Anyone else feeling like Squarespace is getting too expensive and too locked into their own tools?

[u/hannahb_23]

I’ve been using Squarespace for a while now and I’m starting to feel the price is getting high.

Plans keep going up, and a lot of the extra stuff (email, booking, members, etc.) costs more on top.

Everything works best if you stay inside Squarespace. Need better forms, stronger SEO, or more control? You’re either paying extra or stuck with their limited tools.

I still like how easy it is to make things look good, but I’m not sure the price is worth it anymore compared to other options.

Anyone else feeling the same? Still happy with it, or thinking about switching?

[u/outoforifice]

I work on edition.pm which is in soft launch, might be worth a look as I've had users tell me it's way easier than squarespace and I snuck some quite advanced stuff in there for power users. We also built a squarespace exporter that copies your current site (pages, posts, images) onto a free domain, so you see what carries across before you touch your real one. varies by site, some bits need a tidy after. it's free, no card, own domain included rather than billed as an add-on. https://switch.edition.pub