Comparison

Squarespace vs Wix

On the evidence we track, Wix leads this comparison with a composite score of 85/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Squarespace44

★Wix85

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Squarespace	WixLeader
Vioscale score	44 / 100medium · 60%updating	85 / 100medium · 73%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	500
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	✓
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide

Score

Vioscale score

Squarespace44 / 100medium · 60%updating

Wix85 / 100medium · 73%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Squarespace✓

Wix✓

Model

Squarespacefreemium

Wixfreemium

Price level

Squarespacelow

Wixlow

Transparent

Squarespace–

Wix✓

Integrations

Count

Squarespace–

Wix500

Security

Disclosure policy

Squarespace✓

Wix✓

Gdpr

Squarespace✓

Wix✓

Hipaa

Squarespace–

Wix✓

Iso27001

Squarespace–

Wix✓

Pci

Squarespace✓

Wix✓

Soc2

Squarespace–

Wix✓

Reliability

Status page

Squarespace✓

Wix✓

Market

Availability

SquarespaceAvailable worldwide

WixAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for cms software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for CMS Software
Capability	Squarespace	Wix
Core
CMS type	Hosted website builder	Hosted website builder
Licensing
Open-source	✗	✗
Deployment
Self-hostable	✗	✗
Managed / cloud hosting offered	✓	✓
Delivery
Headless API (REST/GraphQL)	-	✓
Content
Structured content modelling	-	✓
Localisation / i18n	-	✓
Content workflow / approvals	-	✓
Editing
Visual / no-code page builder	✓	✓
Extensibility
Plugin / app ecosystem size	-	500+ third-party apps and 500+ professional templates
Scale
Multi-site / multi-tenant	-	✓
Workflow
Git-based / code-first workflow	✗	✓
Pricing
Free / open tier	✓	✓

Core

CMS type

SquarespaceHosted website builder

WixHosted website builder

Licensing

Open-source

Squarespace✗

Wix✗

Deployment

Self-hostable

Squarespace✗

Wix✗

Managed / cloud hosting offered

Squarespace✓

Wix✓

Delivery

Headless API (REST/GraphQL)

Squarespace-

Wix✓

Content

Structured content modelling

Squarespace-

Wix✓

Localisation / i18n

Squarespace-

Wix✓

Content workflow / approvals

Squarespace-

Wix✓

Editing

Visual / no-code page builder

Squarespace✓

Wix✓

Extensibility

Plugin / app ecosystem size

Squarespace-

Wix500+ third-party apps and 500+ professional templates

Scale

Multi-site / multi-tenant

Squarespace-

Wix✓

Workflow

Git-based / code-first workflow

Squarespace✗

Wix✓

Pricing

Free / open tier

Squarespace✓

Wix✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Squarespace

A drag-and-drop website builder that enables entrepreneurs and small business owners to build websites, accept payments, manage appointments, collect donations, host content, and run various business operations from a single platform.

Independently observed

Wix

Leader

A cloud-based website builder platform that merges drag-and-drop visual design with API-driven customization. Includes integrated eCommerce, payment processing, bookings, and business management tools with support for 90+ languages and 500+ third-party integrations.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Squarespace

SubscriptionFree tier

Free trial available. Subscription-based pricing with Squarespace Premium and Squarespace for Pros tiers; specific pricing not provided in sourced text.

Squarespace Premium-
Squarespace for Pros-

as of 2026-08-03verify ↗

Wix

Leader

from £9/moSubscriptionFree tier

From £9/month with free tier. All plans include 14-day money-back guarantee.

FreeFree
- Reliable web hosting
- Intuitive drag and drop editor
- No-code design features
- 1000s of templates
Light£9/month (annual billing)
- Free domain for 1 year
- 2 GB storage
- Multi-cloud hosting
- Light marketing suite
- 2 site collaborators
Core£16/month (annual billing)
- Free domain for 1 year
- 50 GB storage
- Multi-cloud hosting
- Basic marketing suite
- Accept payments
- +3 more
Business£25/month (annual billing, recommended)
- Free domain for 1 year
- 100 GB storage
- Multi-cloud hosting
- Standard marketing suite
- Accept payments
- +3 more
Business Elite£119/month (annual billing)
- Free domain for 1 year
- Unlimited storage
- Multi-cloud hosting
- Advanced marketing suite
- Accept payments
- +4 more

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Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Squarespace	Wix
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
iOSPlatforms	✗	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Squarespace✓

Wix✓

iOS

Squarespace✗

Wix✓

Android

Squarespace✗

Wix✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Squarespace✓

Wix✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Squarespace

Not documented yet.

Wix

Leader

13 total

Facebook
Instagram
Google Shopping
eBay
PayPal
Stripe
Square
Avalara
Shippo
USPS
Google
Loggly
GCP

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.