Examined Sep 18, 2026 No link we may carry No card for the trial Squarespace pays a new customer nothing for signing up: you get a 14-day trial with no card, and a refund rule that covers annual plans only.
We found no consumer refer-a-friend program on Squarespace's pages. The one referral-style program is the Affiliate Program, and it gives you nothing. If a link brought you here, your trial is the same 14 days everyone gets.
What you get
| You, a new customer starting a site | 14-day trial, no card |
|---|---|
| Cash, credit or a published discount for signing up | None |
| A website plan bought in a package with a domain | No trial; the plan starts immediately |
| Annual website plan canceled within 14 days of purchase | Full refund, less the domain |
| Monthly plan, any renewal, or an annual plan after 14 days | No refund |
| Mobile Start plan bought in the Squarespace app | Ask Apple, not Squarespace |
We offer a 14-day free website trial so you can try Squarespace and get to know our features before subscribing. We don't require credit card information to sign up for a trial.
Do this, in this order
- Start at squarespace.com, with no card. You can create as many trial sites as you want; each is upgraded and paid for separately. A plan bought in a package with a domain skips the trial.
- Test what a trial cannot do before you rely on it. A trial site is private and search engines do not index it. It cannot accept payments or donations, connect a PayPal Business account, or sell subscription products, and form submission emails are disabled. “Trial sites can have up to 5 contributors.” More than one contributor blocks an upgrade to the Basic or Personal plans.
- Act on the email that arrives the day before the trial ends. Upgrade, ask for the extension, or let it go on purpose. On the third choice the trial article says: “When your trial expires, the site won't be public, and all content is marked for permanent deletion”. It adds that, depending on how much time passes, you might still be able to upgrade and carry on. It gives no number of days.
- If you pay, choose the billing cycle with the refund rule in mind. Annual gives you 14 days from purchase to change your mind. Monthly gives you none. Pick a plan that lacks a feature you used in the trial and that feature stops working.
- Cancel line by line, and before the renewal date. Squarespace says: “All Squarespace subscriptions are billed individually and set to auto-renew automatically.” Website, domain and email each need their own cancellation. Renewal payments are not refunded, so the policy's advice is to “Cancel before the renewal date to avoid being charged.” Getty Images purchases and Email Campaigns plans are never refundable.
Codes from other sites, and why there is no link here
Offer codes exist; their size is not published. The Master Terms define an Offer Code as a discount code an affiliate obtains for customers to use on Squarespace's site, and bar the affiliate from implying that it only works if you click through from their site. No Squarespace page we read states how large any code's discount is.
What an affiliate signs. The copy of the Master Terms that the Help Center links to is marked V8 11.15.22. It has no ban on coupon, deal or cashback sites. It does list, among prohibited behavior, to “engage in any action or practice that reflects poorly on Squarespace, or otherwise disparages or devalues Squarespace’s or its customers’ reputation or goodwill”, and it bars an affiliate's site from showing advertising from competing companies, naming Wix, GoDaddy, Shopify and Webflow among others. That is why this site carries no Squarespace link.
Where the contract and the help pages differ, and what is left out
The contract promises less than the help pages. The Terms of Service, effective March 27, 2025, say: “While you may cancel any Paid Services at any time, you won't be issued a refund except in our sole discretion, or if legally required.” The 14-day annual refund lives in a Help Center article last updated May 21, 2026, not in the contract. The same terms let Squarespace change fees at any time with advance notice.
Prices, and what is not published. The pricing page, which we read on September 25, 2026, lists Basic, Core, Plus and Advanced at $25, $39, $65 and $139 a month billed monthly, or $19, $29, $49 and $99 a month billed annually, and says “Pay annually to save up to 36%.” By our arithmetic the biggest plan saving is 29%, on Advanced. No end date is given for the trial offer, and no count of days before an expired trial site is deleted. The terms set a minimum age of 16 and send disputes to individual arbitration unless you opt out by email within 30 days of first agreeing.
Is it worth your time?
The trial is, if you need a website. It costs nothing, it cannot charge a card it never asked for, and 14 days, or 21 with the extension (14 plus 7), is enough to judge the editor. Keep a copy of your text and images elsewhere, because a lapsed trial is marked for deletion.
Do not go looking for a bonus; Squarespace publishes none. The decision that matters comes at checkout. Annual billing buys a 14-day exit, less the domain. Monthly billing buys none, and a granted refund can take 3 to 10 business days to appear on your card statement.
