, the same as Core.
  • On the listed figures, Basic's plan is $10 cheaper than Core, but its 2% store fee costs more than that once store sales pass $500 a month. Above that, Core costs less.

Other costs and conditions

Shopify adds 2% on Basic for orders paid through a third-party provider.
  • Shopify adds 2% on Basic for orders paid through a third-party provider. Squarespace's page doesn't mention a third-party fee.
  • Shopify lists POS Pro at $89 a month per location for physical shops.
  • Squarespace Core and above include a free year of Google Workspace email.
  • Squarespace says paying yearly saves up to 36%. Shopify's yearly billing saves $120 a year on Basic.

Bottom line

On the listed figures, Squarespace Core and Shopify Basic cost the same…

On the listed figures, Squarespace Core and Shopify Basic cost the same for a store selling $10,000 a month: $379 including card fees. Squarespace Basic looks cheaper, but its 2% store fee makes it cost more than Core once you sell more than $500 a month. On the middle and top plans the card rates match, so the plan price decides. Squarespace lists Plus at $49 and Advanced at $99, against $79 and $299 for Shopify billed yearly. Squarespace's billing period isn't labelled.

Common questions

Is Squarespace cheaper than Shopify?

Squarespace Basic is listed at $19 a month, but it adds a 2% fee on store sales. Squarespace Core and Shopify Basic (billed yearly) are both $29 a month, with similar card rates.

Does Squarespace charge transaction fees?

Basic has a 2% fee on online store sales. Core, Plus and Advanced list no fees on online store sales.

Squarespace vs Shopify for ecommerce: which has lower card rates?

On the listed figures they match on each plan: 2.9% + 30¢ on the entry plans, 2.7% + 30¢ in the middle and 2.5% + 30¢ on the top self-serve plans.

Are Squarespace's prices monthly or annual?

The page has a toggle for paying yearly or monthly, and our capture didn't show which was selected. We mark Squarespace's prices provisional until we recheck them.

Do Squarespace plans include email?

Core, Plus and Advanced include a free year of professional email from Google Workspace.