Squarespace templates are beautiful. So beautiful, every Squarespace user's website looks the same. Zebra ships you a real custom design for $500 one-time — no monthly subscription, no template limitations, and PageSpeed that Squarespace can't touch.
Head to head
Zebra
$500 one-time
Squarespace
$16–$52/mo forever
Squarespace looks premium. So does Zebra — for $500 flat, not $500/year.
This month's capacity
3 of 12 launch slots left for October.
We cap new website projects each month so no client waits. Ping WhatsApp today to lock a slot.
Our approach
Squarespace is the design-conscious agency's dirty secret: they use it because building the same thing custom would cost their client $6,000. The clients get pretty templates but pay $16–52/month forever, can't move their site anywhere, and hit walls the moment they need something Squarespace doesn't natively support. Zebra makes the custom option affordable for the actual small business: $500 flat, delivered in 10 business days, yours to keep forever.
Why people switch from Squarespace
Head to head
| Feature | Zebra | Squarespace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $500 flat, once | $16–$52/mo ($192–624/yr) |
| Design | Real designer, custom for your brand | Template gallery |
| Uniqueness | Yours alone | Shared with other Squarespace sites |
| Delivery time | 10 business days | Your weekend fighting templates |
| PageSpeed (mobile) | 90+ typical | 50–70 typical |
| Code ownership | Yours — export any time | Locked in Squarespace |
| Custom fonts | Anything — real code | Their library only |
| Domain | You bring your own | Bundled but tied to plan |
| Year 1 hosting | Included | Bundled in monthly |
| Year 2+ hosting | $180/yr optional, or self-host free | $16–52/mo mandatory |
| E-commerce fees | None (Stripe direct) | 0–3% depending on plan |
| Human support | 3 months included | Email tickets |
Frequently asked
Squarespace looks nice inside a template. If your idea fits perfectly in one of their layouts, great. When it doesn't — and it never quite does — you compromise on the design or pay a Squarespace expert $2,000+ to hack their template. Zebra just designs for your brief from scratch, faster.
Yes — $500 flat covers rebuild + content migration + URL redirects. You cancel Squarespace the day we launch. Your Google ranking transfers cleanly because we redirect old URLs.
No — Zebra sites are custom-coded on Next.js (same tech as Nike, TikTok, Notion). It's why our PageSpeed scores are 30–40 points higher than Squarespace defaults.
Squarespace Business at $23/mo × 5 years = $1,380. Zebra: $500 + optional $180/yr × 4 = $1,220. Or self-host after year 1: $500 total. Cheaper, and you own the site.
We integrate Stripe or Shopify (with no Squarespace transaction fees). If you're running a real store, that's how we spec it. Small e-commerce add-on: $250 flat for up to 20 products.
Look at zebra.agency/work — the design system is editorial, typography-forward, exactly what design-literate small businesses want. Not because of templates, but because a real designer made it for you.
Ready when you are
One WhatsApp message, one 20-minute call, live in 10 business days. No sales pressure, no long forms.
