Verified · Trustpilot
The codebase was well documented and AI Agent friendly and security has been taken as a foundational component, not an afterthought as in many "vibe coded" products.
Kerry Patrick
Seedly CRM owner, agency
Seedly Sites vs Squarespace 2026 Own your platform, don't rent it.
If you build client websites for a living, the comparison that matters is not just price, it is what you get and what you keep. Straight about both, including where Squarespace wins.
Seedly Sites
$1,199
one time
You own itThe full source code, yours forever.
Squarespace
$576
/ year
Starting plan, 3 sites
You rent itA per-site subscription built for one business.
VS
The honest version
What you get, and what you keep.
Squarespace plans run per site, about $16 to $99 a month each, with no agency discount for running many. Figure $23 a month for a normal business plan, and fifty client sites is roughly $13,800 a year ($23 x 50 x 12), recurring.
Seedly Sites is a one-time $1,199 license plus flat hosting, $0 to about $200 a month for unlimited Cloudflare Pages, no matter how many client sites you run.
Side by side
Seedly Sites vs Squarespace, row by row
Seedly Sites
Squarespace
Pricing model
One-time $1,199 license
From $16 per site / mo
Client sites
Unlimited, no per-site fees
A plan per site
White-label
Built in, your brand
Not really offered
Hosting
Flat, $0 to ~$200/mo on Cloudflare
Bundled, per site
SEO and speed
Full SEO + green Core Web Vitals
SEO tools built in, heavier pages
You own it
Full source, portable static
Hosted, not portable
Pricing model
Seedly SitesOne-time $1,199 license
SquarespaceFrom $16 per site / mo
Client sites
Seedly SitesUnlimited, no per-site fees
SquarespaceA plan per site
White-label
Seedly SitesBuilt in, your brand
SquarespaceNot really offered
Hosting
Seedly SitesFlat, $0 to ~$200/mo on Cloudflare
SquarespaceBundled, per site
SEO and speed
Seedly SitesFull SEO + green Core Web Vitals
SquarespaceSEO tools built in, heavier pages
You own it
Seedly SitesFull source, portable static
SquarespaceHosted, not portable
Competitor pricing and feature availability verified September 2026; plans vary and change often, so confirm current details on each vendor's site. Seedly Sites is a one-time license plus your own flat hosting.
The math that matters
Per-site rent, or one license you own.
Per-site subscriptions are pure overhead when you carry them across clients. Squarespace is built for one business, not an agency, with no real white-label and no multi-tenant dashboard.
Seedly Sites runs every client from one login under your brand, and the sites are portable static output you own.
The whole point
Own it, do not rent it.
Squarespace is built to run one business beautifully. The moment you are running fifty of them for clients, you are paying per site forever and there is no real white-label to hide behind. Own the platform instead and that line item disappears.
One license covers unlimited client tenants, a real multi-tenant CMS, clean static output your clients own, and the full source code, yours to keep. None of which Squarespace was built to give an agency.
Owner Reviews - The Receipts
Don't take our word for it. Take theirs.
Every review 5 out of 5 on Trustpilot. These are Seedly owners on the code they were handed and whether I stood behind it. I build Seedly Sites the same way.
Read every review →Verified · Trustpilot
The ability to customize to the specific needs and functionality we need is immeasurably valuable.
Roc
Seedly CRM owner, agency
Verified · Trustpilot
The codebase made that far easier than it had any right to be: clear structure, sensible boundaries, and comments that explain why something works the way it does rather than restating the code.
Mike Wallerich
Seedly CRM owner, builds on the source
Verified · Trustpilot
You get the entire code base. So, you can just use Claude to add features or customize it any way you want.
Aaron Burleson
Seedly CRM owner
Verified · Trustpilot
Even if you do have some technical knowledge, what you're able to build on top of it and integrate with everything is just very impressive.
Will Hamilton
Seedly CRM owner, in-house dev team
Verified · Trustpilot
Andrew (the developer) did a great job and has always provided support.
Steve D
Seedly CRM owner
Verified · Trustpilot
Own your tech! No longer held hostage to features and unwanted downtimes at the most inconvenient time.
Jason Jackson
Seedly CRM owner
Verified · Trustpilot
The code is well documented and has plenty of help steps along the way that make setup and installation much simpler than they would otherwise be.
Jeremiah Svaren
Seedly CRM owner, resells to clients
Verified · Trustpilot
Andrew has been fair, and sometimes more than fair, in his interactions I've seen with prospects and customers (including me).
Matt Gordon
Seedly CRM owner
Verified · Trustpilot
Absolutely recommend to anyone who wants to be able to create the build of their dreams without starting from scratch.
Rain Delaware
Seedly CRM owner
Verified · Trustpilot
The reason I love Seedly is ownership, because you own the codebase instead of renting and watching the provider change things constantly.
Joshua Lockhart
Seedly CRM owner
Verified · Trustpilot
A true masterpiece of software that has a completely different model. You buy it, you own it, you have full control of it.
John Marx
Seedly CRM owner
Verified · Trustpilot
Andrew has created a tool that grows with you and doesn't lock you into anything you don't want.
Aaron Rountree
Seedly CRM owner
Verified · Trustpilot
It's expertly packaged, which makes it easy to work and build with. I'm not too technical myself, so the ease of use for this is why I recommend it to even beginners.
Christian Peralta
Seedly CRM owner
Verified · Trustpilot
Very well designed, completely worth the money.
Justin Deleon
Seedly CRM owner
Verified · Trustpilot
Andrew knows his stuff and has built an amazing software. Not only a solution for any business, but built with the end user truly in mind.
Lewis Vandervalk
Seedly CRM owner
Every review, 5 out of 5.
Read all reviews on Trustpilot →
Getting out
Moving off Squarespace? On your schedule.
Because you own and host the platform, you bring client sites over from Squarespace in batches and run Seedly Sites alongside it while you rebuild, then point each domain across when it is ready. There is no per-site clock and no monthly bill ticking while you migrate.
The porting tools reproduce an existing site to near 1:1 inside the builder, and any URL that changes gets a 301 through the managed redirect workflow, so the client keeps the rankings you were paid to protect. You switch on your timeline, not a vendor's.
The verdict
Squarespace is great if you're one business running one beautiful site. The second you're running fifty of them for clients, you're paying per site forever with no real white-label, and that's just not built for an agency.
Choose Seedly Sites if
you run client sites and want unlimited tenants, white-label, and no per-site bill.
Choose Squarespace if
you're a single business that just wants the easiest possible site for yourself.
Andrew
Founder, Seedly Sites
Questions, answered
Seedly Sites vs Squarespace, the common questions
Is Squarespace good for agencies?
Not really. It is built for one business, charges per site, and has no real white-label. Seedly Sites is built for agencies running many client sites.
Is Seedly Sites cheaper across many sites?
Yes. Squarespace is per-site; fifty sites is around $13,800 a year. Seedly Sites is a one-time license plus $0 to about $200 a month flat hosting.
Can I white-label client sites?
Yes with Seedly Sites. Squarespace does not really offer this.
Do I own the sites?
With Seedly Sites, the source code and portable static output are yours. Squarespace sites are hosted and not portable.
Stop renting. Own the thing your agency runs on.
Buy the source once. Host it yourself. It is yours for good.
$1,199Once
Source you own. No per-site fees. No subscription.
- Full platform source code
- Unlimited client sites and tenants
- White-label, it's your product
- Multi-tenant dashboard + client portals
- AI site generation + visual builder
- Static deploy to Cloudflare Pages
- Deploy on infrastructure you control
Secure checkout via Stripe. Your license key is emailed instantly.
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