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Free alternatives to Squarespace

Find a free app for the parts of Squarespace you actually use.

Compare the free allowance and limitations on each app’s page. These are workflow alternatives, rather than identical copies.

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Hugo→

Build a static website from content files and reusable templates.

Everything

Alternative to Squarespace Alternative to Ghost(Pro)Alternative to Carrd Pro

Webstudio→

Build static portfolio and brochure websites visually and export or publish them.

Free subdomain; unlimited projects/pages; 250 MB assets, 50 assets/project; 300 form submissions/month; 10 publishes/day.

Alternative to Wix Alternative to Squarespace Alternative to Carrd Pro

Ghost (self-hosted)→

Publish articles, manage memberships and send newsletters from your own server.

Free and open source (MIT licence per GitHub). Self-hosted: you supply the server, domain and email deliverability — drop-in newsletter sending expects Mailgun per Ghost docs.

Alternative to Ghost(Pro)Alternative to WordPress.com Alternative to Beehiiv

WordPress.org (self-hosted)→

Build and publish websites or blogs with a block editor and installable themes and plugins.

Free GPL software; you supply hosting and a domain.

Alternative to Wix Alternative to WordPress.com Alternative to Carrd Pro

Silex→

Design static websites visually and publish the resulting pages.

100% free open-source software (GPLv3). Unlimited sites.

Alternative to Wix Alternative to Squarespace Alternative to Webflow