Think it’s easy to figure out? Squarespace pricing has 4 plans, each comes with a set of features that you may or may not require in your website.
Ufuna iwebhusayithi ekhangeleka imangalisa, kodwa ayithathi izakhono ezininzi zobugcisa kwicala lakho ukuyila nokulawula.
A website builder sounds like the right thing for you, and of them, Squarespace is looking pretty good.
But while Squarespace emphasizes itself as an all-in-one, easy solution, are things really that simple?
Ngaba kulungile kakhulu ukuba yinyani?
Don’t worry, friend. In this article, I’ll dive deep into it.
You’ll get to find out how simple the pricing is, where the hidden expenses may come from, and ultimately what Squarespace REALLY costs and what it means for you.
Isandi esihle?
Kuhle. Masiqale ngokujonga ngokubanzi izicwangciso zamaxabiso ngokwabo:
Squarespace Pricing Plans
Squarespace has four pricing plans, or tiers. They have names, but I’ll mostly refer to them in this article as their placement on the tier list (ie., “first tier”).
The best way to explain is to just show you how Squarespace presents them:
Qaphela ukuba olu aluluhlu olupheleleyo lweempawu-ezisisiseko.
Ngoku, ukucoca into ethile ngaphambi kokuba siqhubeke nelinye inqaku:
Abo maxabiso bacinga ukuba uhlawula rhoqo ngonyaka. Ixabiso "ngenyanga nganye" liyalahlekisa ngaloo ndlela. Ukuba ubhatala inyanga nenyanga, la maxabiso:
Ngoku ukuba unolwazi lwesakhiwo esisisiseko samaxabiso, masingene kwezinye iinkcukacha:
Ukwahlulwa kwamaxabiso
Part 1: How much does Squarespace cost?
One of the biggest selling points for most abakhi bewebhusayithi, including Squarespace, is that they provide most of what you need out of the box.
Kodwa ngaba oko kuthetha ukuba ixabiso olibhatalayo lilula kwakhona?
Ngokubanzi, ewe.
Technically speaking, this is all that Squarespace costs alone, bare minimum:
- The cost of your chosen Squarespace package, monthly or yearly
- Imirhumo yotshintshiselwano ye-3% yentengiso, ukuba ukule "Shishini" / 2 yitagi
- Free domains through Squarespace are only free the first year, and only for annually-paid plans. You don’t HAVE to use one from Squarespace, but many do.
- I-imeyile (i-Gmail kunye ne-G Suite) isimahla kunyaka wokuqala kwezi-3 eziphezulu, kodwa ivuselela iindleko
Kodwa xa sithetha inyani, zikho ezinye iindleko onokuthi uzenze ezonyusa itotali yakho.
These may come from third parties, and apply to site-builders in general, not just Squarespace specifically.
It varies greatly person-to-person, but the REAL cost of running your site on Squarespace may amount to something like this:
- The cost of your Squarespace plan
- Imirhumo yokuthenga (ukubangakwithala lesibini)
- Transaction fees for any other payment or credit card processors aside from Squarespace Commerce’s processor
- Domain name renewal IF registered through Squarespace (as noted above)
- OR the cost of a domain purchased from a registrar separately
- Ukuhlaziywa kwe-imeyile kwiibhutsi ezifanelekileyo, njengoko kukhankanyiwe, OKANYE ukuthengwa konyaka wokuqala kwe tiger
- Email marketing plans—Squarespace’s own extra feature for email marketing
- Izandiso (ezikwabizwa ngokuba ziindibaniselwano, usetyenziso, okanye iiplag) ezivela kubantu besithathu
I’ll get more into these additional costs later, but the short version is that your Squarespace site may, at BEST, only cost your payment plan’s figures.
Kodwa ngaphezulu kunokwenzeka, kuya kuzisa iindleko ezongezelelweyo emva konyaka wokuqala, kwaye uya kuchitha imali eninzi kwizixhobo ezongezelelweyo ukukhulisa amava akho.
Icandelo 2: Sisiphi isicwangciso samaxabiso esikufaneleyo?
Masithathe eli nyathelo ngenyathelo:
Ngaba ufuna amanqaku e-ecommerce? Ngamanye amagama, ukubakho kwabakhenkethi ukuthenga izinto kwindawo yakho.
Ukuba akukhange kubenjalo, i-tier yokuqala kufuneka ilunge kuwe.
Ukuba ufuna amanqaku e-ecommerce, naliphi na kula mathuba mathathu anokulunga.
Kodwa ekukhetheni phakathi kwezahlulo ezithathu zokugqibela, umahluko uhlala usiya ezantsi kwizinto ezininzi ezinxulumene nezorhwebo ozifunayo.
