Squarespace Commerce vs Teachable

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

Compare	Squarespace CommerceSquarespace	TeachableTeachable
In one line	Beautiful site builder with a store attached	Sell courses, coaching, and memberships from your own school site
Starting price	From $19/mo	From $29/mo
Six-person team	$19/mo	$29/mo
On $10,000 of card sales	$359/mo	$399/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	Billed yearly: Starter $29/mo (5 products, 1 admin, 7.5% transaction fee, 1 connected app); Builder $69/mo (10 products, 0% fee, 3 apps); Growth $139/mo (50 products, 5 admins, 5 apps). Monthly $39/$89/$189. Teachable Payments 2.9% + 30¢ on US cards, 3.9% + 30¢ international; PayPal 3.49% + 49¢ in the US. 7-day free trial, 30-day money-back guarantee
Pricing model	Free trial	Free trial
Free trial	14 days	7 days
Users	Unlimited contributors	1 admin on Starter and Builder, 5 on Growth
Both connect to	Mailchimp, MailerLite, ActiveCampaign
Also connects to	QuickBooks Online, FreshBooks	GetResponse, Kit
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people	Just me · 2–10 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	Not looked up yet	None listed
Live chat	Plans not stated	Every plan
Support hours	Live chat: Monday - Friday: 4:00AM to 8:00PM EST · Email: 24 hours a day 7 days a week	Live chat: People Monday to Friday, 10am to 8pm Eastern; an AI agent outside those hours
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	7 incidents posted on Teachable's status page in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 7 marked major or critical by Teachable. Status page
Capterra score	4.6 / 5 from 3,431 reviews	Not listed
Fit: Retail shop	55	10
Fit: Restaurant or café	60	5
Fit: Service business	80	80
Fit: Agency or studio	75	45
Fit: Trades or contractor	50	15
Fit: Online store	65	60
Why people pick it	Templates look good out of the box Site and store on one bill	Courses, coaching, and memberships in one school Sales tax and VAT handled at checkout
Where it falls short	Weak inventory and shipping tools	7.5% fee per sale on Starter Human support on weekdays only
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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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