Squarespace vs Wix

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

Compare	SquarespaceSquarespace	WixWix
In one line	Polished templates with hosting, domains, and booking built in	Drag-and-drop builder with the biggest app market
Starting price	From $19/mo	From $17/mo
Six-person team	$19/mo	$17/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 (Wix branding); billed yearly: Light $17/mo, Core $29, Business $39, Business Elite $159; monthly prices not shown; 14-day money-back guarantee
Pricing model	Free trial	Free tier
Free trial	14 days	—
Users	Unlimited contributors	Unlimited collaborators
Integrations	Acuity, Mailchimp, Google Workspace, limited	Wix App Market, 500+
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	Plans not stated
Support hours	Live chat: Monday - Friday: 4:00AM to 8:00PM EST · Email: 24 hours a day 7 days a week	Live chat: English chat: Monday-Friday 2AM-6PM EST · Callback: English callback: 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	7 incidents posted on Wix's status page, which covers all Wix products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 3 marked major or critical by Wix. Status page
Capterra score	4.6 / 5 from 3,431 reviews	4.4 / 5 from 10,799 reviews
Trustpilot score	3.5 / 5 from 6,309 reviews	3.4 / 5 from 29,309 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	70	70
Fit: Restaurant or café	85	90
Fit: Service business	90	85
Fit: Agency or studio	80	70
Fit: Trades or contractor	75	80
Fit: Online store	60	65
Why people pick it	Templates look good untouched Everything on one invoice	Most flexible editor Restaurant ordering built in
Where it falls short	Limited plugins Transaction fee on cheaper plans	Cannot switch templates later Sites can get slow
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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