Framer vs Squarespace

Pick up to 4 tools and see their free plans, entry prices, platforms and limits in one table. Every fact comes from each vendor's own pages, checked 7 November 2026.

Compared on	Framer Free plan · from $10/mo Visit Remove	Squarespace From $12/mo Visit Remove
What it is	Website builder with visual design, CMS, hosting and AI agents	Template-based website builder with commerce, scheduling and AI tools
Free plan	Free Framer domain (no custom domain), 1 GB bandwidth, 500 AI credits to try; 10 CMS collections, 1,000 pages and 5 MB file uploads per project; one locale; up to three editors; Framer calls it ideal for non-commercial use	No
Cheapest paid plan	$10/mo billed annually (Basic)Framer pricing	$12/mo billed annually (Basic)Squarespace pricing
What it covers	1,000 AI credits a month, 30 pages, 50 GB bandwidth and a custom domain; higher AI credit tiers cost more.	2% fee on online-store sales; up to 2 contributors; free custom domain for the first year on annual plans.
Free trial	No trial shown for Basic or Pro; Enterprise has a 'Request Trial' option; the Free plan has no time limit	14 days, no credit card required; no free plan afterwards
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations (vendor's figure)	Not stated	Not stated
Open source	No	No
Good for	Designing and launching a marketing or portfolio website Letting content editors update CMS pages without full design access Translating a website into several languages	A portfolio, studio or service business that wants a polished template Selling products or services from the same site A small team that wants one subscription for site, store and bookings
Watch out for	Free plan uses a Framer domain with 1 GB bandwidth Page, CMS and bandwidth limits per plan (Basic: 30 pages, 1,000 CMS items, 50 GB bandwidth), with paid overages on Pro Additional editors cost $20 per month each; content editors $10 each	No free plan; the free trial lasts 14 days Basic charges a 2% transaction fee on online-store sales and cannot use code injection or advanced analytics The page mentions occasional promotions, and the free domain renews at the standard rate after year one
Made by	Framer	Squarespace

Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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