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MailerLitevsSquarespace

MailerLite is simple, affordable email with automations, sites, and paid newsletters. Squarespace builds sites with commerce, scheduling, and email as add-ons.

How MailerLite and Squarespace compare

MailerLite is the friendly, affordable one. A clean editor, automations, segments, landing pages and simple websites, a blog, forms, paid newsletter subscriptions, digital product sales, and a generous free tier make it a favorite for creators and small teams who want email that just works without a big invoice.

Squarespace makes sites that look finished. Award-winning templates, a fluid editor, commerce, scheduling through Acuity, email campaigns, and member areas mean a designer or small business can build almost anything in one account. It is polished, dependable, and deservedly popular with people who care how things look.

Where they are different

MailerLite

  • MailerLite's sites and blog exist to grow the list.
  • MailerLite sends.
  • MailerLite sells digital products and subscriptions.

Squarespace

  • Squarespace sells pieces separately: commerce tiers, scheduling seats, email campaign plans.
  • Squarespace email is outbound.
  • Squarespace has comments on the blog.

Choose MailerLite when you want affordable, simple email with automations and paid newsletters.

Choose Squarespace when design flexibility and a huge template library matter most and you are happy adding modules as you grow.

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What's on MailerLite and Squarespace

A check means that capability is available. MailerLite and Squarespace are marked only when the offer is comparable, not the same product.

Site and brand

  • Workspace site
    MailerLite: Included
    Squarespace: Included
  • Custom domain
    MailerLite: Included
    Squarespace: Included
  • Theme and fonts
    MailerLite: Included
    Squarespace: Included

Public content

  • Blog
    MailerLite: Included
    Squarespace: Included
  • Reader engagement
    MailerLite: Not included
    Squarespace: Included
  • Shop pages
    MailerLite: Included
    Squarespace: Included

Reach and quality

  • SEO
    MailerLite: Included
    Squarespace: Included

Audience and email

  • Audience
    MailerLite: Included
    Squarespace: Included
  • Email templates and From addresses
    MailerLite: Included
    Squarespace: Included
  • Marketing emails
    MailerLite: Included
    Squarespace: Included
  • Campaign workflows
    MailerLite: Included
    Squarespace: Included

Messaging

  • Messaging Center
    MailerLite: Included
    Squarespace: Not included

Commerce

  • Shop payments
    MailerLite: Included
    Squarespace: Included
  • Scheduling and bookingsLink to external scheduling available on Starter.
    MailerLite: Not included
    Squarespace: Included

Team

  • Admin users
    MailerLite: Included
    Squarespace: Included
  • Per-admin permissions
    MailerLite: Included
    Squarespace: Included
  • AI Assistant
    MailerLite: Included
    Squarespace: Included

* Note: This table does not capture every feature of MailerLite or Squarespace, and is not intended as a comprehensive list. We keep this page current, but MailerLite or Squarespace may add or remove features that are not shown here.

MailerLite vs Squarespace pricing

Compare plans, prices, and what it costs to get started.

Cardel: An alternative to
MailerLite and Squarespace

You don't pay until you publish.

Cardel provides a home for your craft. Share and sell your work, grow your audience, and bring your community together on a site of your own.

Common questions

  • Is Cardel an alternative to MailerLite or Squarespace?

    Cardel is a home for your craft: a site of your own with a blog, newsletter, shop, community, and one inbox. It can replace MailerLite or Squarespace when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where MailerLite and Squarespace are marked.

  • Can I use Cardel with MailerLite or Squarespace?

    Yes. Cardel pages can link out to other products, so you can keep MailerLite or Squarespace for what it does best and bring the rest of your work to Cardel.

  • How much does Cardel cost compared with MailerLite and Squarespace?

    You don't pay for Cardel until you publish. Choose Starter, Pro, or Studio when your site goes live. MailerLite and Squarespace set their own prices, so check their pricing pages on this page for current plans.

  • How do I switch from MailerLite or Squarespace to Cardel?

    Start with Build Your Site, set up your home, and bring your work over at your own pace. You do not have to move everything on day one.