viberadar
Suggest an app

Squarespace vs WordPress

Price, free plan and alternatives, side by side

The comparison in short

Cheapest per year

WordPress

$48/yr

79% less than Squarespace

Who has a free plan
  • Squarespaceno free plan
  • WordPressno free plan
Easiest to rebuild

Squarespace, WordPress

With trade-offs

On price, WordPress wins.

Side-by-side comparison

APPLICATIONSquarespaceWebsite buildersWordPressWebsite builders
Monthly billing$25/moBasic$9/moPersonal
Per year$228/yrannual plan · −24%$48/yrannual plan · −56%
Billing modelFlat subscriptionFlat subscription
Free tierno free tier; 14-day private website trial with no credit card, up to 5 contributors during the trial—
Additional costsBasic adds a 2% commerce fee and 7% digital-product fee; Core adds 5% on digital products and Plus 1%, all on top of payment processing. Each site is billed separately; the free domain and one Core+ Google Workspace inbox last only the first year, while domains, extra email users, Acuity Scheduling and Email Campaigns renew separately.—
Can you rebuild it?With trade-offsweekendWith trade-offsa weekend
Free alternatives+1—
Checked on10/20/202610/20/2026
Buy on the official siteBuy View app pageBuy View app page

The free plan compares up to 2 apps. Pro compares up to 4. See plans →

ProTotal cost over up to 3 years, for your teamWith Pro you see what each app costs over 1, 2 or 3 years for your team size and export the comparison as CSV or Markdown.Unlock with Pro →
Total cost over up to 3 years, for your team

With Pro you see what each app costs over 1, 2 or 3 years for your team size and export the comparison as CSV or Markdown.

Unlock with Pro

Also compare with

Direct rivals of the apps on this page, from the same category.

Prices from each app’s latest check; confirm on the official site before buying.