Alternative to Squarespace: Hyax
Squarespace builds beautiful websites. But creators need more than a website. Hyax gives you a site, email marketing, courses, community, help desk, and AI — purpose-built for content businesses.
Pricing at a glance
Squarespace Business is $33/mo on monthly billing. But email campaigns are a separate add-on ($7+/mo), courses are an add-on, and commerce features require upgrading to Commerce plans ($36–$65/mo). Hyax is $29/mo with everything included.
Hyax email cost (optional)
Assumes ~60,000 sends/mo (4 sends to your full list per month). Pick one — /pricing for Resend vs platform caps.
Save $4/mo with Hyax (12% cheaper)
That's $48/year you keep in your pocket.
Squarespace: Business plan, monthly billing ($33/mo). Does not include email campaigns add-on, courses add-on, or Commerce plan upgrade. Verify on squarespace.com.
Hyax: Starter plan ($29/mo), monthly billing, flat pricing, unlimited contacts, 0% platform fees. Does not include raw Resend charges when you use your own API key for unlimited sending — see pricing for email limits and overage.
Squarespace vs Hyax: Feature comparison
| Feature | Hyax | Squarespace |
|---|---|---|
| Content & Publishing | ||
| Blog / Website | ||
| AI Writing Assistant | ||
| Brand-trained AI | ||
| Custom Domain | ||
| SEO Optimization | ||
| Lighthouse 85+ Score | ||
| Email Marketing | ||
| Email Newsletters | Add-on ($7+/mo) | |
| Email Automations | Basic only | |
| Behavioral Segmentation | ||
| A/B Testing | ||
| Email Sequences | ||
| Unlimited Sends | Plan limits | |
| Monetization | ||
| Digital Products | Commerce plans | |
| Paid Subscriptions | Commerce plans | |
| Courses | Courses add-on | |
| 0% Platform Fees | 3% on Business | |
| Community / Memberships | ||
| Platform & Tools | ||
| Analytics Dashboard | ||
| API Access | ||
| Link in Bio | ||
| Help Desk / Knowledge Base | ||
| Visual Workflow Builder | ||
| Live Chat Widget | ||
| Pricing Model | ||
| Flat Pricing | ||
| Unlimited Subscribers | Plan limits | |
| No Transaction Fees | Commerce plans only | |
Why switch from Squarespace to Hyax
Built for content businesses
Squarespace is a generic website builder. Hyax is purpose-built for creators — with email, courses, community, help desk, and AI writing all native.
No transaction fees
Squarespace Business charges 3% on transactions. You need Commerce Basic ($36/mo) or Advanced ($65/mo) for 0%. Hyax is always 0%.
Full email marketing included
Squarespace email is a paid add-on starting at $7/mo with limited sends. Hyax includes a full ESP with automations, sequences, segmentation, and AI.
Ready to switch from Squarespace?
Import your content and subscribers. Start building on Hyax today.