Comparison
AOS Sites vs Squarespace
Squarespace is a polished do-it-yourself builder known for design templates, with an AI tool (Blueprint AI) that creates a starting site you then edit. AOS Sites is built for local businesses that want the site designed for them, an AI answering their visitors, and their leads emailed. Choose Squarespace to design and sell yourself; choose AOS Sites to have it done in a conversation.
Reviewed from Squarespace's own pages (sources below). Next review by . Prices change; check theirs before you decide. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.
At a glance
| Feature | AOS Sites | Squarespace |
|---|---|---|
| How your site gets made | AOS SitesAOS, the AI designer, builds it with you in a chat: Home in about 5 minutes, then the pages you direct. Edit by clicking any text or by telling AOS in a sentence. | SquarespaceYou build it: Blueprint AI asks what you want and produces a multi-page starting point, which you edit by hand or with its AI assistant.[2] |
| Lowest price with your own domain | AOS SitesLaunch: $99 a month, or $990 a year ($82.50 a month), plus applicable tax. One .com, .co or .net is free for its first year, or the domain you own is connected on a free 15-minute setup call. Growth ($197 a month) adds review requests, fresh content and email marketing; Pro ($297 a month) adds Done-for-you Setup and Priority Support. | SquarespaceBasic, $19 a month paid annually ($25 paid monthly). Domains attach to any plan, and annual plans include a free domain for the first year.[1] |
| Free option | AOS SitesA free preview with no card: up to 4 pages and 2 AI edits on a private link. Going live needs Launch. | SquarespaceNo free plan; a 14-day free trial with no credit card. Publishing needs a paid plan.[1] |
| AI that answers your visitors | AOS SitesIncluded: AOS answers visitors from your site's facts, up to 1,000 replies a month on Launch (1,500 on Growth), and asks for their name and number. | SquarespaceIts AI assistant helps you edit. An AI chat for your visitors wasn't stated on the pages we read.[2] |
| Online booking | AOS SitesIncluded: a Book page with up to 3 kinds of appointment on Launch (5 on Growth), your hours and reminder emails. | SquarespaceScheduling is a separate Squarespace product; which plans include it wasn't stated on the pricing page.[2] |
| Online store | AOS SitesNo. AOS Sites doesn't sell products or take payments; it links to the store or ordering service you use. | SquarespaceYes: selling on every plan, with a 2% transaction fee on Basic.[1] |
| Search and AI-search setup | AOS SitesSet up for every site: schema.org structured data typed to your trade, a sitemap with honest dates, llms.txt, AI crawlers welcome, and search engines pinged when you publish. | SquarespaceBuilt-in SEO, an automatic sitemap, and automatic structured data including local business and organization.[3] |
| Commitment and refunds | AOS SitesCancel anytime. 30-day money-back guarantee on your first payment. | SquarespaceNot stated on its pricing page.[1] |
AOS Sites' column is from our own pricing page.
Which one fits you
Choose Squarespace if
- You want to design every page yourself, from a large library of templates.
- You sell products, courses or memberships online.
- You'd like a free trial of the full editor before paying.
Choose AOS Sites if
- You want the site designed with you in minutes, not assembled from a template.
- You want an AI answering visitors and every lead emailed with its source, included.
- You run a local service business and want it marked up as one, without settings.