Squarespace Takes A Cut Of Every Sale
Squarespace Alternative: A Site Builder Without The Store Fee
Looking for a Squarespace alternative? Squarespace is a capable builder, and we are not going to argue otherwise. What the $19-a-month Basic plan does not say up front is that it still takes a 2% cut of every online store sale, and a separate 7% fee on digital content and memberships. Getting the store fee to 0% means moving to the $29/mo Core plan; getting the digital-content fee to 0% means the $99/mo Advanced plan.
As a Squarespace alternative, Liberation Site Builder starts at $10.99/mo with hosting, SSL and — on an annual plan — a free domain included, runs on a U.S. network we own, and takes 0% of your sales on every plan. If you’re comparing a Squarespace alternative on total cost, the difference is simple: no store-fee tier to climb, just one flat rate and every sale is yours.
Switching to this Squarespace alternative does not mean starting from scratch. Most Squarespace sites move over in a matter of days: we import your pages, products and content, match the look as closely as possible, and you review everything before it goes live. Nothing publishes until you approve it.
Because this Squarespace alternative is built on standard WordPress and WooCommerce rather than a proprietary builder, you also keep full ownership of your store data, product catalog and customer list — no lock-in, no forced migration if you ever want to move again.
How the move from Squarespace works
We handle each step so you can keep working.
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See the Liberation Site Builder in action
Start from a template, edit on the page, and check desktop and mobile before you publish.
What You Get For The Difference
No Cut Of Your Sales
Liberation takes 0% of every sale, on any plan. Squarespace takes 2% on Basic-tier stores and 7% on digital content and memberships until you reach its higher tiers.
A Site You Actually Own
Squarespace is a closed platform you are renting space inside. Liberation Site Builder runs on U.S.-owned infrastructure, with hosting and SSL included as part of the plan, not a separate product.
Free Domain & SSL Included
Every annual Liberation plan includes a free domain and an SSL certificate at no extra charge, the same way Squarespace bundles a free year of domain on its annual plans.
200+ Templates Or A Blank Canvas
Start from more than 200 professional templates and change the text, images and colors, or build from a blank canvas with drag-and-drop widgets.
Grow Beyond Drag-And-Drop
The Pro tier includes custom HTML, so you are not locked out of the code. If you outgrow the builder entirely, our development team can take the site over on the same infrastructure instead of forcing a rebuild elsewhere.
People Who Answer
You get U.S.-based support from a small team, not a queue. Our customers routinely mention being walked through problems personally and hearing back quickly.
What Squarespace's Plans Actually Cost
Annual vs. monthly rates, and what each tier includes before you reach 0% transaction fees. Squarespace figures are from squarespace.com/pricing, checked September 2026.
Plan | Plan | Annual rate | Monthly rate |
|---|---|---|---|
Squarespace Basic | $19/mo | $25/mo | 2% store fee |
Squarespace Core | $29/mo | $39/mo | 0% store, 5% digital |
Squarespace Advanced | $99/mo | $139/mo | 0% store, 0% digital |
Liberation Starter | $10.99/mo | same price | 0% on any plan |
Liberation Ramping Up | $14.99/mo | same price | 0% on any plan |
Liberation E-Commerce+ | $19.99/mo | same price | 0% on any plan |
- Free Migration — our team moves your website content from Squarespace at no cost.
Liberation Site Builder vs. Squarespace
Two site builders side by side. Squarespace figures are from squarespace.com/pricing, checked September 2026.
Feature | Liberation Site Builder | Squarespace |
|---|---|---|
Entry plan, annual billing | $10.99/mo — Starter | $19/mo — Basic |
Top plan, annual billing | $19.99/mo — E-Commerce+ | $99/mo — Advanced |
Billed monthly instead | Same price | Higher — $25 to $139 depending on plan |
Online store transaction fee | None, on any plan | 2% on Basic, 0% on Core and above |
Digital content / memberships fee | None | 7% Basic, 5% Core, 1% Plus, 0% Advanced |
Hosting | Included, on a U.S. network we own | Included |
Free domain | Included with a 1-year plan | Free for a year on annual plans |
SSL certificate | Included on every plan | Included |
Templates | 200+ templates, or a blank canvas | Designer templates |
Databases, FTP and subdomains | 2–9 databases, 2–9 FTP accounts, 2–16 subdomains | Closed platform |
If you outgrow the builder | Our dev team takes the site over on the same infrastructure | Rebuild on another platform |
Who owns the network | LiberationTek, in the United States | Squarespace infrastructure |
Your data | Never tracked, sold or shared | Governed by their terms |
Content removal | We do not remove sites over lawful speech | Governed by their terms |
What Customers Say After Switching
Real customer reviews. LiberationTek is rated 4.9 out of 5 on Google and 4.7 out of 5 on Trustpilot (September 2026).