Umzekelo, ngelixa i-yesibini tier ine-ecommerce esisiseko, isiqu sesithathu sinezinto ezininzi ezilungileyo:
Umzekelo, iapp-yentengiso yeapp lokusebenza ekuvumela ukuba uthengise ngaphakathi-komntu; iiakhawunti zabathengi; analytics ezingcono kunye nokuthengisa; kwaye ukhuseleke ngokuphuma kwindawo yakho.
I-tier yesithathu ilungile kwabo bangadingi kuphuma konke-kwiimpawu zabo ze-ecommerce, kodwa bangathanda ukufumana nje ezo zimbalwa zeempawu ezongezekileyo ze-ecommerce endizichazile ngentla.
Ukuba ufuna ngaphezulu kokunikezelwa yinqanaba lesithathu ngokungagqibekanga, kodwa awufuni ukuphucula ngokupheleleyo kwinqanaba lesine (nelokugqibela), ungakhathazeki!
Unokongeza izandiso njengoko zifuneka kwiakhawunti yakho, ngakumbi kwitagi esisiseko yoRhwebo.
Kodwa ukuba ufuna uluhlu olupheleleyo lweempawu, yile nto uyokufumana isicwangciso sokugqibela samaxabiso, awungekhe ufumane kwimigangatho yangaphambili:
Izinto ezinje ngokubuyiselwa kwenqanawa eshiyekileyo (ezithumela ii-imeyile ngokuzenzekelayo abathengi abazishiyileyo iinkqubo zabo zokuphuma), ubhaliso, njalo-ezi ziimpawu ezinamandla.
Ngoku, ngeemfuno zorhwebo ezigutyungelweyo, masibuye umva:
Masithi awunomdla wokusebenzisa ivenkile ye-Intanethi, kodwa usakhangela okungaphezulu koko kubonelelwa yitti yokuqala.
Ukuba nguwe, unokuzibuza ukuba ngaba kukho isizathu esifanelekileyo sokuphucula.
Ngelixa uninzi lweempawu ezongezelelweyo phakathi kweti tier zinxulumene nezorhwebo, kungakuhle ukuphucula kwinqanaba lesibini loku kulandelayo:
Ezi zinto zilungile ngokuba nesiza esisebenza ngobuchule nangaphezulu, nokuba awucwangcisi ukuthengisa izinto.
Ke ezo mpawu ziya kuba sesinye isizathu sokuba umntu aphucule ii-tiers, ASIDE ukusuka kurhwebo.
Part 3: Additional Squarespace costs
I briefly listed some of these in the section on how much Squarespace costs, but let’s talk about them in a little bit more detail.
I’ve said it before, but if you use G Suite through Squarespace (“professional email”), it costs extra.
Ngamafutshane: ukuba ukwisicwangciso samaxabiso okungena, kuya kufuneka usihlawulele ngoko nangoko kwi-bat.
Ukuba ukweso nasiphi na sezicwangciso zamanani aphezulu, ufumana uG Suite simahla unyaka, kodwa uyihlawule kamva.
Ke indleko enye ebonakala ngathi ikhululekile kodwa ingekho.
Ndikhankanye nento yabo yokuthengisa nge-imeyile ngaphambili.
The email marketing feature is useful, especially if you like that Squarespace is an all-in-one solution.
Kodwa ngokuqinisekileyo ASIKAHOLO. Inesicwangciso sayo samaxabiso:
Ke lawo maxabiso yile nto ubuhlawula ukuthengisa nge-imeyile (ngonyaka-kukho amaxabiso enyanga nawo).
However, you can still use a third party email marketing software integrated with Squarespace.
Kuya kufuneka ujonge kabini izandiso ezikhoyo, kodwa ubuncinci I-mailchimp iyafumaneka njengokudityaniswa kweprimiyamu.
Kwelo nqaku, kuya kufuneka uhlawulele ukudityaniswa / ukwandiswa ukuba ufuna ukuzisebenzisa.
Njengoko ezi zisisixhobo esivela kwiqela lesithathu, umntu ngamnye unezicwangciso zawo zamaxabiso. Abanye banokuba bakhululekile, okanye babe nemodeli ye-freemium (umda wokuqala wamahhala kodwa amanqaku amaninzi ahlawulelwayo).
Iqhelekile kubakhi bewebhusayithi kunye nabakhi bevenkile eku-intanethi (njenge Wix kwaye Shopify) ukudibanisa kunye nee-apps zomntu wesithathu ezithandwayo.
NANGONA kunjalo, iindleko zizonke zesiza zinokunyuka ngokukhawuleza xa zongezwa izandiso, ngoko kubalulekile ukuba uzikhumbule.
Okokugqibela, igama lesizinda:
If you pay for Squarespace with annual, up-front payments, then you get a free domain regardless of which tier you have.
BUT, it’s only free for the first year. After that first year, it will renew at the “regular rate”—this is about the rate you’d pay if you purchased it normally through Squarespace.
