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PodiavsSquarespace

Podia sells courses, downloads, coaching, and webinars from one simple site with email. Squarespace builds sites with commerce, scheduling, and email as add-ons.

How Podia and Squarespace compare

Podia is the all-in-one that stays friendly. Courses with drip and quizzes, digital downloads delivered the second someone pays, coaching products, events, a community with paid plans, a website with a real blog, and Podia Email with broadcasts and campaigns, all under one login and one bill. Sales tax across 230 jurisdictions, 20 plus currencies, coupons, bundles, and payment plans come standard, and Shaker and Earthquaker drop the transaction fee to zero. For a creator selling digital products, Podia removes a lot of glue.

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

Podia

  • Podia's coaching product takes payment and then hands booking to Calendly, SavvyCal, Acuity, or YouCanBookMe.
  • Podia Email sends from Podia and includes 100 to 1,000 subscribers by plan.
  • Podia's chat inbox gathers chat.
  • Podia gives one assistant on Shaker with full access.

Squarespace

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

Choose Podia when courses, downloads, and paid memberships are what you sell and you want checkout, tax, and delivery handled for you.

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 Podia and Squarespace

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

Site and brand

  • Workspace site
    Podia: Included
    Squarespace: Included
  • Custom domain
    Podia: Included
    Squarespace: Included
  • Editor Mode
    Podia: Included
    Squarespace: Included
  • Theme and fonts
    Podia: Included
    Squarespace: Included
  • Brand kit
    Podia: Not included
    Squarespace: Included

Public content

  • Blog
    Podia: Included
    Squarespace: Included
  • Reader engagement
    Podia: Included
    Squarespace: Included
  • Video catalog
    Podia: Not included
    Squarespace: Included
  • Showcase pages
    Podia: Included
    Squarespace: Included
  • Shop pages
    Podia: Included
    Squarespace: Included

Reach and quality

  • SEO
    Podia: Included
    Squarespace: Included

Audience and email

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

Messaging

  • Built-in chat
    Podia: Included
    Squarespace: Not included

Commerce

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

Team

  • Admin users
    Podia: Included
    Squarespace: Included

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

Podia vs Squarespace pricing

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

  • Podia

    Current plans and prices

    See what Podia charges on their pricing page.

  • Squarespace

    Current plans and prices

    See what Squarespace charges on their pricing page.

Cardel: An alternative to
Podia 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 Podia 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 Podia or Squarespace when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where Podia and Squarespace are marked.

  • Can I use Cardel with Podia or Squarespace?

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

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

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

  • How do I switch from Podia 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.