Squarespace Commerce vs Square Online

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

Compare	Squarespace CommerceSquarespace	Square OnlineBlock
In one line	Beautiful site builder with a store attached	Free online store that runs on your Square account
Starting price	From $19/mo	Free
Six-person team	$19/mo	$0/mo
On $10,000 of card sales	$359/mo	$370/mo
Plans	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	Free (online cards 3.3% + 30¢); Plus $49/mo per location (2.9% + 30¢); Premium $149/mo per location adds real-time shipping rates; 1.5% extra on non-US cards
Pricing model	Free trial	Free tier
Free trial	14 days	30 days
Users	Unlimited contributors	No per-seat fee
Both connect to	Mailchimp
Also connects to	QuickBooks Online, FreshBooks, MailerLite, ActiveCampaign	Klaviyo
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	Not looked up yet	Every plan (US)
Live chat	Plans not stated	Plans not stated
Support hours	Live chat: Monday - Friday: 4:00AM to 8:00PM EST · Email: 24 hours a day 7 days a week	Phone: 6am–6pm PT M–F for the first 90 days (Square Free only), 6am–6pm PT M–F (Square Plus only), 24/7 (Square Premium only)
Incidents posted	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	14 incidents posted on Block's status page, which covers all Block products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 0 marked major or critical by Block. Status page
Capterra score	4.6 / 5 from 3,431 reviews	4.6 / 5 from 332 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	55	80
Fit: Restaurant or café	60	85
Fit: Service business	80	55
Fit: Agency or studio	75	15
Fit: Trades or contractor	50	30
Fit: Online store	65	65
Why people pick it	Templates look good out of the box Site and store on one bill	Free plan with pickup, delivery, and shipping Same account as Square POS
Where it falls short	Weak inventory and shipping tools	Paid plans are charged per location Checkout must use Square payments
	Visit Squarespace Commerce ↗	Visit Square Online ↗

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