Squarespace is the stronger pick for most new sites: it's an actively sold standalone builder with Basic, Core and Advanced plans. Weebly now sits inside Square's product suite, with a free plan and three paid tiers, and makes sense mainly if you want a free starter site or already take payments through Square.
Prices and plan names below are from each company's own pricing page, as of Nov 2026.
Weebly isn't the company it used to be
Start with the part most comparisons skip. Weebly's own home page says it plainly: Weebly is now a part of the Square product suite. The pitch has shifted to selling with Square taking care of your payments, whether that's at a pop-up shop or your own online store. Its pricing grid even lists features like Remove Square Ads and Square Gift Cards.
And here's the detail that tells you how much attention the brand gets: the footer on Weebly's home and pricing pages still carries a 2019 Square, Inc copyright line. That's not a reason on its own to avoid it, and the builder still works. But when you're choosing a platform you'll live on for years, it's fair to ask which one its owner is investing in. Squarespace's pricing page, by contrast, is busy with newer tools like AI Visibility, Email Campaigns and SMS Campaigns.
That's the real choice here. Not which builder has a nicer template, but whether you want a tool that's the main product of its company, or a website builder that's now one part of a payments business.
The plan ladder, side by side
Weebly has a free plan. Squarespace doesn't; it offers a free trial for 14 days instead, and says you can save up to 36% by paying annually.
| Weebly plan | Billed annually | Month-to-month | Pitch on its page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 /mo | $0 /mo | Basic use |
| Personal | $13 /mo | $16 /mo | Connect to a custom domain |
| Professional | $15 /mo | $20 /mo | Connect your domain and add more customization |
| Performance | $32 /mo | $36 /mo | Add features that drive growth and manage operations |
| Squarespace plan | Billed annually | Pay monthly | Online store transaction fee | Digital content and memberships fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | $12 /mo | $19 /mo | 2% | 7% |
| Core | $17 /mo | $27 /mo | 0% | 5% |
| Advanced | $25 /mo | $36 /mo | 0% | 0% |
Read those transaction fees carefully. Squarespace's Basic plan takes 2% of online sales of products, services or donations, and its page tells you to upgrade for 0% transaction fees. If you plan to sell, Core is the real starting point, which narrows the price gap with Weebly's Professional plan more than the headline figures suggest.
Weebly's grid lists SSL security, third-party embed code, a shopping cart, unlimited items, inventory management, coupons and in-store pickup across its tiers, with extras like shipping labels, abandoned cart emails and phone support further up. Weebly's pricing page doesn't state a transaction fee on online sales, so check that inside the Square account you'd be selling through. If your main goal is capturing leads rather than selling, also look at dedicated landing page tools, which can sit alongside either builder.
A note on moving between them
Neither pricing page covers migration, so there's no official route to quote here. What I'd tell any business owner: assume you'll rebuild, not transfer. Templates don't move between builders. Before you commit, list every page, form and product you'd need to recreate, and keep your domain registered somewhere you control so it isn't tied to either builder. If forms are a big part of your site, an outside form builder makes any future move far less painful, because your forms and submissions don't live inside the website tool.
Who should pick which
Pick Weebly if you need a free site to get started, you're already running payments through Square in a shop or at markets, and you want your website and card reader in the same family. The Personal plan at $13 a month billed annually gets you a custom domain without much fuss.
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Pick Squarespace if the website is the heart of your business, you care about design, or you sell digital content and memberships. Its Core plan removes the online store transaction fee and is the tier I'd start most small businesses on.
My verdict: Squarespace, for most people. It costs a little more, but you're buying into a product its owner clearly keeps building. Weebly is a reasonable free starting point and a sensible add-on for Square sellers, but I wouldn't build a growing business on it without a plan for where you'll go next.
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Quick answers
Is Weebly still around?
Yes. Weebly's home page says it's now part of the Square product suite, and it still offers a Free plan plus Personal, Professional and Performance tiers.
Does Squarespace have a free plan?
No. Squarespace offers a free trial for 14 days, then paid plans from $12 a month billed annually on Basic, as of Nov 2026.
Which is cheaper, Squarespace or Weebly?
Weebly is cheaper, with a $0 Free plan and Personal at $13 a month billed annually. Squarespace starts at $12 a month billed annually, but Basic takes a 2% online store transaction fee.
Can I move my site from Weebly to Squarespace?
Neither company's pricing page covers migration, so plan to rebuild your pages rather than expect a one-click transfer.
