Information about trials and the limits that apply.

We offer a 14-day free website trial so you can try Squarespace and get to know our features before subscribing. We don't require credit card information to sign up for a trial. To get started, visit squarespace.com.

Note: If you're not ready to build a site, but you'd like to register a domain, start with a Squarespace domain and parking page.

Tip: In addition to our guides and video tutorials, we offer two Getting Started with Squarespace webinars. In these sessions, we’ll walk you through template building with Squarespace Blueprint AI, navigating your site, domain and email options, preparing site content, building a homepage, and styling colors and fonts. Webinars typically last one hour, and you don’t need a Squarespace site or account to sign up.

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How trials work

You'll have access to nearly all features, including most premium features and all custom code options, so you can learn how the Squarespace platform works and create a design you like.

Here are some things to note about trials:

• You can create as many trials as you want. When you're ready to upgrade to paid service, you'll upgrade and pay for each site separately.
• Your site is private during your trial, but you can allow certain visitors by adding a password.
• If your trial expires, you won't have access to your site until you upgrade to paid service.
• To cancel or remove a trial site from your account before it expires, follow the steps in Canceling a Squarespace website trial.

Trial limitations

While you can use most features during a trial, you'll want to keep these limitations in mind:

• Trial sites can have unlimited contributors. It's not possible to upgrade to the Website Personal plan if a trial has more than two contributors.
• Only logged in contributors or people who have access to the trial site via a site-wide password can open image and file URLs on a trial site. Until you upgrade to paid service, you won't be able to download these files and a blank tab will open for anyone else trying to access those URLs outside of the site .
• Search engines don’t index trial sites. After publishing your site, your site is visible to search engines.
• Your trial can't be verified by Google Search Console or Bing Webmaster Tools until you upgrade to paid service.
• If your site is in trial, podcasts can't be submitted to or subscribed to via Apple Podcasts.
• Trials can't license Getty Images.

Trial commerce limitations

If you plan to sell products using Squarespace Commerce, some features aren't available on a trial:

• You can’t accept payments through Squarespace Commerce.
• It's not possible to send customer email notifications.
• You can’t use advanced Commerce features like abandoned checkout recovery.
• It's not possible to connect a PayPal Business account.
• It's not possible to create Subscription products.

Tip: Squarespace Circle members have access to six-month trials. To learn more, visit Squarespace Circle.

What happens when my trial ends?

You'll receive an email the day before your trial ends, giving you a chance to consider your next steps. You'll have a few options:

• If you're ready to use the full version of your site, upgrade to paid service. You can upgrade at any time during your trial. If your trial site uses premium features, choose the Website Business plan or higher to continue using them.
• If you need more time, we can extend your trial by seven days.
• You can also let your trial site expire. When your trial expires, the site won't be public, and all content is marked for permanent deletion. Depending on how much time passes after expiration, you might be able to upgrade to paid service and continue to edit the site as you last left it.

Start a trial

There are a few ways to start a new Squarespace trial site.

Option 1 - If you’re new to Squarespace

You can create a new Squarespace account from a computer or from the Squarespace app.

When you create an account, you’ll pick your login information. You can either:

• Use an email address and password to log in. We recommend using an email address you can easily access.
• Use your Apple, Facebook, or Google account to save time and log in with one click. You’ll be prompted to log into that account and make the connection to Squarespace.

Note: If you try to sign up with a social account and see an error that says Email address required, ensure you have an email address on file for that social account.

You’ll always log in the same way you signed up. For example, if you sign up with a Google account, you’ll always log in using your Google account.

Option 2 - If you already have an account

You can add a new site to your account from a computer or from the Squarespace app.

Tip: If you've used Squarespace before, you can start a new trial from an existing site. This helps you keep multiple sites organized under one account. To learn more, visit Managing multiple sites.

Option 3 - If you already have a Squarespace domain parking page

If you have a parked domain, you can create a new trial site connected to the domain from your domain details page. 

Start building your site

Congratulations—you started a new site! Welcome to Squarespace. Here are some next steps to start building and customizing your site:

• You'll see demo content that acts as a placeholder and inspiration for your new design.
• The Home menu on the left has all of the tools you need to customize your design and add content.
• If you're building your site on the Squarespace app, learn more about editing your site in the app.
• Sign up for one of our expert-led webinars to get more comfortable exploring Squarespace's features.

Note: By signing up for a free trial, you agree to our Terms of Service.