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Carrd vs Squarespace: $19 a year for one page, or $19 a month for Basic
Updated Oct 15, 2026
Carrd Pro Standard costs $19 a year for 10 one-page sites on your own domains, with forms and SSL, but no domain included and support by contact form. Squarespace Basic costs $19 a month billed annually ($25 month to month), includes a free domain for a year on annual plans, OpenTable and menu blocks, 24/7 email and weekday live chat. Carrd has a free plan; Squarespace has a 14-day trial.
At a glance, by our score
- Lowest price
#4 Carrd
One-page sites on your own domain for $19 a year; you register the domain elsewhere
8.5/10Very goodOur scoreVisit CarrdOn carrd.com #8 Squarespace
Restaurants that want OpenTable and menu blocks on the $19-a-month yearly Basic plan
7.4/10GoodOur scoreVisit SquarespaceOn squarespace.com
Carrd's lowest monthly price is lower than Squarespace's, checked Sep 27, 2026 and Sep 25, 2026.
Side by side
| Criterion | Carrd | Squarespace |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 8.5/10Very goodOur score #4 of 10 | 7.4/10GoodOur score #8 of 10 |
| Price after any intro offer (35%) | 10.0 / 10 | 6.0 / 10 |
| Included on the entry plan (25%) | 8.0 / 10 | 10.0 / 10 |
| Free plan (15%) | 10.0 / 10 | 6.0 / 10 |
| Support (15%) | 3.0 / 10 | 6.0 / 10 |
| Introductory jump (10%) | 10.0 / 10 | 10.0 / 10 |
| Price from | $0 / month | $19 / month |
| Best for | One-page sites on your own domain for $19 a year; you register the domain elsewhere | Restaurants that want OpenTable and menu blocks on the $19-a-month yearly Basic plan |
| Visit | Visit CarrdOn carrd.com | Visit SquarespaceOn squarespace.com |
Who should pick which
- Carrd: One-page sites on your own domain for $19 a year; you register the domain elsewhere
- Squarespace: Restaurants that want OpenTable and menu blocks on the $19-a-month yearly Basic plan
Carrd builds one-page websites and sells yearly Pro plans. Squarespace is a template-based builder with four paid plans and no free plan. Their entry plans share a number, $19, but Carrd charges it per year and Squarespace per month.
At a glance
| Carrd (Pro Standard) | Squarespace (Basic) | |
|---|---|---|
| Price and billing | $19 a year, billed yearly only | $19 a month billed annually; $25 month to month |
| Price after any intro offer | $19 a year (about $1.58 a month) | $19 a month (annual) |
| Introductory jump | None; no intro price shown | None; no intro price shown |
| Included on the entry plan | Own domain, no branding, SSL, contact forms; no domain included | Own domain, removable Squarespace footer, free domain for 1 year (annual plans), SSL, form blocks |
| Free plan | Free plan (3 sites on .carrd.co, with branding); 7-day Pro trial | No free plan; 14-day free trial, no card |
| Support | Contact form, reply usually within 24 hours | Email 24/7; live chat weekdays 4 AM to 8 PM ET; no phone |
Prices from Carrd's Pro page and Squarespace's pricing page, read Sep 27, 2026.
Price
Carrd's Pro Standard is $19 a year, about $1.58 a month, for 10 sites. There is no monthly billing, and Carrd says you can renew automatically or pay as you go.
Squarespace Basic is $19 a month billed annually, which comes to $228 a year, or $25 a month paid month to month ($300 a year). On annual billing that is $209 a year more than Carrd's Pro Standard.
Neither shows an introductory price, so today's prices are also the renewal prices. Two costs sit outside those figures. Carrd includes no domain, so you pay a registrar as well. Squarespace's free domain lasts one year on annual plans, then the standard rate applies.
Where they differ
- One page or more. Carrd is built for single-page sites. If you need a site with many pages, Carrd isn't the tool.
- The domain. Carrd says the custom domain must be registered before you can use it, at any domain provider. Squarespace gives a free custom domain for one year with an annual plan, and lets you connect one you already own.
- Trying it. Carrd has a free plan for up to three sites on .carrd.co addresses with its branding, plus a 7-day Pro trial with no card. Squarespace has no free plan but a 14-day trial with no card.
- Support. Carrd answers through a contact form, usually within 24 hours. Squarespace offers email 24/7 and live chat Monday to Friday, 4 AM to 8 PM ET; it doesn't offer phone help.
- Restaurants and payments. Squarespace Basic includes an OpenTable block and a Menu block. Carrd's pages describe no menu or reservation feature, and a payment-enabled form needs Pro Plus at $49 a year.
Who should pick which
Pick Carrd if you need one page on a domain you already own, and a $19 yearly bill matters more than live help.
Pick Squarespace if you want a domain bundled for the first year, a 14-day trial before paying, chat on weekdays, or a restaurant site with OpenTable reservations and a menu on the Basic plan. Squarespace is on our list of website builders for restaurants.
See both in our website builder ranking, and how we score them in our method.