Squarespace vs Wix
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
Squarespacesite ↗pricing ↗
A website builder known for design-led templates, used for portfolios, small business sites and shops. Paid plans start at €17/mo (Basic); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 4 paid tiers, topping out at €79/mo (Advanced). It bills by country — entry $25/mo to a US reader and £16/mo to a UK reader, from our same-day reads. Its published prices moved on 2026-09-23 — the change log holds the rows.
Wixsite ↗pricing ↗
A website builder with drag-and-drop editing and a large app market, aimed at people building their own site without code. Paid plans start at €16.66/mo (Light); a free plan exists. The ladder we hold runs 4 paid tiers, topping out at €177.31/mo (Business Elite). It bills by country — entry $14/mo to a US reader and £12/mo to a UK reader, from our same-day reads. Its published prices moved on 2026-10-08 — the change log holds the rows.
The two ladders
Squarespacesite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-09-26 · EUR
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Basic | €17/mo (€12 ↓) |
| Core | €24/mo (€18 ↓) |
| Plus | €42/mo (€32 ↓) |
| Advanced | €79/mo (€69 ↓) |
Wixsite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-10-18 · EUR
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Free | Custom |
| Light | €16.66/mo |
| Core | €29.75/mo |
| Business | €40.46/mo |
| Business Elite | €177.31/mo |
Where they differ
- Cheapest way in: Wix at €16.66/mo, against Squarespace at €17/mo. That is the entry price in this market on the dates shown, not a judgement about which suits you.
- Free plans: only Wix publishes one — a plan priced at zero, not a trial.
- How far each ladder goes: Squarespace tops out at €79/mo, Wix at €177.31/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), Wix (2026-10-08). A change only counts once a second clean read agrees.
- Squarespace: It bills by country — entry $25/mo to a US reader and £16/mo to a UK reader, from our same-day reads.
- Wix: It bills by country — entry $14/mo to a US reader and £12/mo to a UK reader, 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.