A Squarespace alternative that builds the website for you.
Squarespace is a do-it-yourself website builder: you choose a design, write the pages and keep the site up to date. Buzzozo is a managed website: we write, design, build, host and look after it for one monthly price. Try a free 14-day website first, no card needed, and compare it with Squarespace.
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Squarespace or a managed website: who does the work?
Squarespace is a website builder known for its designer templates. You choose a design, add your words and photos, and publish the site yourself. The Squarespace pricing page lists four plans, SEO tools that guide you through simple steps, and 24/7 customer support. Every site starts with a 14-day free trial, with no credit card required.
A managed website starts from the other end. Buzzozo writes, designs and builds the site with you, hosts it on our own UK platform and looks after it for one monthly price. Both of us offer 14 days free without a card; the difference is who does the building. On Squarespace you build during the trial. With Buzzozo, your website is built for you.
Squarespace and Buzzozo, side by side.
Squarespace facts from squarespace.com, read from the UK on 28 October 2026. Buzzozo facts from our plans page.
| Area | Squarespace (you build it) | Buzzozo (we build it) |
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| Who builds the website | You, using Squarespace templates. Squarespace can also connect you with an Expert through Hire an Expert. | We write, design and build it with you |
| Price | Basic £16, Core £24, Plus £36 and Advanced £89 a month billed monthly; £12, £17, £29 and £79 a month billed annually. The Basic plan charges a 2% online store transaction fee. | Website from £149 a month: the founding price for the first 100 businesses, locked for life. From £299 a month after the first 100. |
| Trying it first | A 14-day free trial with no credit card required. There is no free plan. | A free 14-day website, built with your details. No card needed. |
| Hosting | On the Squarespace platform. If you leave, Squarespace says some content doesn’t export. | On our own UK hosting, with SSL |
| Domain | One year of free domain registration with annual plans | Registered in your name, not ours |
| Updates, security and backups | Squarespace runs the platform; you keep your own pages and content up to date | We look after updates, security monitoring and daily backups |
| Google and AI search | SEO tools that guide you through the steps yourself | On-page SEO and an AI-search-ready build: service pages, FAQs, schema and llms.txt |
| Help | 24/7 customer support | UK support by phone, WhatsApp and email |
| Commitment | Cancel any time; changes take effect at the end of the billing cycle you have paid for | Monthly, with no contract. Cancel any time. |
What a managed website gives you that DIY doesn’t.
| Built for you | We write the words, design the pages and build the site around your services, the areas you cover and your photos. You check it before it goes live. |
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| Hosted and looked after | Your site runs on our own UK hosting with SSL, security monitoring, daily backups and speed optimisation, and we keep it updated. One monthly price, with no upfront fee. |
| An AI chat assistant | During your free 14 days an AI chat assistant answers visitors’ questions 24/7 and captures enquiries, so you can see it working on your own site. Ask us about keeping it on your plan. |
| LLM SEO, built in | Clear service pages, FAQs, schema and llms.txt, so ChatGPT, Gemini and Google’s AI Overviews can read and understand your business, plus on-page SEO for Google. Search providers choose their results, so nobody can promise a position or an AI citation. |
| UK support from people | Talk to us by phone on 020 3282 5353, on WhatsApp or by email. |
| Your domain, in your name | The domain is registered to you, not to us. There is no contract, and you can cancel any time. |
When is Squarespace the better choice?
Choose Squarespace if you want to design the site yourself from polished templates, have time to write and update it, and want a lower monthly cost. A portfolio, a personal site or a business with someone confident in website builders can do well on Squarespace, and its free trial lets you test the editor first.
Choose a managed website when your time matters more than the tool: you would rather run the business while someone else writes the pages, keeps the site secure and makes it clear to Google and AI search. That is the gap a managed website fills.
Can I move from Squarespace to Buzzozo?
Yes. Squarespace can export some content, such as layout pages, one blog and images, to a file meant for WordPress, and its help centre says some content doesn’t export. We do not depend on the export: we rebuild the website on our platform using your words, photos and services, then connect your domain to the new site when you are happy with it.
Keep your Squarespace plan running until the new site is live and you have checked it. If your domain is registered through Squarespace, we will walk you through connecting or transferring it so it stays in your name. Tell us how your business email is set up before anything changes, so nothing is lost in the move.
Plans from £149 a month.
