Squarespace vs Webflow

Squarespace is fast and polished; Webflow offers control. For most lean B2B, Squarespace wins.

The verdict Side by side Plans and pricing Who each is for Other options

The verdict

For most lean B2B founders shipping a credible marketing site, Squarespace is the faster, calmer choice and the one I'd reach for first. Templates are polished out of the box, hosting and domain are bundled, and you'll have something live before you'd have finished Webflow's learning curve.

Webflow earns its keep the moment design becomes a differentiator , a bespoke brand site, complex CMS-driven content, or a hand-off where you want clean HTML/CSS you can export and self-host. That control has a price: Webflow's canvas mirrors the CSS box model, so it rewards people who think a little like a front-end developer.

If in doubt, start on Squarespace. The cost of switching later is real but recoverable; the cost of fighting Webflow's learning curve for a five-page site you didn't need to is wasted weeks.

What the data says

Webflow covers more of the features we compared: 4 of 4, against 3.
Only Webflow has a free plan to start on.
Both have an API and an MCP server, so either works with AI employees.
In our Website ranking, Webflow places 1 and Squarespace 3 of 11.

Side by side

Squarespace and Webflow compared
8 points compared	Squarespace	Webflow
Starts at	€12/mo	$15/mo
Free plan	No	Yes
API	Yes	Yes
MCP server	Yes	Yes
Built-in CMS / blog	Yes	Yes
Native ecommerce	Yes	Yes
Self-hosting	No	Yes
Visual no-code editor	Yes	Yes
Links	Visit	Visit

Plans and pricing

Squarespace

BasicWebsite plan, EUR; 17 per month monthly, 12 per month billed annually.€17/mo
CoreWebsite plan, EUR; 24 per month monthly, 18 per month billed annually.€24/mo
PlusWebsite plan, EUR; 42 per month monthly, 32 per month billed annually.€42/mo
AdvancedWebsite plan, EUR; 79 per month monthly, 69 per month billed annually.€79/mo

Webflow

Starter (site plan)Free site on a webflow.io domain with limited CMS, 2 static pages and 1 GB bandwidth.Free
Basic (site plan)Per site: custom domain, 300 static pages, 10 GB bandwidth. Shown as $15 per month billed yearly.$180/yr
Premium (site plan)Per site: full CMS and more bandwidth for content-rich sites. Shown as $25 per month billed yearly.$300/yr
Team (platform plan)Organisation plan at $2,500 per month on an annual contract; adds localization, publishing workflows and priority support.$2,500/mo
Core (workspace plan)Workspace plan for teams: 10 staging sites, code export. Shown as $19 per month billed yearly; extra full seats $39 per month each.$228/yr/seat
Growth (workspace plan)Workspace plan with unlimited staging sites and site-level roles. Shown as $49 per month billed yearly.$588/yr/seat

Prices as the vendors list them. They change often; the final price is on their sites.

Who each is for

Choose Squarespace if…

Pick Squarespace if you:

Want a professional marketing site or simple store live in days, not weeks
Don't want to think about hosting, updates, or the underlying code
Value polished, opinionated templates over total layout freedom
Are a solo founder or small team without a designer who lives in the tooling
Are happy never exporting your site , you're committed to staying hosted

It starts at 16 USD/mo (annual, Basic), with a free custom domain for the first year. No free plan, but a 14-day trial to test-drive.

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Choose Webflow if…

Pick Webflow if you:

Want pixel-level control over layout, interactions, and responsive behaviour
Need a powerful CMS for content-heavy or templated pages
May want to export clean HTML/CSS/JS or self-host later (Squarespace can't do this)
Have, or are willing to become, someone who thinks in the CSS box model
Want to start free on a webflow.io subdomain before committing

Paid site plans start at 15 USD/mo (annual, Basic), with separate Workspace and Ecommerce plans layered on top , so price the full stack you need, not just the entry tier.

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