It’s also what you’ll pay if you register a domain on Squarespace while paying monthly.
Ireyithi eqhelekileyo iyahluka. Kodwa ngokubanzi, iya kuba yi- $ 20:
To be honest with you, this is more expensive than what most domain registrars charge.
But Squarespace is offering good domain name features, plus ease of use—so the calculation may be worth it for many of you anyway.
Anyway, those are the “hidden costs.” To be fair, Squarespace is forthcoming about them. But they are still frequently overlooked by people.
Part 4: Squarespace vs. competitors’ pricing
To compare Squarespace with competitors, let me quickly explain how these companies compete.
Indawo yesikwere yi umakhi wewebhusayithi that features ecommerce features.
Ecommerce is a very important component of Squarespace, but it’s still an all-in-one solution for website management in GENERAL.
Wix Ifana kakhulu nale. Yiyo yonke indawo eyakha iwebhusayithi yokwakha ebonisa iimpawu ze-ecommerce ngokucacileyo, kodwa isesisisombululo-sonke.
Emva koko kukho Shopify. Shopify ikakhulu ungumakhi wevenkile ze-intanethi. Ikwangisisombululo esine-in-in-enye, kodwa kwi-ecommerce.
Zonke ziyafana ngokugxila kuyilo, ukusebenziseka lula, kwaye nokuba zizinto ezinkulu kumaqonga ebhokisi.
WixIzicwangciso zamaxabiso zibukeka ngolu hlobo:
Umahluko ophambili phakathi kweti tier apha, ngamanqanaba okugcina, kunye nezinye iinkqubo okanye izinto ezongezelelweyo.
Wix ikwanenye iseti yeebhutsi zeendawo zecommerce:
Ngale ndlela, Wix has more complicated pricing than Squarespace.
kunjalo, Wix’s pricing for its four regular tiers is super similar to Squarespace’s.
The difference is that Squarespace’s last 3 tiers include the features that Wix has in its special ecommerce tiers. And, Squarespace doesn’t limit storage at any tier.
So overall, Squarespace is more generous with pairing features to price than Wix.
Unga jonga olu thelekiso lupheleleyo ndilubhalileyo ngabo apha ukuba ufuna ukufunda ngaphezulu.
Ngoku, Shopify ilula kumaxabiso ayo kune Wix, and even Squarespace, because it’s more focused:
kunye Shopify, okungagqibekanga kukuhlawula ngenyanga. Nangona kunjalo, ungawahlisa amaxabiso aboniswe ngentla ngokuhlawula ngonyaka okanye ngokuhlawula iminyaka emibini (ehlisa i-10% ne-20% ngokwahlukeneyo).
Even when you compare these to Squarespace’s month-to-month payments, Squarespace is significantly cheaper.
Squarespace STARTS at $16 a month ($12 a month if paid annually), which is just over half of where Shopify uqala.
And Squarespace’s HIGHEST tier doesn’t even come close to Shopify's iqonga eliphambili.
Kulungile, ndiza kulunga Shopify:
Shopify is zeroing in on ecommerce features more than Squarespace. The basics are the same, but Shopify inezinto ezongezelelweyo:
Umzekelo, Shopify is stronger in shipping features and extensions, and offers abandoned cart recovery for its first tier, compared to Squarespace only offering that tool for its last tier.
To sum up: if you just need the big tools of ecommerce with your all-in-one site builder, Squarespace is cheaper than Shopify.
And if you want a store with great design, Squarespace may also be better.
Ukuba uzama ukuya konke-kwiimpawu ze-ecommerce, nangona kunjalo, Shopify inokuba lutyalomali olungcono.
Kuba ngakumbi Shopify and Squarespace, Jonga olu thelekiso lwendlu enzulu.
Ngoku, kukho omnye umntu okhuphisana naye ongakhange ndithethe ngentla, kuba lisilo elilelakhe: I-WordPress kunye neWooCommerce.
Ngokusisiseko, i-WordPress yinkqubo yolawulo lomxholo, okanye i-CMS. Kwahlulwe ngokwamanqanaba ku Shopify or Wix, ubuncinci kubantu abaninzi.
I-WooCommerce yiplagi eyaziwayo ye-ecommerce ye-WordPress.
IWordPress ibiza kakhulu kunokwakha indawo ngeendlela ezithile, kodwa ifaka ngaphantsi kwecandelo loyilo olwakhelweyo lula, kwaye izixhobo ezenziwe ngokwezifiso zixhomekeke ngakumbi kwimixholo esetyenzisiweyo.
Nantsi inkcazo elula yokuba iisayithi ze-WordPress zongeza njani iindleko:
- I-WordPress.org isimahla kwaye isoftware evulelekileyo. Nangona kunjalo, ukuyisebenzisa, umntu kufuneka ahlawule ukusingathwa kwewebhusayithi (kwaye ihlala idomeyini) ngokwahlukeneyo.
