Ecommerce Platforms
Squarespace Commerce: features, pricing and who it fits
Brands and creators pick Squarespace Commerce for its templates. Core, Plus and Advanced plans add selling, with store fees and card rates falling as plans rise and code injection arriving at Core. A 14-day trial is offered, though app choice is narrow.
Who Squarespace Commerce is for
Best for
- Brands and creators that prioritize templates and design
- Small stores wanting site and store from one vendor
- Sellers of digital content or memberships
Look elsewhere if
- Stores wanting extensive app marketplaces or advanced B2B
- Basic plan users needing custom code (not included)
Fit by company size
| Category | 1-10 people | 11-50 people | 51-500 people | 500+ people |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecommerce Platforms | Strong fit | Strong fit | Poor fit | No data |
| Website Builders | Strong fit | Strong fit | Poor fit | No data |
Strong fitWorkablePoor fitNo data from the vendor
Squarespace Commerce features
- Hosted versus self-hosted
- Hosted SaaS
- Payment processing and transaction fees
- Basic 2% store fee + 2.0% + EUR 0.25 card; Core 0% store fee; Advanced card 1.5% + EUR 0.25
- Themes and customization
- CSS/JS and code injection from Core up
- Scalability and checkout limits
- Unlimited product sales on Basic per vendor page
- Pricing model and transparency
- Four tiers, fee falls as plan rises
- Target company size
- Small business
- Editor and template quality
- Templates and AI credits (20 to 120/month)
- Ecommerce capability
- Payment plans, discounts and Google Shopping from Core up
- Customization and code access
- CSS/JS customization from Core
- App marketplace and integrations
- API integrations from Core
- Hosting, uptime and speed
- Video hosting 30 min to unlimited by plan
- Pricing model
- Four tiers, fee falls as plan rises
Squarespace Commerce pricing
| Plan | Price | Unit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | EUR 17 / EUR 12 per month | per site | Online store fee 2%; card 2.0% + EUR 0.25; 2 contributors; no CSS/JS customization |
| Core | EUR 24 / EUR 18 per month | per site | 0% store fee; card 2.0% + EUR 0.25; unlimited contributors; automated tax 0.15% (max EUR 0.99) |
| Plus | EUR 42 / EUR 32 per month | per site | Card 1.7% + EUR 0.25 |
| Advanced | EUR 79 / EUR 69 per month | per site | Card 1.5% + EUR 0.25 |
The vendor page shows two unlabeled EUR figures per plan; they are likely monthly vs annual billing but this is unconfirmed. The page says annual plans save up to 36%. 14-day trial, no card. Prices are shown in EUR on the vendor site; no USD price published.
Prices as published by Squarespace Commerce on the date above. Quotes for larger teams often differ, which is what a request on SaaSBid surfaces.
Worth knowing before you buy
- Basic charges a 2% store transaction fee on top of card fees; Core and up remove it.
- CSS/JS customization and code injection start at Core.
- Digital content and membership fee is 7% on Basic, 5% Core, 1% Plus, 0% Advanced.
- Automated tax adds a fee (0.15% to 0.05%, max EUR 0.99).
- Annual plans save up to 36% per vendor.
