Go from Squarespace to Framer
The job: Website builder (Drag-and-drop editor and templates, Hosting, custom domain and SSL, Contact and signup forms, SEO tools). Pick where you are today and where you want to land; the move below follows your pick.
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Switch app
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The money
$39/mo today , then $15/mo
Squarespace Core
Modeled from public list prices, with your time at $50 an hour. Show the math
Does it do the job? 4 of 4 covered
- Covered: Drag-and-drop editor and templates
- Covered: Hosting, custom domain and SSL
- Covered: Contact and signup forms
- Covered: SEO tools
The work
- Setup
- About 1 h
- Upkeep
- None
- Watch out
- Check first: You only rely on: Drag-and-drop editor and templates, Hosting, custom domain and SSL, Contact and signup forms, SEO tools
Make the move in four steps
Export from Squarespace
Site content (for example to import into WordPress). Format: .xml file
Export stepsSet up Framer
Suits a design-led brochure site of up to 30 pages: Framer Basic is $15/mo monthly or $10/mo yearly with a custom domain, CMS blog and built-in SEO, but no store.
DetailsSwitch links and integrations
Point links, embeds and integrations at Framer, then send a test through every one.
Cancel Squarespace
Turn off renewal before your renewal date, once the new setup works. Access runs until: The end of the billing cycle for monthly and annual website plans….
How to cancel Squarespace
The whole recipe: 3 ways out, best first
What you use
- Drag-and-drop editor and templates
- Hosting, custom domain and SSL
- Contact and signup forms
- SEO tools
Not covered
- Blog
- Website analytics
- Online store and payments
Check before switching
- You only rely on: Drag-and-drop editor and templates, Hosting, custom domain and SSL, Contact and signup forms, SEO tools
- Export your data from Squarespace before canceling
Agents: get_recipe("replace-squarespace") on the Stackcut MCP server.
3 ways out, best first
How we got this
| You pay now: Squarespace Core | flat price | $39/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Framer | Basic plan | $15/mo |
| Difference each month | $39 − $15 | +$24/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$24 × 12 | +$288 |
| Setup, once | 1 h × $50/h | −$50 |
| Year one | +$288 − $50 | +$238 |
- Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $288 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: Squarespace Core | flat price | $39/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: WordPress.com | Premium plan | $18/mo |
| Difference each month | $39 − $18 | +$21/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$21 × 12 | +$252 |
| Setup, once | 1 h × $50/h | −$50 |
| Year one | +$252 − $50 | +$202 |
- Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $252 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: Squarespace Core | flat price | $39/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: WordPress (self-hosted) | a small server (modeled) | $5/mo |
| Your upkeep time | 2 h/mo × $50/h | $100/mo |
| Difference each month | $39 − $5 − $100 | −$66/mo |
| Over 12 months | −$66 × 12 | −$792 |
| Setup, once | 4 h × $50/h | −$200 |
| Year one | −$792 − $200 | −$992 |
- Not counting your time (28 h in year one): saves $408 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
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