Framer vs Squarespace
Both ladders below were read from the vendors’ own pricing pages, in this market, on the dates shown. Nothing is converted: what you see is what each page showed a reader here.
What each one is
Framersite ↗pricing ↗
A site builder that grew out of a design tool — pages are laid out like a design file and published as a real website. Paid plans start at $10/mo (Creative personal sites); a free plan exists. The ladder we hold runs 4 paid tiers, topping out at $200/mo (Advanced hosting). It bills by country — entry £8/mo to a UK reader and €10/mo in the eurozone, from our same-day reads.
Squarespacesite ↗pricing ↗
A website builder known for design-led templates, used for portfolios, small business sites and shops. Paid plans start at $25/mo (Basic); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 4 paid tiers, topping out at $139/mo (Advanced). It bills by country — entry £16/mo to a UK reader and €17/mo in the eurozone, from our same-day reads. Its published prices moved on 2026-09-23 — the change log holds the rows.
The two ladders
Framersite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-08-28 · USD
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Creative personal sites | $10/mo |
| Pro | $30/mo |
| Convert | $50/mo |
| Advanced hosting | $200/mo |
Squarespacesite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-09-21 · USD
| Plan | Price | What the page says |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $25/mo ($19 ↓) | US read 2026-09-06: '$25 /mo' billed monthly, '$19 /mo' on annual billing. EU read 2026-09-07 through verified DE, FR and ES exits: €17 monthly, €12 annual — the same figure in all three markets. |
| Core | $39/mo ($29 ↓) | US read 2026-09-06: '$39 /mo' monthly, '$29 /mo' annual. EU read 2026-09-07 through verified DE, FR and ES exits: €24 monthly, €18 annual — the same figure in all three markets. |
| Plus | $65/mo ($49 ↓) | US read 2026-09-06: '$65 /mo' monthly, '$49 /mo' annual. EU read 2026-09-07 through verified DE, FR and ES exits: €42 monthly, €32 annual — the same figure in all three markets. ⚠️ A 2026-09-07 read filed as DE recorded NO Plus tier on the EU page; the three verified reads that day all show one. See the note on the two readings. |
| Advanced | $139/mo ($99 ↓) | US read 2026-09-06: '$139 /mo' monthly, '$99 /mo' annual. EU read 2026-09-07 through verified DE, FR and ES exits: €79 monthly, €69 annual — the same figure in all three markets. ⚠️ The same read filed as DE put Advanced at €42/€29, which is this ladder's PLUS row. Not reconciled — see the note on the two readings. |
Where they differ
- Cheapest way in: Framer at $10/mo, against Squarespace at $25/mo. That is the entry price in this market on the dates shown, not a judgement about which suits you.
- Free plans: only Framer publishes one — a plan priced at zero, not a trial.
- How far each ladder goes: Framer tops out at $200/mo, Squarespace at $139/mo. A deeper ladder is not a worse deal — it is a bill that keeps climbing if you keep growing.
- Recently moved: Squarespace (2026-09-23). A change only counts once a second clean read agrees.
- Framer: It bills by country — entry £8/mo to a UK reader and €10/mo in the eurozone, from our same-day reads.
- Squarespace: It bills by country — entry £16/mo to a UK reader and €17/mo in the eurozone, from our same-day reads.
How to choose in this category
- First-term discounts are common here — the renewal figure is the one you will live with.
- Free plans usually carry the vendor’s branding and domain.
- A site is hard to move; weigh the exit cost before the entry price.