Carrd vs Squarespace: Which One Fits Your Business (2026)
Carrd vs Squarespace comes down to how many pages you need. Carrd builds a one-page site for $19 a year. Squarespace builds a full site with many pages, a store and a blog, and costs several times more: pick it only if you will use those.
Checked on 13 October 2026 on carrd.com/pro and squarespace.com/pricing. Squarespace shows prices in your local currency. I checked from France, so its prices below are in euros.
Carrd vs Squarespace at a Glance
| Carrd | Squarespace | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan with your own domain | Pro Standard, $19 a year | Basic, €12 a month billed yearly (€144 a year), or €17 month to month |
| Free plan | Yes: 3 sites on a carrd.co address | No. 14-day free trial |
| Pages | One page per site, split into sections | Many pages with a menu |
| Forms | From Pro Standard | On every plan |
| Selling | Payment buttons from Stripe, PayPal or Gumroad. No cart | Built-in store on every plan. 2% fee per sale on Basic, 0% from Core (€18 a month billed yearly) |
| Domain | You buy it from a registrar and connect it | Free for the first year on yearly plans |
| Learning curve | One page and one editor screen | More to set up: pages, menu, store, blog |
| Who it's for | A business that needs one page and one action: a call, a form, a booking | A business that publishes, sells a catalogue, or needs a page per service |
Price: What You Pay per Year
Carrd Pro Standard is $19 a year for up to 10 sites, with your own domain, forms and embeds. Add about $11 a year for a .com domain. The full breakdown is on the Carrd pricing page.
Squarespace has four plans: Basic, Core, Plus and Advanced. Billed yearly, they were €12, €18, €32 and €69 a month when I checked. A yearly plan includes the domain for the first year; after that it renews at Squarespace's standard rate.
The gap is large, and it is only a saving if one page is enough for you. If you need what Squarespace adds, the cheaper tool costs you more in workarounds.
Pick Carrd If
- Your site has one job: say what you do, show proof, get a call or a form.
- You are a consultant, a freelancer, a contractor or a local service, and customers find you by name or by referral.
- You don't plan to publish articles or run a store with a cart.
- You want a site you can leave alone for a year.
Pick Squarespace If
- You need several real pages, one per service or location.
- You will write a blog and keep writing it.
- You sell a catalogue of products and need a cart, stock and orders in one place.
- You want forms, store and domain billed by one company.
If you choose Squarespace, start with one focused page before the rest: how to make a landing page on Squarespace.
If You Pick Carrd
You don't have to start from a blank page. These templates are finished one-page business sites that you apply to your own Carrd account.
34 sites built with this template
Calgary
$49Best for consultants who want to look booked-out by Friday
33 sites built with this template
Best for contractors who win work through photos of past jobs
New to the editor? The Carrd guide covers the build, forms and connecting a domain. Not sure either tool fits? See the other Carrd alternatives.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Carrd cheaper than Squarespace?
Yes. Carrd Pro Standard costs $19 a year. Squarespace's cheapest plan, Basic, was €12 a month billed yearly on 13 October 2026, which is €144 a year.
Does Squarespace have a free plan?
No. Squarespace has a 14-day free trial and no free plan. Carrd has a free plan for up to three sites on a carrd.co address.
Can you sell products on Carrd?
Yes, a few. Carrd takes payments through Stripe, PayPal or Gumroad buttons from Pro Standard. It has no cart, stock or order management, so a catalogue of products belongs on Squarespace or another store builder.
Can Carrd replace Squarespace?
For a one-page business site, yes. For a site with a blog, a store or a page per service, no: Carrd publishes one page per site.