Shopify vs Squarespace Commerce

Two e-commerce tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	ShopifyShopify	Squarespace CommerceSquarespace
In one line	The default online store platform	Beautiful site builder with a store attached
Starting price	From $39/mo	From $19/mo
Six-person team	$39/mo	$19/mo
On $10,000 of card sales	$369/mo	$359/mo
Plans	Basic $39/mo (2.9% + 30¢ online with Shopify Payments); Grow $105/mo (2.7% + 30¢); Advanced $399/mo (2.5% + 30¢); 2%/1%/0.6% extra with other payment providers	Basic $19/mo billed yearly ($25 monthly; 2.9% + 30¢ plus a 2% transaction fee); Core $29/mo (2.9% + 30¢); Plus $49/mo (2.7% + 30¢); Advanced $99/mo (2.5% + 30¢), billed yearly
Pricing model	Free trial	Free trial
Free trial	3 days	14 days
Users	1 staff on Basic	Unlimited contributors
Both connect to	QuickBooks Online, Mailchimp, MailerLite, ActiveCampaign
Also connects to	Xero, Klaviyo, Campaign Monitor, Hello Bar, Freshmarketer, Akaunting, Bench, Constant Contact +4 more	FreshBooks
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people	Just me · 2–10 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	Plus only	Not looked up yet
Live chat	Every paid plan	Plans not stated
Support hours	Live chat: 24/7 · Phone: 24/7	Live chat: Monday - Friday: 4:00AM to 8:00PM EST · Email: 24 hours a day 7 days a week
Incidents posted	0 incidents posted on Shopify's status page, which covers all Shopify products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026. Status page	7 incidents posted on Squarespace's status page, which covers all Squarespace products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 4 marked major or critical by Squarespace. Status page
Capterra score	4.5 / 5 from 6,722 reviews	4.6 / 5 from 3,431 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	80	55
Fit: Restaurant or café	30	60
Fit: Service business	30	80
Fit: Agency or studio	25	75
Fit: Trades or contractor	15	50
Fit: Online store	97	65
Why people pick it	Everything for selling online in one place Largest app store	Templates look good out of the box Site and store on one bill
Where it falls short	App costs add up Extra fee without Shopify Payments	Weak inventory and shipping tools
	Visit Shopify ↗	Visit Squarespace Commerce ↗

Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. Card sales costs include the plan price and card fees at US rates, at a $75 average sale. How we calculate prices

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