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Wix vs Squarespace
Two drag-and-drop builders with an AI to get you started. The differences are in the free plan, the store and booking.
By the Nightly team · Checked 4 November 2026
The short answer
Which one fits you
Choose Wix if
Wix
You want to start free, add scheduling from Core, or build from a single AI prompt.
Choose Squarespace if
Squarespace
You want a store on every plan, a free domain on yearly plans, and up to 1,000 pages.
Side by side
Wix and Squarespace
| Feature | Wix | Squarespace |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Free plan on a wixsite.com address, with Wix ads | No free plan: a 14-day free trial |
| Cheapest plan | Light: £10.80 a month, billed yearly (checked 21 Oct 2026). Payments and scheduling start on Core. | Basic: £14.40 a month, billed yearly, VAT included. Core: £20.40. |
| AI to get you started | Yes. Creates a site from a single prompt, then you refine it with drag and drop. | Yes. Built-in AI tools on every plan. Basic has 10 AI credits, one-time. |
| Editing | Yes. A drag-and-drop editor. | Yes. A drag-and-drop editor. |
| Your own web address | Yes. From Light. A new domain is free for a year. | Yes. On every plan. Free for the first year on yearly plans. |
| Online store | Yes. From Core. | Yes. On every plan. Basic adds a 2% transaction fee. |
| Take payments | Yes. From Core. | Yes. On every plan, through Squarespace Payments. |
| Online booking | Yes. Scheduling, from Core. | Partly Sold separately, as Acuity Scheduling. |
| Pages | Up to 100 static pages. | Up to 1,000 pages. |
| A plan for your business's own files | No. Not on its plans page. | No. Not on its pricing page. |
✓ yes, ✗ no. Read from each company's own pages (sources below). UK prices include VAT.
Where Nightly fits
If you'd rather not build it
Or have it made for you
Both Wix and Squarespace are for building it yourself. Nightly builds the website from your own answers, in your own words, and you change what you like. It includes search basics, blog drafts and Business Brain, a plan for your business's own files. It doesn't have a store yet, and costs more than their cheapest plans.
Questions answered
Wix or Squarespace
Which has a free plan?
Wix does, on a wixsite.com address with Wix ads. Squarespace has a 14-day free trial instead.
Which is better for bookings?
Wix has scheduling from its Core plan. Squarespace sells booking separately, as Acuity Scheduling.
Which has more pages?
Squarespace allows up to 1,000 pages, and Wix up to 100 static pages.
Sources
Where these facts come from
Each company's own pages, read on 4 November 2026 unless a date says otherwise. Prices and plans change, so check their pages before you choose. Wix and Squarespace are trademarks of their owners, and Nightly isn't connected with any of them.
Wix
- Plans and priceswix.
com/ plans - AI website builderwix.
com/ ai-website-builder - Free sites and Premium planssupport.
wix. com/ en/ article/ upgrading-your-site-to-premium-3066683 - Page limitssupport.
wix. com/ en/ article/ wix-editor-creating-a-multi-page-site
Squarespace
- Pricing, trial, domains and AI toolssquarespace.
com/ pricing - AI website buildersquarespace.
com/ websites/ ai-website-builder - Acuity Schedulingsquarespace.
com/ scheduling - Page limitssupport.
squarespace. com/ hc/ en-us/ articles/ 206543087-Page-limits
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