Squarespace Sites Are Beautiful.
You Still Have to Build and Run Yours.
Squarespace is a great tool if you want to make your own site. WorkspaceCMS builds it for you, gets you live in days, and makes every update after.
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- SEO since 2012
See it in action
Real sites we designed and built for free
The finished website you get: no editor to learn, no template to wrestle with.
Head-to-head comparison
| Feature | Squarespace | WorkspaceCMS |
|---|---|---|
| Setup time | You set up a template yourself (hours to weeks) | ✓ Live in days, full build-out in a few business days. We build it. See how → |
| Who builds the site | You do | ✓ Our team: a designer, an SEO lead, and a writer |
| Ongoing upkeep | You handle content, updates, and design | ✓ We do: updates, hosting, and the technical details handled for you |
| Getting found on Google | Basic settings, and the rest is up to you | ✓ Built so Google understands your business, and AI assistants like ChatGPT can recommend you |
| Content updates | You do it in the editor | ✓ You send a request, we make the change |
| Something breaks | Platform problems are theirs to fix. Anything wrong with your own site, your content, settings, or template, is yours | ✓ We fix it. Included on every plan, not billed per incident |
| Update limits | Unlimited in the editor; your time is the cost, every edit is on you | ✓ Unlimited update tickets, included on every plan |
| Integrations | Extensions and built-in tools; you install and configure them yourself | ✓ Set up for you: one CRM, API, or IDX/MLS integration included on Premium, more quoted |
| Pricing model | From $16/mo, and you do all the work | ✓ From $89/mo flat: everything included, plus a 30-day money-back guarantee. See the guarantee → |
| Hosting, SSL & security patches | Hosting and SSL included; keeping the site itself healthy is on you | ✓ Included, maintained by our team |
| Commitment & flexibility | ✕ Annual billing for the best price | ✓ 12-month plan, then month-to-month |
| Support | Email and chat. No one makes updates for you | ✓ A real team you can reach directly |
| Local business focus | ✕ Built for everyone | ✓ Built just for local service businesses |
| Free website build | ✕ You build it from their templates | ✓ Included free on every plan |
| Site redesign over time | ✕ Redesign it yourself, or hire someone when it goes stale | ✓ Always Fresh: a free new look 24 months after your site goes live, on Essentials, Growth, Premium and Ultra; redeeming starts a new 12-month term at your current rate. See details → |
Squarespace prices as of July 2026. Check their site for current rates.
Managed platform
When something breaks, you do not go looking for a developer
On WordPress and other open platforms, the host blames the plugin, the plugin blames the theme, and everyone tells you to hire someone. There is no one whose job it is to fix your site. Here there is exactly one, and fixing it is not a line item.
What is covered: anything that breaks on our side. The platform, the hosting, the code, the templates, security patches.
What is not: brand-new work such as a new integration, a new template, or a redesign, and outages at a vendor you own such as your registrar or your MLS feed. Those get scoped and quoted.
Where Squarespace wins
- Beautiful templates out of the boxGenuinely lovely templates from ~$16/mo, but your time setting it up and maintaining it is the real cost.
- Online store built inShopping cart, inventory, and payments come standard, strong if you sell products online too.
- Portfolio and creative sitesGallery-style layouts photographers, designers, and artists love. A kind of site WorkspaceCMS doesn’t make.
Where WorkspaceCMS wins
- We do the work, you don’tWe design, build, write, and maintain your site. You send a request, we make the change. See what updates include →
- Built to get found on Google, not just to look goodBuilt by an SEO agency working since 2012, with automated check-ups that flag issues before they cost you. See details →
- We know local businessesEvery build starts from a proven layout for your industry (120+ verticals), not a blank canvas. See details → See our demo sites →
- Free website build includedA custom design, written and built from scratch, on any plan, the build agencies charge thousands for. See how we build it →
- Nothing technical to keep up withNo template updates, compatibility checks, or security decisions. Our team handles it all. See details →
Who WorkspaceCMS is for
WorkspaceCMS is built for local service businesses (dental practices, law firms, HVAC companies, med spas, plumbers, and similar) who need to win customers without a designer or marketing team on staff.
Tired of opening a website editor every month? WorkspaceCMS is the right choice. Love full design control? Squarespace is a well-made tool for that.
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How does WorkspaceCMS compare to Squarespace?
Squarespace gives you beautiful templates, and you do the rest, forever. WorkspaceCMS builds the site for free, builds it to be found on Google, gets you live in days, and makes every update you send us, from $89/mo flat.
Where does Squarespace win?
Beautiful templates out of the box (from ~$16/mo), a built-in online store with cart, inventory, and payments, and gallery-style portfolio layouts that photographers, designers, and artists love, a kind of site WorkspaceCMS doesn't make.
Where does WorkspaceCMS win?
We design, build, write, and maintain your site. You send a request, we make the change. It's built to get found on Google by an SEO agency working since 2012, every build starts from a proven layout for your industry (120+ verticals), and there's nothing technical (template updates, compatibility, security) left for you to manage.
Who is WorkspaceCMS for?
Local service businesses (dental practices, law firms, HVAC companies, med spas, plumbers, and similar) who need a site built to be found on Google without a designer or marketing team on staff. If you're a creative who wants full design control and loves building websites, Squarespace is a well-made tool for that.
I'm already on Squarespace. What does switching involve?
We rebuild your site for free and take over running it. See how switching works on our /switch page.
Stop designing. Start winning customers.
Live in days, every update handled, from $89/mo flat. 30-day money-back guarantee.