Does ModuSell charge transaction fees like Squarespace?

No. Squarespace charges a 3% fee on their Business plan. ModuSell charges 0% on our Standard and Growth plans. You keep the money you earn.

Can I edit the HTML and CSS on ModuSell?

Yes, on every plan. Squarespace restricts code access unless you pay for premium tiers. We give you full control over your theme's code from day one.

Is ModuSell better for large stores?

Absolutely. Squarespace can slow down once you have hundreds of products or variants. ModuSell is built to handle thousands of SKUs without any drop in speed.

Squarespace vs. ModuSell: Great for portfolios. Tough for stores.

Squarespace is the king of beautiful templates. But try to scale a store, and you hit the walls fast. The transaction fees add up, and the design tools fight you the moment you try to leave the template. Get a platform built for growth, not just gallery pages.

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ModuSell

We give you the visual tools to build fast, but we also give you the keys to the engine. You get full access to the HTML/CSS if you need it. Plus, we don't charge you transaction fees just for being on our entry plans.

0% Transaction Fees (Growth+)

Total Design Freedom

Optimized for 1000+ Products

Squarespace

The best "drag-and-drop" builder for simple sites. But for ecommerce, it's restrictive. You pay a 3% transaction fee on the Business plan, and customizing product pages often requires messy code injections that break easily.

3% Fee on Business Plans

Limited Checkout Customization

Hard to scale past 100 products

The Transaction Fee Trap

Squarespace charges you extra just to use their lower tier plans.

The Tier	ModuSell Fair Pricing	Squarespace Business Plans
Starter / Business Starting Out	$14.99 /mo 2% fee	$23 /mo 3% extra fee*
Standard / Commerce Growing Store	BEST VALUE $29.99 /mo 0% transaction fees	$27 /mo 0% transaction fees
Growth / Advanced Full Features	$79.99 /mo Priority Support	$49 /mo Includes Recovery

*Squarespace takes 3% of every sale on their Business plan. ModuSell Entry only takes 2%, and it vanishes completely on Standard.

The Specs

Functionality vs. Aesthetics.

Flexibility

Feature	ModuSell	Squarespace
Template Customization	Total Code Access	Restricted to Visual Editor
Product Limit	Unlimited	Unlimited (but slows down)
Filtering	Native Faceted Search	Very Limited
HTML/CSS Access	100% Open	Requires Premium Plan

The Real Differences

It’s about control.

Why people switch to us

Built for E-commerce First
We focus on selling products, not just making pages look pretty.
Deep Code Access
You aren't locked into what the visual editor allows. Change anything.
Scalable Backend
Load thousands of products without the admin panel getting clunky.

The frustrating parts of Squarespace

Locked Templates
You can only edit what they let you edit. It's frustrating for brands.
Transaction Fees
Paying 3% to Squarespace on top of Stripe fees is a massive hit to margins.
Limited Product Options
Handling complex variants (size + color + material) is clumsy.

Who is this actually for?

The honest breakdown.

Switch to ModuSell if:

You are building a store, not a portfolio
You want to stop paying the 3% transaction fee
You need total control over the site code

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Stick with Squarespace if:

You are a photographer or artist showing off work
You never want to touch a line of HTML or CSS