Compare
Podiavs
Squarespace
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.
Compare features
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 sitePodia: IncludedSquarespace: Included
- Custom domainPodia: IncludedSquarespace: Included
- Editor ModePodia: IncludedSquarespace: Included
- Theme and fontsPodia: IncludedSquarespace: Included
- Brand kitPodia: Not includedSquarespace: Included
Public content
- BlogPodia: IncludedSquarespace: Included
- Reader engagementPodia: IncludedSquarespace: Included
- Video catalogPodia: Not includedSquarespace: Included
- Showcase pagesPodia: IncludedSquarespace: Included
- Shop pagesPodia: IncludedSquarespace: Included
Reach and quality
- SEOPodia: IncludedSquarespace: Included
Audience and email
- AudiencePodia: IncludedSquarespace: Included
- Email templates and From addressesPodia: IncludedSquarespace: Included
- Marketing emailsPodia: IncludedSquarespace: Included
- Campaign workflowsPodia: IncludedSquarespace: Included
Messaging
- Built-in chatPodia: IncludedSquarespace: Not included
Commerce
- Shop paymentsPodia: IncludedSquarespace: Included
- Orders and fulfillmentPodia: IncludedSquarespace: Included
- Scheduling and bookingsLink to external scheduling available on Starter.Podia: Not includedSquarespace: Included
Team
- Admin usersPodia: IncludedSquarespace: 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.
