Squarespace slashes website builder pricing by up to 21 percent
What happened
Between the May 4, 2026 and May 11, 2026 captures of Squarespace's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Core plan price decreased from $29/mo to $23/mo (21% decrease) with annual discount improving from 35% to 36%; Plus plan decreased from $49/mo to $39/mo (20% decrease) with annual discount improving from 28% to 30%. Pulse files it as a pricing change (price decrease) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Aug 10, 2026) lists Basic at $19, Core at $29, Plus at $49 and Advanced at $99.
It lands 7 days after Squarespace's previous change, "Squarespace hikes Core and Plus plans 26%, trims annual discounts" (May 4, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Squarespace Drops 20% Off Promo Code as March Deal Expires" (Apr 1, 2026), "Squarespace: Premium managed-service tier added to the pricing page" (Apr 2, 2026) and "Squarespace rebrands Enterprise tier as 'Squarespace Premium" (Feb 18, 2026). Squarespace has been tracked since 2024-10-01.
In the same window Shopify, Webflow, Jimdo and Wix also changed their Business Operations pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Core, Plus · Price−21%$29/mo$23/mo
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core, Plus | Price | $29/mo | $23/mo | −21% |
Values as written on Squarespace's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Squarespace's pricing page (squarespace.com) from May 4, 2026 and May 11, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where core, plus price reads $29/mo and then $23/mo.
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Squarespace, the last 90 days
Full history- Jul 13, 2026increaseSquarespace hikes Basic/Core/Plus pricing up to 25%, rebrands AI feature label
- Jun 2, 2026decreaseSquarespace slashes prices up to 30% across all subscription tiers
- May 25, 2026decreaseSquarespace cuts mid-tier plan prices by up to 10%
- May 11, 2026decreaseSquarespace slashes website builder pricing by up to 21 percent · this change
- May 4, 2026increaseSquarespace hikes Core and Plus plans 26%, trims annual discounts
- Apr 1, 2026packagingSquarespace Drops 20% Off Promo Code as March Deal Expires
- Apr 2, 2026packagingSquarespace: Premium managed-service tier added to the pricing page
- Feb 18, 2026packagingSquarespace rebrands Enterprise tier as 'Squarespace Premium
Across Business Operations in the same window
All Business Operations changesQuestions about this change
Did Squarespace raise prices in May 2026?
No — prices went down. Between May 4, 2026 and May 11, 2026 Squarespace's pricing page showed 1 price cut: Core, Plus: $29/mo → $23/mo (−21%).
What changed on Squarespace's pricing page between May 4, 2026 and May 11, 2026?
Core, Plus price: $29/mo → $23/mo (−21%). Pulse compared the captures it took on May 4, 2026 and May 11, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Squarespace change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 4 other pricing-page changes for Squarespace in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Squarespace hikes Core and Plus plans 26%, trims annual discounts" on May 4, 2026; Squarespace has been tracked since 2024-10-01.