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Squarespace vs WordPress.com
Priced at four sizes on whatever each one charges by, the features checked against both pricing pages.
Take Squarespace if you want site, shop, booking and email in one, a mature platform with a large ecosystem and a creative portfolio. Take WordPress.com if you want running WordPress, a free plan you can publish on and a mature platform with a large ecosystem. WordPress.com is cheaper at every size we price.
What each one actually costs
The real monthly figure at four sizes with the add-ons each platform forces on you included, from the same engine the shortlist quiz uses. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
| Squarespace | WordPress.com | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sites | $25 | $9 | $16 |
| 2 sites | $50 | $18 | $32 |
| 5 sites | $125 | $45 | $80 |
| 10 sites | $250 | $90 | $160 |
What is actually different
- WordPress.com lists email marketing and a staging site where Squarespace does not, which is their own wording rather than something we verified.
No verdict from me yet
I have not used Squarespace or WordPress.com on camera, so everything on this page comes from their own pricing pages, re-read weekly, and nothing from my own experience. When I review either, it will be here.
Before you sign up to either
| Squarespace | WordPress.com | |
|---|---|---|
| Free trial | 14 days | None published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Contract | Monthly or annual; cancel any time | Monthly, yearly, 2-year or 3-year; refund policy, window not stated on the page |
| Payment fee | None on top | None on top |
Reading further
The full price ladder, every plan and the add-ons charged on top are on each platform's own page. If neither of these two is quite it, each page also has the alternatives ranked against it.
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Questions people ask about these two
Is Squarespace or WordPress.com cheaper?
WordPress.com is cheaper at every size we price.
How much does Squarespace cost a month?
Squarespace is $25 a month at 1 site and $250 at 10 sites, read off their own pricing page and re-checked every week.
How much does WordPress.com cost a month?
WordPress.com is $9 a month at 1 site and $90 at 10 sites, read off their own pricing page and re-checked every week.
Does Squarespace or WordPress.com have a free trial?
Squarespace publishes a 14-day free trial. WordPress.com has a Free plan at $0.
Make a third option? If you make website builders and WordPress hosts and it is missing from this list, ask to be shortlisted. Listings are free and cannot be bought.
Neither, or not sure?
A head to head only helps once you have picked the two. The shortlist asks 7 questions about the site you need and how hands-on you want to be, and gives you four picks priced at your own numbers, from all 17.
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