Squarespace is a good tool if you have the hours to build and tune the site yourself. We build it for you, write it in English and Spanish, and set it up to show up on Google in your city.
Squarespace details checked September 27, 2026 on Squarespace’s own pages.
“Since working with Robert, I've seen a noticeable improvement in my business.”
At a glance
Digital Vibes
Squarespace
Squarespace Basic billed yearly, or $25 billed monthly (squarespace.com/pricing)
Squarespace fee on store sales on the Basic plan (squarespace.com/pricing)
refund window, and only on yearly plans (Squarespace help center)
Why contractors look for an alternative
The software costs less than lunch. The site still has to be written, photographed, built, set up for Google in your city, and kept current, and on Squarespace all of that is you, in the evenings, after a day on a job.
If a lot of your customers search in Spanish, add Weglot, a separate subscription, or a second copy of every page by hand. And if you ever leave, the export takes your pages and one blog, not your store pages, styles or custom code.
None of that makes it a bad tool. It makes it a tool, and you are the one using it.
What changes when someone builds it for you instead of you building it at night.
Built for Monterey County contractors who did not have the evenings to spare.
JKC Construction Inc. Bathroom and kitchen remodeling plus interior and exterior improvements across Monterey County, with the finished work moved to the front. 
RC Builders Inc. A licensed general contractor whose work arrived by word of mouth, given a site structured the way homeowners search: what the job is, then where they are. 
Precision Construction A general contracting corporation doing everything from ADUs to property development, with a home page that shows the whole range at once instead of hiding it behind a dropdown. Squarespace facts are from its pricing page, terms and help center.
Who builds it
Digital Vibes
We do. You answer questions, we write and build.
Squarespace
You do, with templates and an AI builder. Or hire a Squarespace Expert, paid separately.
Entry price
Digital Vibes
$59/mo, or $950 once for Local Pro
Squarespace
$19/mo billed yearly, $25/mo billed monthly (Basic)
Contract
Digital Vibes
None
Squarespace
None. Plans auto-renew.
Spanish
Digital Vibes
Written by people who live here, not translated.
Squarespace
No built-in multilingual. Weglot, a separate subscription, or duplicate pages by hand.
Local SEO
Digital Vibes
City pages, Google Business Profile and Spanish schema set up for you.
Squarespace
Tools are there; the setup is yours to do.
Leaving
Digital Vibes
You own the site and domain.
Squarespace
Your content is yours, the templates are Squarespace’s, and the export is partial.
What exports
Digital Vibes
The whole site
Squarespace
Pages, one blog and galleries to WordPress. No store pages, styles or custom CSS.
Help
Digital Vibes
Roberto, in Salinas. (831) 214-4827.
Squarespace
Squarespace support
Guarantee
Digital Vibes
60 days: if something is not right, we fix it free.
Squarespace
Full refund within 14 days on yearly plans only.
Squarespace looks cheaper per month, and it is. What you pay for with us is the hours you don’t spend building it.
Digital Vibes
Squarespace
Squarespace includes a free domain for the first year on yearly plans only. Spanish through Weglot is a separate subscription.
Squarespace is the right call for plenty of people. These are the questions that tell you whether you are one of them.
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Writing, photos, building and fixing, then keeping it current.
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That setup, not the template, is what gets you found locally.
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On Squarespace that means Weglot or a second copy of every page.
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Basic takes 2% of store sales; Core and up do not.
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The export is partial: no store pages, styles or custom code.
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Squarespace support, or someone who knows your site.
Yes. Squarespace’s export is partial, so we rebuild the site rather than import it, and use your existing text and photos where they still work. Your domain moves with you.
No. It is a solid builder. The gap is time and local search: someone has to write the pages, set up your Google Business Profile, build city pages and keep it all current. That is the work we do.
Squarespace charges for the software; you do the work. Starter Presence at $59/mo includes us building and updating the site, in English and Spanish.
Yes. On Local Pro, Online Store and AI Concierge you own everything from day one. On Starter Presence the design files are yours after 12 months.
Squarespace is a trademark of its owner. This is our comparison, not an endorsement by or affiliation with Squarespace. Prices and terms change; check theirs before you decide.
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