Instead of Squarespace, try one of these 3.
Every alternative is lined up against Squarespace on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. Squarespace sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.
Alternative
Price
Open source
Self-host
Offline
Platforms
Likes
SquarespaceWhat you have now
Polished templates for portfolios and small shops.
PricePaid
from $16/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Framer#1
Design and publish production websites without code.
PriceFreemium
sites from $10/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web · Mac · Win
LikesVisit ↗
Drag-and-drop site builder with AI and apps.
PriceFreemium
from $17/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
LikesVisit ↗
How to read this. “Yes” means fully supported by the maker. “Partial” means it works with caveats. Likes reflect community popularity; vendors can’t pay for them or for placement. Our pick, marked in lime, is the option we would point most people leaving Squarespace to first. How we compare.
Squarespace alternatives at a glance
Squarespace is a paid website builders app (from $16/mo). We compared 3 alternatives: 0 are open source, 0 are completely free, 0 can be self-hosted and 0 work fully offline. The most popular is Framer, with 1.7k likes, while our pick is Wix.