Renting Your Website From Wix?
Wix & Squarespace Alternative: A Site Builder That Comes With Hosting You Own
A website builder should let you build the site, not rent it back to you. Liberation Site Builder starts at $10.99 a month with hosting, SSL and — on an annual plan — a free domain included, and it runs on a U.S. network we own and operate. Wix Light is $17 a month and Squarespace Basic is $19 on annual billing, and Squarespace takes 2% of every online store sale on that plan. Our E-Commerce+ plan is $19.99 with a store included and no transaction cut from us. The part that matters later: if you outgrow a drag-and-drop builder, our development team can take the site over on the same infrastructure instead of you starting again somewhere else. Prices checked September 13, 2026.
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Liberation Site Builder vs. Wix & Squarespace
Three site builders side by side at list prices. Wix and Squarespace figures are from wix.com/plans and squarespace.com/pricing on annual billing, checked September 2026.
Feature | Liberation Site Builder | Wix | Squarespace |
|---|---|---|---|
Entry plan, annual billing | $10.99/mo — Starter | $17/mo — Light | $19/mo — Basic |
Top plan on the public price list | $19.99/mo — E-Commerce+ | $159/mo — Business Elite | $99/mo — Advanced |
Billed monthly instead | Same price | Higher than the annual rate | $25 Basic, $39 Core, $65 Plus, $139 Advanced |
Hosting | Included, on a U.S. network LiberationTek owns | Included | Included |
Free domain | Included with a 1-year plan | Free domain for 1 year | Free custom domain for a year on annual plans |
SSL certificate | Included on every plan | Included | Included |
Templates | 200+ professional templates, or a blank canvas | Template library | Designer templates |
Online store transaction fee | None taken by us | Not charged by Wix | 2% on Basic; 0% on Core and above |
Digital content and memberships fee | None taken by us | Not published on the plans page | 7% Basic, 5% Core, 1% Plus, 0% Advanced |
Databases, FTP and subdomains | 2–9 databases, 2–9 FTP accounts, 2–16 subdomains | Closed platform | Closed platform |
If you outgrow the builder | Our development team takes the site over on the same infrastructure | Rebuild on another platform | Rebuild on another platform |
Who owns the network | LiberationTek, in the United States | Wix infrastructure | Squarespace infrastructure |
Your data | Never tracked, sold or shared — 100% ownership | Governed by their terms | Governed by their terms |
Content removal | We do not remove sites over lawful speech | Governed by their terms | Governed by their terms |
Why People Leave Wix And Squarespace
A Cut Of Every Sale
Squarespace charges a 2% online store fee on its $19 Basic plan, and takes 7% of digital content and memberships. Getting to 0% on the store means the $29 Core plan, and 0% on digital content means the $99 Advanced plan. Liberation does not take a percentage of your sales on any plan.
You Cannot Take The Site With You
A site built inside a closed platform stays inside it. When you outgrow the builder, the usual answer is to rebuild somewhere else from scratch. Our builder sits on our own shared hosting, so if you outgrow drag-and-drop our development team can take the site over on the same infrastructure.
The Price Goes Up When You Pay Monthly
Wix and Squarespace advertise annual rates. Squarespace Basic is $19 a month on annual billing and $25 billed monthly; Core is $29 or $39; Advanced is $99 or $139. Liberation Site Builder is $10.99 to $19.99, and a one-year plan adds a free domain and SSL certificate rather than a surcharge.
Real Hosting Underneath
Every Site Builder plan is shared web hosting with actual resources behind it — 2 to 9 databases, 2 to 9 FTP accounts, 2 to 16 subdomains and an SSL certificate — not a sealed editor. You can hand a developer FTP credentials and a database, which on a closed platform is simply not an option.
An Independent U.S. Network
The site you build sits on infrastructure LiberationTek owns and operates in the United States. We do not track, sell or share your data, you keep 100% ownership of it, and we do not remove sites over lawful speech. For churches, nonprofits and values-driven businesses that is usually the deciding factor.
Over 200 Templates, Or A Blank Canvas
Start from more than 200 professional templates or build from nothing. Add e-commerce, forms, booking, blogs and multiple languages without touching code, preview responsively as you go, and keep editing the site yourself afterwards rather than paying someone every time a phone number changes.
What A Small Business Site Costs In Year One
A comparable plan on each platform for a small business site that sells something. All three bill less per month when you pay annually; monthly billing costs more on Wix and Squarespace.
