Squarespace Advanced Plan Pricing

Advanced Commerce Plan Pricing

Annual billing: $52/month ($624/year)
Monthly billing: $72/month ($864/year)
Annual savings: $240/year (33% less than monthly)

The price jump from Basic Commerce ($28/month) is $24/month. This is the biggest tier-to-tier price increase - make sure you need the exclusive features before upgrading.

What Does Advanced Commerce Add Over Basic Commerce?

Abandoned Cart Recovery

The headline feature. When a customer adds items to their cart and leaves without completing the purchase, Squarespace automatically sends a recovery email with the items they left behind. Industry data shows abandoned cart emails recover 5-15% of otherwise lost sales. On a store doing $5,000/month, recovering even 5% means $250/month - far more than the $24 upgrade cost. Use analytics to track recovery performance.

Subscription Products

Sell products on a recurring billing basis - subscription boxes, monthly replenishment products, membership access, or recurring services. Customers are billed automatically at your set interval. This creates predictable recurring revenue - the most valuable revenue model for e-commerce businesses.

Advanced Shipping

Carrier-calculated shipping rates from USPS, UPS, and FedEx. Real-time rate quotes at checkout based on package weight, dimensions, and destination. Shipping label printing directly from Squarespace. These tools eliminate manual shipping calculations and flat-rate guesswork.

Advanced Discounts

Create automatic discounts that apply at checkout without a code - spend $100 get 10% off, buy 2 get 1 free, tiered pricing based on quantity. These are more sophisticated than the code-based discounts available on lower plans. Marketing tools help promote these offers.

Commerce APIs

Access Squarespace's commerce APIs for custom integrations with external systems - inventory management, fulfillment services, accounting software, and CRM platforms. This is for stores that need their Squarespace data to flow into other business systems automatically.

Gift Cards

Sell digital gift cards that customers can purchase and send to others. Recipients redeem them at checkout. Gift cards drive new customer acquisition and work especially well during holiday seasons.

Features Shared with Basic Commerce

Everything in Basic Commerce carries over: zero transaction fees, customer accounts, POS, e-commerce analytics, branded checkout, Instagram product tagging, inventory management, professional templates, Custom CSS/JS, SEO tools (URL slugs, descriptions, visibility), SSL, analytics, and 24/7 support. Connect payment processors and use email campaigns to drive sales.

Is Advanced Commerce Worth the Upgrade?

Upgrade When

Your store does $3,000+/month in sales. Abandoned cart recovery at even a 5% recovery rate pays for the upgrade cost multiple times over.

You sell subscription products. There is no way to offer recurring billing on lower plans. If subscriptions are part of your business model, Advanced Commerce is required.

You ship physical products frequently. Carrier-calculated rates and label printing save time and eliminate shipping price miscalculations.

You need automatic discounts. BOGO, tiered pricing, and spend-threshold discounts run automatically without customers needing promo codes.

Stay on Basic Commerce When

Your store does under $3,000/month. The abandoned cart recovery savings may not justify the $24/month upgrade.

You sell digital products only. No shipping needs, and digital products rarely have abandoned cart issues.

Flat-rate shipping works for you. If you ship a few standard-size packages, flat-rate shipping configured on Basic Commerce is sufficient.

Code-based discounts are enough. Basic Commerce supports discount codes - you just cannot automate them without codes.

Advanced Commerce vs Shopify and Other Platforms

Squarespace Advanced Commerce at $52/month competes with Shopify's Basic plan ($39/month) and WooCommerce (free plugin, but hosting costs $10-50/month). Squarespace offers superior design templates and an all-in-one platform. Shopify has a larger app ecosystem for e-commerce extensions. WooCommerce offers maximum flexibility but requires technical management. For the full pricing landscape, see our Squarespace plans and pricing guide.

Advanced Commerce: For Stores Ready to Scale

The Advanced Commerce plan at $52/month (annual) is for established stores that need abandoned cart recovery, subscription products, or advanced shipping. The abandoned cart feature alone can pay for the upgrade on stores doing $3,000+/month. If you do not need these specific features, Basic Commerce at $28/month covers everything else.