Liberation Site Builder Plans
Plan | Built for | Included | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
Starter | For small businesses just getting started | 2 databases · 2 FTP accounts · 2 subdomains · SSL certificate | $10.99/mo |
Ramping Up | For growing businesses adding features | 5 databases · 5 FTP accounts · 8 subdomains · SSL certificate | $14.99/mo |
E-Commerce+ | For online stores and companies selling more | 9 databases · 9 FTP accounts · 16 subdomains · shopping cart & payment gateways | $19.99/mo |
Move Your Site In 4 Steps
1. Tell Us What You Are Running
Send us your current Squarespace plan and the pages, products or blog you need moved. We will tell you which Liberation Site Builder plan fits.
2. We Import Your Content
Our team moves your pages, images, blog posts and store listings onto Liberation Site Builder — you do not have to rebuild the site from scratch.
3. Pick A Template Or Keep Your Design
Start from one of 200+ professional templates or rebuild your existing look with our drag-and-drop widgets. Nothing goes live until you approve it.
4. Launch On Infrastructure We Own
Your site goes live with hosting, SSL and (on an annual plan) a free domain included — on a U.S. network LiberationTek owns and operates.
Already on Squarespace? Read the step-by-step Squarespace migration guide — what transfers, what changes, and how long a typical move takes.
Get Started
By Transferring Your Website
Liberation can transfer your website content from most site builder platforms.
Squarespace Alternative FAQs
Liberation Site Builder starts at $10.99/mo and tops out at $19.99/mo for E-Commerce+, against Squarespace Basic at $19/mo and Advanced at $99/mo on annual billing. Liberation also takes 0% of your sales on every plan, where Squarespace charges 2% on Basic-tier stores.
Yes. Squarespace’s $19/mo Basic plan takes a 2% fee on every online store transaction, and a separate 7% fee on digital content and memberships. The store fee drops to 0% on the $29/mo Core plan; the digital-content fee does not reach 0% until the $99/mo Advanced plan. Liberation takes 0% on any plan.
Yes. Our team can import your pages, images, blog posts and store listings onto Liberation Site Builder, and migration is free when you choose an annual plan. That’s the real advantage of a Squarespace alternative that skips the transaction fee: your store keeps every dollar of a sale instead of handing a cut to the platform.
The Pro tier includes custom HTML, so you are not locked out of the underlying code. If you outgrow the builder entirely, our development team can take the site over on the same infrastructure instead of forcing a rebuild on another platform.
Yes — a free domain is included with any annual Liberation Site Builder plan, the same way Squarespace includes a free year of domain on its annual plans.
No. Site Builder is drag and drop — you place elements where you want them and the builder handles the code. Start from one of 200+ professional templates or build from a blank canvas.
Every site gets free SSL, daily backups and malware scanning as part of the plan, running on U.S.-owned infrastructure with U.S.-based support — nothing to configure, nothing sold separately.
Yes. As a Squarespace alternative, LiberationTek never takes a cut of your online store sales — no 2% transaction fee, no separate content fee, no plan upgrade required to get to 0%. If you’re comparing a Squarespace alternative specifically because that store fee eats into your margins, that’s exactly the problem this Squarespace alternative was built to solve.
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You are choosing between buying design and buying software
Squarespace’s real product is design judgement. The templates are good, the type is set properly, and somebody who is not a designer can produce a site that looks credible — which is a genuine achievement and the reason the platform is popular. When people compare alternatives they tend to compare software features, and that misses what they were actually paying for.
So the first question is which half you need. If you want a handsome site you never touch, the competition is other design-led builders and a designer working in WordPress, not a feature list. If you want a site that does things — integrates with your booking system, your inventory, a membership database, something unusual — then you are buying software, and a closed builder will eventually tell you no.
The second question is the one every builder shares: what do you keep if you stop paying? A Squarespace site is not portable the way a WordPress site is. Content can be exported, but the site itself cannot be moved and run elsewhere. For a brochure site that may not matter at all. For a site carrying years of accumulated content and search rankings, it matters a great deal.
Which brings up the URLs. Any move off a builder risks changing your page addresses, and that discards inbound links and rankings you have already earned. Capture the full list of live URLs before anybody builds anything, keep what you can, and redirect the rest. A provider who does not ask for that list is not thinking about your traffic.
Where we fit: a Site Builder plan if you want the design handled and the maintenance to be somebody else’s job, or WordPress on managed hosting if you need the site to do something specific — and either way the content and the URLs stay yours. Book a call and we will look at your current pages before recommending either.
Cost is rarely the only factor with Squarespace alternative. Look at setup fees, renewal pricing, add-on charges, and the time your staff spends managing the service. A plan that looks cheap but needs constant attention often costs more than a managed option with clear support and predictable billing.
Security deserves the same attention. Ask how accounts are protected, how updates are applied, and how quickly problems are fixed. For Squarespace alternative, strong defaults such as two-factor sign-in, encrypted backups, and U.S.-based support reduce risk without adding work for your team.
Finally, think about growth. The right setup for Squarespace alternative should still fit when you add staff, locations, or new services. Choose a provider that can scale with you and will help you move data without downtime when the time comes.