Squarespace vs Framer
Two website builder tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.
Short version
Framer costs less for a six-person team.
Squarespace fits retail shop, restaurant or café, service business, trades or contractor, online store.
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| In one line | Polished templates with hosting, domains, and booking built in | Design-led sites with animation and a CMS |
| Starting price | From $19/mo | From $10/mo |
| Six-person team | $19/mo | $10/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 | Free (framer.website address); Basic $10/mo (custom domain, 1,000 CMS items); Pro $30/mo (2,500 CMS items); domain free on yearly plans |
| Pricing model | Free trial | Free tier |
| Free trial | 14 days | — |
| Users | Unlimited contributors | Up to 3 editors on free |
| Integrations | Acuity, Mailchimp, Google Workspace, limited | Google Analytics, HubSpot, Calendly, Zapier |
| 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 paid plan |
| 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 | Framer has a public status page. Status page |
| Capterra score | 4.6 / 5 from 3,431 reviews | 4.3 / 5 from 32 reviews |
| Trustpilot score | 3.5 / 5 from 6,309 reviews | 1.6 / 5 from 150 reviews |
| Fit: Retail shop | 70 | 35 |
| Fit: Restaurant or café | 85 | 40 |
| Fit: Service business | 90 | 65 |
| Fit: Agency or studio | 80 | 88 |
| Fit: Trades or contractor | 75 | 35 |
| Fit: Online store | 60 | 30 |
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| Visit Squarespace | Visit Framer |
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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