Squarespace vs Strikingly

Two website builder tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	SquarespaceSquarespace	StrikinglyStrikingly
In one line	Polished templates with hosting, domains, and booking built in	Simple sites from templates, with a free plan and built-in selling
Starting price	From $19/mo	Free
Six-person team	$19/mo	$0/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 (strikingly.com address, 1 product, 5% fee); Pro $16/mo billed yearly, $20 monthly (3 sites, 300 products, 2% fee); VIP $49 yearly, $59 monthly (5 sites, 0% fee, multi-language); domain $24.95/yr
Pricing model	Free trial	Free tier
Free trial	14 days	—
Users	Unlimited contributors	Not listed
Integrations	Acuity, Mailchimp, Google Workspace, limited	PayPal, Stripe, Square, Google Analytics, Mailchimp, Instagram
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	VIP only
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: 24/7
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	We found no public status page for Strikingly.
Capterra score	4.6 / 5 from 3,431 reviews	4.3 / 5 from 13 reviews (few reviews)
Trustpilot score	3.5 / 5 from 6,309 reviews	1.5 / 5 from 108 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	70	60
Fit: Restaurant or café	85	60
Fit: Service business	90	72
Fit: Agency or studio	80	50
Fit: Trades or contractor	75	60
Fit: Online store	60	45
Why people pick it	Templates look good untouched Everything on one invoice	Free plan to get a site up Pro covers 3 sites
Where it falls short	Limited plugins Transaction fee on cheaper plans	Transaction fees of 5% on Free and 2% on Pro 0% fees and multi-language need VIP
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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. How we calculate prices