A small business site that sells something | Liberation E-Commerce+ | Wix Business | Squarespace Core |
|---|---|---|---|
Monthly price, annual billing | $19.99 | $39.00 | $29.00 |
First year | $239.88 | $468.00 | $348.00 |
Online store fee on top | None taken by us | Not charged by Wix | 0% on this plan, 2% on the $19 Basic plan |
Free domain for the first year | Included | Included | Included |
Hosting and SSL | Included | Included | Included |
Difference over the first year | — | You keep $228.12 | You keep $108.12 |
Liberation Site Builder Plans
Plan | Built for | Included | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
Starter | Small businesses just getting started | 2 databases · 2 FTP accounts · 2 subdomains · SSL · hosting | $10.99/month |
Ramping Up | Growing businesses that need more room | 5 databases · 5 FTP accounts · 8 subdomains · SSL · hosting | $14.99/month |
E-Commerce+ | Growing online stores and companies | 9 databases · 9 FTP accounts · 16 subdomains · SSL · hosting | $19.99/month |
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).
Move Your Site In 4 Steps
1. Pick A Plan And A Template
Choose Starter, Ramping Up or E-Commerce+, then start from one of 200-plus templates or a blank canvas. An annual plan includes a free domain and SSL certificate.
2. Bring Your Content Across
Liberation can transfer your website content from most site builder platforms. Send us the address of your current Wix or Squarespace site and we will tell you honestly what carries over and what needs rebuilding.
3. Build It Out
Drag and drop the pages together, add your store, forms, booking or blog, and preview how it looks on a phone before anyone else sees it. Hosting and SSL are already included, so there is nothing else to buy.
4. Point Your Domain And Publish
Connect the domain — or use the free one from your annual plan — and publish. If the site later outgrows the builder, our development team can take it over on the same infrastructure rather than starting again.
Get Started
By Transferring Your Website
Liberation can transfer your website content from most site builder platforms.
Wix & Squarespace Alternative FAQs
Yes. Liberation Site Builder starts at $10.99 a month against Wix Light at $17 and Squarespace Basic at $19 on annual billing, and every plan includes hosting and an SSL certificate, with a free domain on a one-year plan. For a small business that sells something, our E-Commerce+ plan is $19.99 a month — $239.88 for the first year — against $468 for Wix Business and $348 for Squarespace Core. Prices checked September 13, 2026.
On its entry plan, yes. Squarespace charges a 2% online store transaction fee on the $19 Basic plan, and 7% on digital content and memberships. Reaching 0% on the online store means moving to Core at $29, and 0% on digital content and memberships means Advanced at $99. Payment processing rates apply on any platform, but LiberationTek does not take a percentage of your sales on any plan.
We can transfer website content from most site builder platforms. Send us the address of your current site and we will tell you honestly what carries across and what has to be rebuilt — closed platforms do not export cleanly, and anyone who promises a perfect one-click migration from Wix is overselling it. In practice the content, images and structure come over and the design gets rebuilt on a template.
This is the difference that shows up two years in. Liberation Site Builder runs on our own shared hosting, so if the site needs to become something a builder cannot do, our development team can take it over on the same infrastructure and you keep your domain, your hosting and your email. On a closed platform the only route out is rebuilding from scratch somewhere else.
Real hosting resources, not just an editor. Starter includes 2 databases, 2 FTP accounts and 2 subdomains; Ramping Up includes 5, 5 and 8; E-Commerce+ includes 9, 9 and 16. Every plan has an SSL certificate and shared web hosting, and a one-year plan adds a free domain. That means you can hand a developer FTP credentials and a database, which a closed platform does not allow.
No. It is a full drag-and-drop builder — start from more than 200 professional templates or a blank canvas, and add e-commerce, forms, booking, blogs and multiple languages without touching code. You preview how it looks on a phone as you build, and you keep editing it yourself afterwards rather than paying someone every time a phone number changes.
On infrastructure LiberationTek owns and operates in the United States, not leased capacity from a larger platform. We do not track, sell or share your data, you keep full ownership of it, and we do not remove sites over lawful speech. For churches, ministries, nonprofits and values-driven small businesses, that tends to matter more than the monthly difference.
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Sources: Wix premium plans and Squarespace pricing, checked September 13, 2026. Wix and Squarespace prices shown are annual-billing rates; both cost more billed monthly. LiberationTek prices are list prices on this site.