What you pay
Squarespace: A monthly subscription for as long as the site exists — Us: Free to start, building plans from $10/mo; work billed at cost +20–30%
Looking for a Squarespace alternative
An .xml file is not your website.
Squarespace lets you export content as an .xml file suited to importing into WordPress. Their own help centre is clear that much of a site relies on their JavaScript and CSS and will not come with it. So what you can take is the words, not the site.
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The short version
Squarespace, in three questions.
What you can take with you
Squarespace: Content as .xml, for WordPress — Us: The whole site, as a git repository
Who builds it
Squarespace: You do, in their editor — Us: You describe it and watch it get built
| Question | Squarespace | Amelia’s Agent |
|---|---|---|
| What you pay | A monthly subscription for as long as the site exists | Free to start, building plans from $10/mo; work billed at cost +20–30% |
| What you can take with you | Content as .xml, for WordPress | The whole site, as a git repository |
| Who builds it | You do, in their editor | You describe it and watch it get built |
| Your code, as a git repo | No — design relies on their JS and CSS | From the first turn |
| Know the cost before you spend it | Flat monthly fee whether you build or not | Quoted per turn, printed after |
The export limits are quoted from Squarespace’s own help centre, Exporting your site, read on 31 August 2026. Squarespace renders its prices behind a consent gate, so this table does not quote a figure it could not read from their page — check their pricing page for the current numbers.
Where they are better
Squarespace templates are the best-looking in the category.
A Squarespace site looks considered in a way most builder output does not, and for a portfolio or a restaurant that can be the entire requirement. If a beautiful template is what you need and you never intend to leave, it is a defensible choice. This is for somebody who wants the site to be theirs.
The part that matters in year three
A subscription is rent on your own website.
A builder charges every month for as long as the site exists, and the site stops existing when you stop paying. Here you get a normal git repository from the first turn — host it anywhere, hand it to any developer, or keep it with us. Nothing about it is specific to us, which is the whole point and also the reason we have to keep earning it.
And if you want to know who is making these claims: a software company that has shipped for other businesses since 2005.
If you are still weighing it up
See the price before you spend it.
Type what you want on the home page — it estimates the cost before you sign in, and there is no card to start.
Questions
Asked, answered
Can I export my Squarespace site?
Only partly. Squarespace exports content as an .xml file suited to importing into WordPress, and their help centre notes that much of a site relies on their JavaScript and CSS and does not come with it. You can take the words; you cannot take the site.
Is there a Squarespace alternative where I own the code?
Amelia's Agent gives you a normal git repository from the first turn — host it anywhere, hand it to any developer, or keep it with us.
Do I have to design it myself?
No. You describe what you want in plain English and watch it get built, rather than choosing a template and arranging blocks in it.