Omniterra vs Squarespace: what selling online really costs

Short answer

Squarespace is a website platform with strong design, hosting included and commerce on every paid plan. It has no free plan, but every site starts with a 14-day free trial with no credit card. The entry plan, Basic, adds a 2% transaction fee on online store sales; Core and Advanced have 0%.

Omniterra is an e-commerce platform with a free plan with no time limit and 0% commission on every plan. Card payments go through your own Stripe account, and you can add PayPal, Revolut, local processors, bank transfer and cash on delivery. If you want a beautiful site with a shop, Squarespace is a good fit. If the shop is the business, and you sell in several countries or take cash on delivery, compare the details below.

At a glance

The prices and plan details come from the Squarespace pricing page, which says you can save up to 36% by paying yearly and that annual plans include a free custom domain for one year.

Plans and fees

All three plans list unlimited products, abandoned cart recovery, subscriptions, gift cards, a point of sale and print-on-demand. Core and Advanced add discounts, Google Shopping listings, shipping labels, carrier-calculated shipping and commerce APIs. Automated tax calculation isn't included on Basic; on Core it costs 0.15% and on Advanced 0.05%, each capped at $0.99.

Squarespace's fees guide explains that there are two separate costs: the processing rate charged by your payment processor, and the Squarespace transaction fee that depends on your plan. It also mentions a Plus plan that may not appear on the pricing page in every country; we didn't see it.

Squarespace Payments rates

For businesses in Ireland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, Finland, Austria, Italy and Portugal, the guide lists these rates for domestic personal cards: 2% + €0.25 on Basic and Core, 1.7% + €0.25 on Plus and 1.5% + €0.25 on Advanced. Business cards, international cards and American Express are 3% + €0.25, with 2% for currency conversion. In the US, standard cards are 2.9% + $0.30 on Basic and Core and 2.5% + $0.30 on Advanced. In the UK, domestic personal cards are 2.0% + £0.25 on Basic and Core and 1.5% + £0.25 on Advanced.

You can also connect Stripe or PayPal instead. The payment processor guide lists Squarespace Payments, Stripe, PayPal and Square, with Square limited to in-person sales in the Squarespace app.

On Omniterra, card payments go through your own Stripe account, connected in one click, with card fields in the checkout plus Apple Pay and Google Pay. We take no percentage on top of Stripe. See payments.

Worked example: €10,000 a month in card sales

Assumptions: a business in Ireland, as an example of an EU country. It has 200 card orders a month at €50 each, all on domestic personal cards in euros, so there are no international or conversion fees. On Squarespace it uses Squarespace Payments. Plan prices are shown as each company publishes them.

Processing: 2% of €10,000 is €200, plus 200 × €0.25 = €50, so €250. At 1.5%, it is €150 + €50 = €200. Stripe's Irish pricing page lists 1.5% + €0.25 for standard EEA cards.

To be fair: on Squarespace Advanced, the fees in this example match Omniterra with Stripe. The difference then comes down to plan prices and features. On Basic, costs rise fastest as sales grow: at this volume, the 2% transaction fee alone adds €200 a month.

Cash on delivery and selling abroad

The payment processors listed in Squarespace's help center are Squarespace Payments, Stripe, PayPal and Square; cash on delivery isn't one of them.

On Omniterra, cash on delivery is a full payment method, with a COD fee, order limits and the regions where it is offered. Orders the customer doesn't accept get a "Refused on delivery" status, and COD Guard gives each order a risk score before you ship. That matters in markets where many customers prefer to pay on delivery.

For selling across borders, Omniterra gives you a storefront in 19 languages with hreflang and multi-currency markets. See multi-currency and multi-language.

What else Omniterra includes

• B2B: company accounts, price lists and net terms.
• Subscriptions and dropshipping supplier sync.
• Sales channels for Meta, Google, TikTok and Pinterest, with server-side events.
• Themes with a visual editor and a custom domain with automatic SSL.
• An AI assistant that works with Claude through MCP.

When Squarespace is the better choice

• Design is your first priority. Squarespace is known for its templates, and its plans include AI tools and a drag-and-drop editor.
• You sell services, courses or memberships too. Squarespace has invoicing, scheduling, memberships and digital content in the same account.
• You want unlimited products at a low price. Every Squarespace plan lists unlimited products.
• You want the lowest processing rate in one place. On Advanced, Squarespace Payments rates in the EU match a standard Stripe rate, with no transaction fee.

Moving to Omniterra

We don't have a direct Squarespace import today. Our automatic imports cover Shopify and WooCommerce. To move from Squarespace, start with a free account and build your catalogue. Then map your old URLs to the new ones and set up redirects before you point your domain; SSL is set up automatically. The checklist in how to migrate without losing SEO still applies. Compare our plans and limits, or read Omniterra vs Shopify.

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