Webflow vs Squarespace for Designers

The short answer.

Pick Squarespace if the site is a content or commerce business and someone other than you will be editing it. Pick Webflow if the design is the point, if you might need the code, or if the site is coming out of a Figma file. The price difference is small enough that it should not decide anything.

Webflow, $15/mo billed yearly, $25 monthly

Design control, a class-based style system, code export on a paid Workspace, and a Figma sync app. The entry plan has no CMS.
Squarespace, from $19/mo billed annually

A blog, portfolio pages and a store on the cheapest plan, managed hosting and 24/7 support. No free plan, no Figma import, and no way to export the design.

What each one charges.

One caveat you will not find in most comparisons: Squarespace serves its pricing page by region, and its own currency switcher converts rather than showing the local price list. Only the entry price below is confirmed in dollars, from Squarespace’s US-facing FAQ.

Webflow site plans

Starter

Free

Publishes to a webflow.io subdomain with the Made in Webflow badge. 2 static pages, 50 CMS items, 1,000 monthly visits. No custom domain.
Basic

$15per site, billed yearly · $25 monthly

Custom domain and 300 static pages, but explicitly no CMS and no e-commerce features.
Premium

$25per site, billed yearly · $39 monthly

The old CMS and Business plans merged. 40 CMS collections and 20,000 items.

Read off Webflow's pricing page on 2026-09-03. Prices change; tell us if one is out of date.

Squarespace plans

Trial

Free

There is no free plan. Every site starts on a 14-day trial, no credit card required.
Basic

$19per month billed annually

Custom domain free for the first year on annual billing, up to 1,000 pages, blog and portfolio pages, 2 contributors, 30 minutes of video. No code injection, no JavaScript, 2% store transaction fee.
Core, Plus, Advanced

EUR 18-69per month billed annually, EU price sheet

Adds code injection, unlimited contributors, a 0% store fee and more video storage. Squarespace serves its pricing page by region and states no USD figure for these tiers on a US-facing page, so the EU sheet is what we can verify.

Read off Squarespace's pricing page on 2026-09-03. Prices change; tell us if one is out of date.

Side by side.

Neither column is ours. Where a vendor does not publish a figure, the cell says so rather than carrying an estimate dressed up as a fact.

Feature	Webflow	Squarespace
Free plan publishes a public site	Yes, to a webflow.io subdomain with a badge. 2 static pages, no custom domain	No - there is no free plan. Every site starts on a 14-day trial, no card required
Cheapest plan that publishes to your own domain	$15/mo billed yearly, $25 monthly, per site	$19/mo billed annually in the US. The EU sheet is EUR 12/mo billed annually
Domain included	A custom domain can be connected from Basic up	One custom domain free for the first year on annual billing. The renewal price is not stated
CMS on the cheapest paid plan	No - Basic explicitly excludes CMS and e-commerce	Yes - a native blog, portfolio pages and gallery pages on every plan
Cheapest plan with a CMS	$25/mo Premium billed yearly	$19/mo Basic - the cheapest plan already has one
CMS ceiling	40 collections and 20,000 items on Premium	Unlimited blog posts. Up to 1,000 pages, with 400 recommended
Selling	Not on Basic - e-commerce features are excluded	On every plan. 2% store transaction fee on Basic, 0% from Core up
Custom code and third-party scripts	Not broken out per tier on the pricing page	Not on Basic - code injection, JavaScript, iframes and integrations all need Core or above
Responsive layouts	A class-based style system with breakpoints	Two layouts only, desktop and mobile. No tablet layout, no custom breakpoints
Code export	Yes, on a paid Workspace at Core tier or above	No HTML or CSS export. A single .xml aimed at WordPress, which cannot be imported into another Squarespace site
Figma import	Yes - a free two-part Webflow Labs app syncs components, variables and styles	No Figma import. The design is rebuilt by hand in Squarespace's editor
Contributors	Seats come from a separate Workspace plan rather than the Site plan	2 contributors on Basic, unlimited on Core, Plus and Advanced
Last plan change	13 May 2026 - CMS and Business merged into Premium, Team plan added	Basic, Core, Plus and Advanced replaced Personal, Business and Commerce from 25 February 2025. Sign-ups for the old plans closed February 2026. No price rise announced

Webflow and Squarespace details checked on 2026-09-03 against webflow.com, www.squarespace.com, support.squarespace.com. Prices change; tell us if a cell is out of date.

Pick Webflow if…

The design is the point
Webflow puts you in control of layout, type and breakpoints. Squarespace hands you a template that keeps its own opinions, which is a feature until it is the problem.
You want to leave with the code
Code export exists on a paid Workspace at Core tier or above. Squarespace exports a single .xml aimed at WordPress, which cannot even be imported into another Squarespace site.
You are coming from Figma
The free two-part Webflow Labs app syncs components, variables and styles from a Figma file. Squarespace has no Figma import at all.
The CMS has to grow
Premium carries 40 collections and 20,000 items. Squarespace's blog is unlimited but the structure it gives you is fixed.

