Comparison
Shopemaa vs Squarespace
Squarespace is known for its templates and can sell on every plan. Shopemaa focuses on selling: one catalogue for your store, a website you already have, shoppable links and your own app, with no commission on any plan.
Which one fits
It depends on what you sell
Choose Shopemaa if
- You sell in several currencies
- You sell files with licences and versions
- You already have a website and want to add a checkout to it
- You want AI assistants such as ChatGPT and Claude to find your products and send shoppers to your checkout
Choose Squarespace if
- You want a polished website from design-led templates
- You also run a blog, bookings, courses or email campaigns
- You want the lowest price for a simple shop: Basic is €11 a month billed yearly
- You take card payments in person in the US or UK
Shopemaa and Squarespace side by side
Facts about Squarespace checked on 12 November 2026. Prices exclude VAT.
| Feature | Shopemaa | Squarespace |
|---|---|---|
| How you pay | Monthly or yearly plan | Monthly or yearly plan |
| Price | €19 to €399 a month; yearly costs ten months | Basic €15, Core €24, Advanced €42 a month; €11, €17 and €29 billed yearly |
| Free trial or free plan | 30 days free; no free plan | 14 days free, no card needed |
| Platform fee on each sale | 0% on every plan | Store sales: 2% on Basic, 0% on Core and Advanced. Digital content and memberships: 7%, 5% and 0% |
| Card payments | Paid into your own Stripe account; only Stripe's fees | Squarespace Payments (in 13 countries, including Germany, Ireland and France), Stripe or PayPal |
| VAT and sales tax | You are the seller: set VAT per store and file it yourself | You are the seller and handle VAT yourself |
| Physical products | Built in: variants, stock, shipping zones, local pickup | Built in, with inventory; carrier-calculated shipping on Core and above |
| Digital products | Built in: files, licences, versions, a library for buyers | Downloads, services and subscriptions built in |
| Your own domain | Every plan; Shopemaa branding removed from Growth | Every plan, free for the first year on yearly billing |
| Checkout on a website you already have | Shopemaa Checkout embed on every plan | Checkout runs on your Squarespace site |
| Payment links and QR codes | Linkly shoppable links and QR codes on every plan | Unlimited Pay Links on every plan |
| API and webhooks | Storefront API and webhooks from Growth | Commerce APIs on Core and above; webhook subscriptions |
| Several currencies | Each store sells in one of 18 currencies; several at once on Scale | One currency per store |
| AI | Fumu store assistant on every plan; AI channels with product feeds and an MCP connector from Growth | AI writing and design tools with monthly AI credits; an AI visibility tracker |
The main differences
Where Shopemaa and Squarespace differ
Fees on each sale
Squarespace's Basic plan takes 2% of store sales, and digital content and memberships carry 7% on Basic and 5% on Core. Shopemaa takes no commission on any plan.
Currencies
A Squarespace store sells in one currency. A Shopemaa store chooses one of 18 currencies, and the Scale plan sells in several.
Beyond your website
Shopemaa adds an embeddable checkout for other websites, Linkly shoppable links, a storefront API and AI channels to the same catalogue.
Questions
Shopemaa or Squarespace?
Is Squarespace cheaper than Shopemaa?
For a simple shop it can be: Squarespace Basic is €15 a month, or €11 billed yearly, against €19 for Shopemaa Starter. Basic takes 2% of store sales, though, and that grows with your sales; Core, at €24 a month, takes none.
Can I sell digital products on both?
Yes. Shopemaa adds licences and versions to digital products and takes no commission on them. Squarespace charges a fee on digital content and memberships on Basic and Core; check its pricing page for your plan.
Do both work with Stripe?
Yes. Squarespace offers Squarespace Payments, Stripe or PayPal. Shopemaa pays every order into your own Stripe account.
Sources
Facts about Squarespace come from its own pages, checked on 12 November 2026. Prices and features change, so check them before you decide. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.
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