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SquarespaceWordPress
Paid

Paid subscription plans, with a free trial to start.

 Free

Free and open source under the GPL; you pay only for your own hosting.

Web Self-hosted
  • AI website builder generates a starting design
  • Polished templates for many business types
  • Very large library of themes and plugins
  • Visual block editor with live preview
  • No free plan beyond the trial
  • Sites are tied to the Squarespace platform
  • Needs a PHP and database server to self-host
  • Plugins and themes vary widely in quality and need updating
Hosted service Self-hosted
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: GPL-2.0
Account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 26, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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