- I-WordPress.com yinguqulelo yezentengiso esekwe kule nguqulo ingentla. Kulula ukuyisebenzisa kwaye kubandakanya ukubamba. Isiseko simahla, kodwa iibhuthi ezihlawulelwayo ziyafuneka kwiimpawu ezizeleyo.
- I-WooCommerce isimahla, kodwa ihlawulele tiers yeempawu ezongezelelweyo.
- Ii-plugins zibaluleke kakhulu kwi-WordPress kuba amanqaku amancinci akhiwe ngaphakathi. Ukongeza, i-tier ethile ehlawulelwayo yeWordPress.com iyafuneka ukusebenzisa iiplag.
- Ngelixa imixholo emininzi ikhululekile ngaphandle kwetekhnoloji, uninzi lwazo luyi-freemium, ngokuthenga kuyimfuneko ukuvula i-customization epheleleyo
Ngaba uyayibona indlela inzima yonke le nto? I-WordPress ngokubanzi ibandakanya amacandelo ahambayo, kunye nenguqulo yentengiso elula.
So a WordPress site CAN be cheaper than Squarespace, if you go out of your way to prioritize your costs only. But WordPress sites frequently run into the hundreds or even thousands.
Ke uluhlu lwamaxabiso luhluke ngakumbi, kwaye i-WordPress ngokwayo iyinkimbinkimbi ngakumbi (ubuncinci inguqulelo yasimahla).
Part 5: Squarespace FAQs
Impendulo ethembekileyo apha, kukuba ayisiyongxaki kangako.
Registering a domain through Squarespace is fine if you don’t want too much hassle. It’s also nice to not have to pay for the first year (assuming you’re paying yearly).
Nangona kunjalo, elo xabiso lokuhlaziya kunokwenzeka ukuba lingaphezulu kweedola ezingama-20.
Personally, I find it more flexible to use separate registrars: it’s easier to switch the platforms I use to manage my site by simply disconnecting or reconnecting my domains.
Additionally, it’s easier to ensure your domain renews at a lower cost when using a registrar.
Ngelixa kunzima kakhulu ukudibanisa i-domain nakweyiphi na iqonga, ngumsebenzi owongezelelweyo uninzi olunokukhetha ukuluphepha, nangona kunjalo.
Okokuqala, ayibizi kangako. Izicwangciso zokusingathwa kweWebhu zibukeka zixabiso eliphantsi ekuqaleni, kodwa zihlala zivuselela amaxabiso aphezulu emva konyaka.
Many also have add-ons that renew at cost, like Squarespace. Plus, the low price you see is often only low if you commit to two or more years, so it’s pricey up-front and less flexible.
Secondly, ease of use costs money. If you scroll up again, you’ll find that Squarespace isn’t really pricier than its site builder rivals.
Thirdly: Squarespace’s ease of use overlaps with its focus on design. Web hosting focuses less on the design aspect of building a site and more the technical side.
Fourthly, Squarespace doesn’t limit your resources the way traditional web hosting does.
Squarespace has a 14-day free trial.
Intsingiselo, INSTEAD yokuhlawula isicwangciso kuqala kwaye ke ucele ukubuyiselwa imali ngaphakathi kwexesha elithile, umane wenza iakhawunti simahla kwaye uqalise ukusebenzisa inkonzo.
Awuyi kucelwa ukuba ubhalise ulwazi lwakho lokuhlawula konke, de kube kuphele ityala lakho kwaye uthatha isigqibo sokuhlawula loo nkonzo ilungileyo.
How good is Squarespace pricing?
Masiyisongele le nto, bantu.
Overall, Squarespace pricing is pretty good. There are a few negative points about it, however, mainly in the form of extra costs after the first year.
Nokuba usebenzisa nje isicwangciso samaxabiso ngaphandle kolwandiso lweqela lesithathu, imimandla kunye ne-G Suite iya kuvuselela ngendleko emva kokuba sikhululekile unyaka.
Additionally, accessing a larger range of ecommerce tools involves paying extra for Squarespace’s email marketing toolset and/or paying for third party extensions.
However, when we compare Squarespace to its khuphiswano, we can see that it’s not so bad:
Squarespace is more generous with its storage and ecommerce tools than its primary competitors, while still retaining overall low prices.
Furthermore, paying for third party extensions on a site-builder is nothing unique to Squarespace: it’s equally common on Wix, Shopify, I-WordPress, kunye nabanye.
So looking at things holistically, Squarespace is still offering a great deal for the price!
Kodwa awunyanzelekanga ukuba uthathe igama lam kuyo ukuba awukholwanga.
Just try out Squarespace yourself to find out—it’s free anyway!