What Buzzozo's plans cost. Free for 14 days, with the AI assistant switched on. The first 100 businesses on the Website plan keep £149 a month for life. No card needed, no contract.
| Plan Monthly. No contract. Cancel any time. | Websitefrom£149/moFounding price for the first 100 businesses, locked for life. From £299 a month after the first 100. | Website + CRMfrom£599/moEverything in Website, plus BuzzozoHub CRM built for your business. | CustomTailoredBuilt around your goals. Tell us what you need and we'll plan it with you. |
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| Website designed, written and built for you | Included | Included | Included |
| Free green UK hosting | Included | Included | Included |
| Free SSL certificate | Included | Included | Included |
| Security, monitoring and daily backups | Included | Included | Included |
| Speed optimisation | Included | Included | Included |
| Regular updates and upgrades | Included | Included | Included |
| On-page SEO so you appear in Google | Included | Included | Included |
| AI-search-ready build (AI answers and Google's AI Overviews) | Included | Included | Included |
| Contact forms, click-to-call and WhatsApp | Included | Included | Included |
| AI chat assistant during your free trial | Included | Included | Not included |
| Your domain in your name | Included | Included | Included |
| UK support by phone, WhatsApp and email | Included | Included | Included |
| BuzzozoHub CRM built and set up for your business | Not included | Included | Included |
| Customers, enquiries and follow-ups in one place | Not included | Included | Included |
| Tailored tools and automations | Not included | Included | Included |
| Missed-call text-back | Not included | Included | Included |
| Review requests, where they fit | Not included | Included | Included |
| Start free | Start free | Plan it with us |
- Website designed, written and built for you
- Free green UK hosting
- Free SSL certificate
- Security, monitoring and daily backups
- Speed optimisation
- Regular updates and upgrades
- On-page SEO so you appear in Google
- AI-search-ready build (AI answers and Google's AI Overviews)
- Contact forms, click-to-call and WhatsApp
- AI chat assistant during your free trial
- Your domain in your name
- UK support by phone, WhatsApp and email
- Everything in Website
- BuzzozoHub CRM built and set up for your business
- Customers, enquiries and follow-ups in one place
- Tailored tools and automations
- Missed-call text-back
- Review requests, where they fit
- SEO and local SEO, priced per job
- AI search campaigns
- Articles and blog content
- Google and Meta ads
- Social media marketing
- Shopify and online stores
- Booking systems and bespoke tools
- Email marketing
- Works on its own, or alongside Website or Website + CRM
Cancel any time.
Registered to you, not to us.
No card needed to start.
One simple monthly price. Ask about paying yearly.
Squarespace alternative questions, answered.
What is the best Squarespace alternative for a small business?
It depends on who you want to build the site. If you want another do-it-yourself builder, Wix is the best-known option. If you would rather not build it at all, a managed website such as Buzzozo writes, builds, hosts and looks after the site for one monthly price, and you can try it free for 14 days with no card needed.
How much does Squarespace cost in the UK?
On 28 October 2026 Squarespace listed Basic at £16, Core at £24, Plus at £36 and Advanced at £89 a month billed monthly, or £12, £17, £29 and £79 a month billed annually. The Basic plan charges a 2% transaction fee on online store sales.
Is Squarespace or Wix cheaper?
On UK list prices, Wix starts lower: its Premium plans are listed from £9 a month for yearly plans, against £12 a month for Squarespace Basic billed annually. Wix also has a free plan with Wix branding, while Squarespace has a 14-day free trial instead. Both are do-it-yourself builders, so either way you build the site.
Why would a business move from Squarespace to a managed website?
Usually because of time. On Squarespace you build and update the site yourself. A managed website moves that work to us: we write the pages, keep the site secure and backed up, and handle on-page SEO and the AI-search-ready build, while you run the business.
How much does Buzzozo cost compared with Squarespace?
Squarespace plans run from £12 to £89 a month, and you build the site. The Buzzozo Website plan is from £149 a month, the founding price for the first 100 businesses, locked for life, and from £299 a month after the first 100. Website + CRM is from £599 a month. Your first 14 days are free, with no card needed.
Can I move my Squarespace website to Buzzozo?
Yes. Squarespace exports only some content, so we rebuild the website on our platform with your words, photos and services. You keep Squarespace running until you have checked the new site, and your domain stays in your name.
Is there a contract with Buzzozo?
No. Buzzozo plans are monthly, with no contract, and you can cancel any time. The first 14 days are free and need no card, so you can see your website before you choose a plan.
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- Day 0
- A short call or WhatsApp about your business.
- In days
- Your website goes live on our hosting.
- Day 14
- Pick a plan, or walk away owing nothing.
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