Squarespace vs Wix
Squarespace and Wix are both blogging and static sites software. Squarespace is a commercial product from Squarespace. Wix is a commercial product from Wix.com.
Which to pick
- Pick Squarespace when
- A small business, creative or freelancer wants a good-looking site quickly and does not need custom code.
- Pick Wix when
- A small business owner wants to build and manage a site themselves with many add-on features.
Side by side
Hosted website builder with designer templates, blogging, online store, bookings and domains.
Drag-and-drop website builder with hosting, templates, online store, bookings and an app market.
Limited flexibility and extensions, and content does not move cleanly to another platform.
Sites cannot be exported to another platform, and the free-form layout can get messy on mobile.
Production-ready (both)
Cloud service
Cloud service and mobile app
Not published (both)
Closed source, sold by Squarespace
Closed source, sold by Wix.com
Closed source: you use it under the maker's terms and cannot change or resell the code. (both)
1.4k Wikipedia readers a month on phones
4.3k Wikipedia readers a month on phones
Other comparisons
More blogging platforms and static site generators
Both sides were judged on 2026-11-03 from makers' descriptions, Wikipedia, READMEs and GitHub data. License, age and popularity lines are worked out directly.