2026 Squarespace alternatives
Squarespace has no free plan: after a 14-day trial, Basic costs $19 a month billed yearly ($25 month to month) and takes 2% of online sales. Heya, which we make, is free for 3 sites with up to 5 pages each, and Pro Lite is $3 a month.
Heya is ours, so read its row with that in mind. Every other number comes from each company's own pages, checked on October 26, 2026.
Squarespace is the first row, so you can compare each alternative against it.
| Builder | Free plan | Ads or branding on free | Cheapest paid plan | Own domain from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squarespace | No, 14-day trial | N/A | Basic, $19/mo yearly ($25 monthly) | Basic, free domain for year 1 |
| Wix | Yes, 500 MB storage | Top banner ad | Light, $17/mo yearly | Light, $17/mo yearly |
| WordPress.com | Yes, 1 GB storage | WordPress.com ads | Personal, $4/mo yearly | Personal, $4/mo yearly |
| Carrd | Yes, 3 one-page sites | Made with Carrd | Pro Lite, $9/yr | Pro Standard, $19/yr |
| Webflow | Yes, 2 static pages | Made in Webflow badge | Basic, $15/mo billed yearly | Basic, $15/mo billed yearly |
| Framer | Yes, 1 GB bandwidth | Made in Framer banner | Basic, $10/mo yearly | Basic, $10/mo yearly |
| Shopify | No, 3-day trial | N/A | Basic, $29/mo yearly | Not stated |
| Hostinger | No, 14-day trial | N/A | $2.49/mo prepaid for 48 months | Free domain for 1 year |
| Heya | Yes, 3 sites, 5 pages each | Small Made with Heya badge | Pro Lite, $3/mo | Pro Standard, $6/mo |
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Prices are in US dollars. Hostinger renews at $10.99 a month after the prepaid term. The Wix price was last confirmed on October 23, 2026.
Wix's free plan gives you 500 MB storage and 1 GB bandwidth, and puts a Wix banner ad on every page. If you move up to Light at $17 a month billed yearly, you get a custom domain plus a free domain for 1 year. Taking payments starts on Core at $29 a month.
With WordPress.com, the free plan never expires. You get 1 GB storage and unlimited pages and posts, though it shows ads. Moving to Personal takes the ads off and includes a free domain for the first year, for $4 a month billed yearly or $2.75 a month if you bill every 3 years.
Carrd lets you run 3 one-page sites on its free plan. If you want to take the branding off, Pro Lite costs $9 a year. Pro Standard is $19 a year and gives you custom domains, forms, and embeds across up to 10 sites.
Webflow has a free Starter plan with 2 static pages, 1 GB bandwidth, and 50 form submissions per site, along with a Made in Webflow badge. To connect a custom domain, you'll need the Basic plan at $15 a month billed yearly.
Framer's free plan is for non-commercial use and comes with a Made in Framer banner, 1 GB bandwidth, 500 AI credits, and up to 1,000 pages. Basic is $10 a month billed yearly and adds a custom domain, while Pro is $30 a month.
Shopify doesn't have a free plan. Instead, you get a 3-day free trial, and then you pay $1 a month for 3 months. After that, billed yearly, Basic costs $29 a month, Grow is $79, and Advanced is $299.
Hostinger's website builder has a 14-day trial rather than a free plan. The Premium plan starts at $2.49 a month when you prepay for 48 months, which includes a free domain for 1 year, and then it renews at $10.99 a month.
Heya is ours. You get 3 free sites at name.heya.bio with 5 pages each, a small Made with Heya badge, and 68 templates. You don't need a card or account to build, just Google to publish, and Pro Plus ($15 a month) exports a ZIP of HTML, CSS, fonts, and images. Pro Lite ($3 a month) gives 20 pages, followed links, and no badge. Pro Standard ($6 a month) adds up to 5 sites and 1 custom domain.
Squarespace doesn't have a free plan. You get a 14-day trial without putting in a credit card, and while you're on the trial your site stays private and isn't indexed. Once you pay, annual plans come with a free domain for the first year.
The Basic plan costs $19 a month if you bill yearly, or $25 if you pay month to month, and it takes a 2% fee on online products, services, and donations. Stepping up to Core costs $29 a month billed yearly, or $39 month to month, which drops the fee on those sales to 0%. On top of your plan, card payments handled through Squarespace Payments start at 2.9% + $0.30.
If you're looking for the lowest yearly price, Carrd Pro Lite is $9 a year and Carrd Pro Standard gives you a custom domain at $19 a year. If you want to start on a free plan first, you can look at Wix, WordPress.com, Webflow, Framer, Carrd, or Heya.
For selling products, there's Shopify Basic at $29 a month billed yearly once your 3-day trial wraps up. If cheap hosting with a builder is what you're after, Hostinger starts from $2.49 a month when you prepay for 48 months, and then renews at $10.99 a month. And if you're switching for design control, look at Webflow or Framer.
We checked each builder on October 26, 2026 from a US connection, so prices are in US dollars. Wix shows its prices only after the page runs in a browser, so we kept the Wix price we confirmed on October 23, 2026. The facts come from squarespace.com/pricing, wix.com/plans, wordpress.com/pricing, carrd.co/pro, webflow.com/pricing, framer.com/pricing, shopify.com/pricing, Hostinger's website builder page.
Plans change often. If a number here is out of date, email hello@heya.page and we'll fix it.
Yes. While Squarespace only gives you a 14-day trial, Wix, WordPress.com, Webflow, Framer, Carrd, and Heya all have free plans you can use. On Heya's free plan, you get 3 sites with up to 5 pages each and a small badge.
Carrd Pro Lite costs $9 a year. If you're looking at monthly pricing billed yearly, Heya Pro Lite is $3 a month, WordPress.com Personal is $4 a month, Heya Pro Standard is $6 a month, and Framer Basic is $10 a month, compared to $19 a month billed yearly for Squarespace Basic.
No. Squarespace gives you a 14-day free trial that doesn't ask for a credit card, though your trial site stays private and isn't indexed. Once the trial ends, the Basic plan is $19 a month billed yearly, or $25 month to month.
You'll need to rebuild your pages using a Heya template. Heya works for sites up to 5 pages on Heya's free plan, or up to 20 pages per site if you're on Pro Lite at $3 a month.
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Build without an account, then sign in with Google to publish on name.heya.bio. 3 sites, up to 5 pages each, no credit card.