E-commerce & Retail · head to head
Clavio vs Squarespace Commerce

Squarespace Commerce
E-commerce & Retail
All-in-one website builder and ecommerce platform
- From
- $14/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- They diverge on capability: Clavio covers SMS campaigns, Squarespace Commerce covers Website builder.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Clavio and Squarespace Commerce actually diverge.
| Attribute | Clavio | Squarespace Commerce |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $50/month | $14/month |
| Founded | 2006 | 2003 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (E-commerce & Retail).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Clavio
- SMS campaigns
- Push notifications
- Marketing automation
- Segmentation
- A/B testing
- Reporting & analytics
- SMS templates
- Compliance tools
Only in Squarespace Commerce
- Website builder
- Ecommerce platform
- Mobile optimization
- Email marketing
- Analytics
- Domain registration
- SSL certificate
- Customer accounts
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Clavio
No use cases recorded yet. See the Clavio review.
Squarespace Commerce
- Running a store on a hosted website builder with managed hostingnot Clavio
- Selling products, services and memberships from one sitenot Clavio
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Clavio
Nothing recorded yet. See the Clavio review.
Squarespace Commerce
- The entry plan charges a 2% transaction fee on online store sales on top of payment processing
- Digital content and membership sales carry their own fee, up to 7% on the lowest tier
- The entry plan is limited to 2 contributors
- Reaching a 0% transaction fee requires moving up from the entry plan
Pricing, plan by plan
Clavio
$50/month- Starter$50/month
- SMS campaigns
- Basic automation
- Up to 5000 contacts
- Advanced$200/month
- Unlimited contacts
- Advanced automation
- API access
Squarespace Commerce
$14/month- Personal$14/month
- Website builder
- Free domain
- Analytics
- Business$23/month
- All Personal features
- Ecommerce functionality
- Inventory management
Which should you pick?
Choose Squarespace Commerce if
- You need website builder.
- You also want ecommerce platform.
Questions people ask
- Is Clavio or Squarespace Commerce better?
- Neither clearly leads. Clavio starts at $50/month and Squarespace Commerce at $14/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Clavio or Squarespace Commerce?
- Clavio starts at $50/month and Squarespace Commerce at $14/month.
- Does Clavio or Squarespace Commerce run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What can Clavio do that Squarespace Commerce cannot?
- Clavio covers SMS campaigns, Push notifications, Marketing automation, Segmentation. Squarespace Commerce covers Website builder, Ecommerce platform, Mobile optimization, Email marketing.
Related pages
More on Squarespace Commerce
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