WordPress.com vs Squarespace: which is better? Comparison 2026
By our public methodology WordPress.com scores 88 out of 100 and Squarespace scores 73. Below: the factors and facts where they differ, each fact with its source.
Score breakdown
| WordPress.com | Squarespace | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | 93 | 38 |
| Features | 100 | 100 |
| Reputation | 77 | 77 |
| Reliability | 50 | 100 |
Pros and cons
WordPress.com
- Low price of the entry paid plan
- Built-in online store with checkout
- Free plan with no time limit
- Publishes incidents on a public status page
Squarespace
- Built-in online store with checkout
- Publishes incidents on a public status page
- Generates a site from a text prompt
- You can export your site (HTML or WordPress file)
- No free plan, only a trial
Facts side by side
| Fact | WordPress.com | Squarespace |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes wordpress.com | No squarespace.com |
| Cheapest plan with your own domain, per month (annual billing) | $4.00 wordpress.com | $17.50 squarespace.com |
| Free domain for the first year | Yes wordpress.com | Yes squarespace.com |
| Online store | Yes wordpress.com | Yes squarespace.com |
| AI site generation | Yes wordpress.com | Yes squarespace.com |
| Free SSL certificate | Yes wordpress.com | Yes squarespace.com |
| Site export | Yes wordpress.com | Yes support.squarespace.com |
| App Store rating | 4.6★ itunes.apple.com | 4.6★ itunes.apple.com |
| App Store ratings | 22,282 itunes.apple.com | 18,872 itunes.apple.com |
| Public status page | Yes automatticstatus.com | Yes status.squarespace.com |
| Company founded | Not verified | 2003 squarespace.com |
| Company headquarters | Not verified | United States squarespace.com |
| Company | Automattic Inc. wordpress.com | Not verified |
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