Squarespace Commerce vs WooCommerce

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

Compare	Squarespace CommerceSquarespace	WooCommerceAutomattic
In one line	Beautiful site builder with a store attached	Free store plugin for WordPress, if you run your own hosting
Starting price	From $19/mo	From $25/mo
Six-person team	$19/mo	$25/mo
On $10,000 of card sales	$359/mo	$355/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	Plugin free; hosting about $25-350/mo; extensions $29-299/yr each; WooPayments 2.9% + 30¢ for US cards
Pricing model	Free trial	Free tier
Free trial	14 days	—
Users	Unlimited contributors	Unlimited
Both connect to	QuickBooks Online, Mailchimp, MailerLite, ActiveCampaign
Also connects to	FreshBooks	Xero, Klaviyo, Freshmarketer, Akaunting, Omnisend, Sender, GetResponse, Kit
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people	2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	Not looked up yet	Not looked up yet
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	Not published
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	Automattic has a public status page. Status page
Capterra score	4.6 / 5 from 3,431 reviews	Not listed
Trustpilot score	Not listed	2.1 / 5 from 144 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	55	65
Fit: Restaurant or café	60	25
Fit: Service business	80	40
Fit: Agency or studio	75	55
Fit: Trades or contractor	50	20
Fit: Online store	65	85
Why people pick it	Templates look good out of the box Site and store on one bill	Full control, no platform fee Huge plugin ecosystem
Where it falls short	Weak inventory and shipping tools	You manage hosting and updates Costs spread across many vendors
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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