Pick Squarespace if…

The site is content or commerce
A blog, portfolio pages, memberships, courses, invoices and a store are all in the same subscription, with a 0% store transaction fee from Core up.
A client will be editing it
The template handles responsive behaviour, spacing and type. Three added paragraphs and a photo will not break the layout, which is where a hand-positioned page fails.
You want a CMS on the cheapest plan
Basic includes the blog, portfolio pages and gallery pages. Webflow's Basic explicitly excludes the CMS, which starts at $25 on Premium.
You want it done this week
A curated template plus managed hosting, SSL and 24/7 support gets a decent-looking site live faster than learning a class-based style system.

Four documented Squarespace limits.

Not complaints from forums. Each one is stated on a dated Squarespace support page, and each one is a reason designers specifically find the platform constraining.

You cannot take the design with you
Export is a single .xml file aimed at WordPress. Custom CSS and code, style settings, portfolio pages, index pages, cover pages, album pages, store pages and product blocks are all excluded, and Squarespace states you cannot import that export into another Squarespace site.
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Custom code is paywalled
On Basic there is no code injection, no JavaScript or iframes in code blocks, no Developer Platform and no third-party integrations. All of it needs Core or above, which is the tier whose USD price is not published on a US-facing page.
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Two layouts, five animations
Fluid Engine gives exactly two layouts, desktop and mobile, with no tablet layout and no custom breakpoints. Site-wide animation is five presets with a slow, medium or fast speed control - no timeline, no scroll-scrub.
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No Figma path at all
There is no Figma import. A design made in Figma is rebuilt by hand inside Squarespace's editor, so the file you already approved is reference material rather than a starting point.
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What the money actually buys.

$15 against $19 a month is not a decision. What each product does with your time is.

Squarespace sells you time, Webflow sells you control

On Squarespace you pick a template and fill it in. Responsive behaviour, spacing and the type scale are handled by the system, which is why a Squarespace site rarely looks broken and rarely looks like nobody else’s. On Webflow you build the layout, which is why a Webflow site can look like anything and why it takes longer.

That trade also decides who can maintain the site afterwards. A client who adds three paragraphs and a photo to a Squarespace page gets a page that still works. The same edit on a hand-positioned layout is where things go wrong.

The CMS comparison is not what it looks like

Squarespace includes a blog, portfolio pages and gallery pages on its cheapest plan. Webflow’s Basic explicitly excludes the CMS, so the honest comparison at the entry tier is $19 with a content system against $15 without one. Webflow only pulls ahead once you are on Premium at $25, and then it pulls a long way ahead: 40 collections and 20,000 items, with a structure you define.

So it is not more CMS against less. It is a fixed content model you get immediately against a flexible one you pay more for and have to design.

Leaving is the part nobody checks first

Webflow documents code export on a paid Workspace at Core tier or above. Squarespace exports a single .xml file aimed at WordPress, and explicitly excludes custom CSS and code, style settings, portfolio pages, index pages, cover pages, album pages, store pages and product blocks. Squarespace also states you cannot import that export into another Squarespace site.

If there is any chance the site outlives the platform you built it on, that difference is worth more than the four dollars a month.

The Figma question

Webflow has a free two-part Webflow Labs app that syncs components, variables and styles from a Figma file. It has real conditions: layers need auto layout applied to sync at all, it does not work in Safari, and gradient overlays and blend modes often need fixing by hand. Squarespace has no Figma import of any kind, so an approved Figma design is reference material you rebuild by hand.

Frequently asked.

Is Webflow better than Squarespace?

For design control, code export and anything coming out of Figma, yes. For a blog, a store, a client who will maintain it, or a site you want live this week, Squarespace is the better tool. They are aimed at different jobs more than at different budgets.

Is Squarespace cheaper than Webflow?

Not at the headline: $19 a month billed annually against $15. It is cheaper in the comparison that matters, because Squarespace includes a CMS at $19 and Webflow’s starts at $25.

Does Squarespace have a free plan?

No. Every site starts on a 14-day trial with no card required, and then you pay. Webflow’s free Starter plan does publish, to a webflow.io subdomain with a badge and a two-page limit.

Can I export my site from Squarespace?

Only as a single .xml file aimed at WordPress, and it leaves out custom code, style settings, portfolio pages, store pages and more. Squarespace states it cannot be imported into another Squarespace site either. There is no HTML or CSS export.

Which is better for a portfolio?

Squarespace if the portfolio is case studies you will keep adding to and you want it looking decent immediately. Webflow if the portfolio is the design work and it needs to look like nothing else. Both cost roughly the same.

Do I get a free domain?

With Squarespace, one custom domain free for the first year on annual billing, renewing at the TLD price, which Squarespace does not state. Webflow lets you connect a domain from Basic up but does not include one.

If neither answer fits, read this bit.

We make a Figma-to-web builder, so treat this section as what it is.

Both products above assume the site is a content system with a design on top. If yours is the opposite, a designed set of pages with nothing to manage, Siter.io imports the Figma frame and publishes it from $7/mo billed yearly, priced per plan: Plus at $12 a month publishes 3 sites.

The gaps matter more here than on most pages, because both products above have what we do not. No CMS or blog. No - listed as upcoming, with no date. Three fixed breakpoints. No - the free plan builds and previews privately; publishing needs a paid plan. If the site needs a content model or a store, pick one of the two above, and our Webflow comparison sets out where each trade falls.

More honest comparisons

Also useful: getting a Figma design into Webflow and Framer vs Webflow.

Webflow vs Squarespace, from a designer’s point of view