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    SiteFyd vs Squarespace

    Squarespace is gorgeous out of the box and easy for non-technical owners. It is also a subscription you cannot escape, with hard SEO and performance ceilings. SiteFyd ships custom sites that match Squarespace's polish while giving you ownership, faster load times, and a higher SEO ceiling.

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    Feature
    SiteFyd
    Squarespace
    Year-one cost
    $999 - $4,999 one-off
    $192 - $588/year subscription
    Five-year cost
    ~$3,500 (hosting only)
    $960 - $2,940+ (subscriptions)
    Page speed (mobile LCP)
    Under 1.5s
    2.5 - 4.5s typical
    E-commerce fees
    0% (Stripe direct)
    3% on Business plan transactions
    Custom code freedom
    Unlimited
    Limited to code injection blocks
    Source code ownership
    Yours
    Locked to Squarespace
    Best for
    Growing businesses, SEO-driven brands
    Personal sites, photography portfolios

    Our recommendation

    Pick Squarespace for a personal site, photography portfolio, or single-product business that will never need to scale. Pick SiteFyd once you have real revenue, SEO ambitions, or need any integration Squarespace does not natively support.

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    Frequently asked questions

    Is Squarespace really slower than custom?

    Significantly. Squarespace ships heavy global JS and locked layout rendering that ceilings mobile Lighthouse around 70. Custom hand-coded sites consistently hit 95+ — which Google rewards with higher rankings.

    Will I lose SEO migrating from Squarespace?

    No, when done correctly. We map every URL, port content, and add 301 redirects. Most clients see ranking improvements within 60-90 days of switching because the new site loads 3x faster and has cleaner schema.

    Can my team still edit content after migration?

    Yes — we pair SiteFyd builds with a headless CMS (Sanity, Contentful, or Decap) that gives editors a clean dashboard for content updates without touching code.

    When should I leave Squarespace?

    When SEO has plateaued, you hit a feature wall, you want to scale e-commerce without paying 3% transaction fees, or your subscription cost exceeds $30/month with no end in sight.

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