Squarespace takes hours of manual work and costs £144+/year. ChilledSites uses AI to build your entire website in 60 seconds — for £29/year. Everything included.
Why people leave Squarespace
Squarespace has stunning templates. But beautiful templates don't mean a quick or affordable website. Here's what Squarespace doesn't tell you upfront.
Squarespace's personal plan starts at £12/month — that's £144/year just for basic features. Business plans hit £21/month. There's no cheap entry point.
Even with beautiful templates, you still spend hours customising every section, writing every word, and adjusting every image. It's a drag-and-drop editor — not AI.
Need to change your services page? Rewrite your hero? Every update means digging back into the editor, finding the right section, and manually making changes — or hiring someone to do it.
Squarespace has added some basic AI copy tools, but they're surface-level add-ons. They help tweak a paragraph — they don't build your entire site from a single prompt in 60 seconds.
Side by side
The complete breakdown of ChilledSites vs Squarespace across price, speed, features, and ease of use.
| Feature | Squarespace | ChilledSites |
|---|---|---|
| Annual price | £144–£420+/year | £29/year — all in |
| Time to launch | 5–10+ hours manually | 60 seconds with AI |
| AI website generation | No — manual templates only | Full AI generation from prompt |
| AI copywriting | Basic suggestions only | AI writes all your copy |
| AI editing | No — manual clicks only | Edit by typing plain English |
| Custom domain | Included (1 year free then paid) | Included — connect your own |
| Hosting & SSL | Included | Included |
| Analytics | Basic — Business plan only | Full dashboard — all plans |
| Contact forms | Included (limited) | Included + email notifications |
| No coding needed | Yes | Yes — not even clicking |
| Mobile responsive | Yes | Yes — mobile-first by default |
| Transaction fees | 3% on Personal plan | No transaction fees |
At a glance
Squarespace and ChilledSites both build websites — but the experience, speed, and value are worlds apart.
billed annually · basic plan
everything included · no upsells
What you get with ChilledSites
ChilledSites bundles everything in one straightforward annual price. No plan upgrades, no add-ons, no surprises.
Type a prompt describing your business — your niche, your tone, your goals. ChilledSites generates a complete, professional website in under a minute. Design, copy, layout, navigation: all done.
Want to change your hero headline? Add a testimonials section? Tweak your colour scheme? Just type it. "Make the header darker and add a pricing section with three tiers" — done in seconds, no editor needed.
Squarespace Personal is £144/year. Squarespace Business is £252/year. ChilledSites Pro is £29/year — with everything included. That's not a sale price. That's just how ChilledSites is priced.
See your visitors, traffic sources, top pages, and device breakdown — all in a clean dashboard. No Google Analytics setup, no third-party scripts, no Business plan upgrade required.
Contact forms, lead capture, enquiry forms — all working out of the box. Every submission lands in your inbox the moment it's sent. No plugins. No third-party form tools. No monthly fee.
Connect your own domain and go live instantly. Hosting, SSL, and fast CDN delivery are all bundled in. No separate hosting account, no domain configuration headaches, no additional monthly bills.
The real cost
At Squarespace's Personal rate, you're paying £12/month — £144/year — just for the basics. ChilledSites gives you more, for less.
£12/month billed annually
flat annual fee · everything included
Every section, every headline, every layout on this page was generated by ChilledSites AI. No designer hired. No template customised. Just a prompt and a minute of your time.
Build mine now — from £29/yearCommon questions
ChilledSites does in 60 seconds what Squarespace takes hours to do — and charges 5x less for the privilege. Your next website is one prompt away.