Squarespace vs Carrd
Two website builder tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.
Short version
Carrd costs less for a six-person team.
Squarespace fits retail shop, restaurant or café, service business, agency or studio, trades or contractor, online store.
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| In one line | Polished templates with hosting, domains, and booking built in | One-page sites for $19 a year |
| Starting price | From $19/mo | From $1.58/mo |
| Six-person team | $19/mo | $1.58/mo |
| Plans | Basic $19/mo; Core $29/mo; Plus $49/mo; Advanced $99/mo, billed annually (monthly $25/$39/$65/$139); Basic charges 2% on store sales | Pro Lite $9/yr (3 sites, no custom domain); Pro Standard $19/yr (10 sites, custom domain); Pro Plus $49/yr (25 sites) |
| Pricing model | Free trial | Paid |
| Free trial | 14 days | — |
| Users | Unlimited contributors | 1 |
| Integrations | Acuity, Mailchimp, Google Workspace, limited | Stripe, PayPal, Mailchimp, Google Analytics |
| Team size | Just me · 2–10 people | Just me |
| Available in | US · UK · CA · AU | US · UK · CA · AU |
| Phone support | Not looked up yet | None listed |
| Live chat | Plans not stated | None listed |
| 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 | Carrd has a public status page. Status page |
| Capterra score | 4.6 / 5 from 3,431 reviews | 4.6 / 5 from 28 reviews |
| Trustpilot score | 3.5 / 5 from 6,309 reviews | Not listed |
| Fit: Retail shop | 70 | 40 |
| Fit: Restaurant or café | 85 | 45 |
| Fit: Service business | 90 | 70 |
| Fit: Agency or studio | 80 | 50 |
| Fit: Trades or contractor | 75 | 60 |
| Fit: Online store | 60 | 25 |
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| Visit Squarespace | Visit Carrd |
Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices
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