CMS comparison Squarespace vs Storyblok

Squarespace vs Storyblok

Squarespace is a closed-source site builder that runs on the vendor's cloud. Storyblok is a closed-source headless CMS that runs on the vendor's cloud. The table below sets them side by side on 28 features. They get a different status on 20.

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Squarespace Site builder · Closed source · 9 of 28 built in
Storyblok Headless · Closed source · 15 of 28 built in

Sources checked: Squarespace on 29 Sept 2026, Storyblok on 29 Sept 2026. Plans and releases can change after those dates.

WAYF is an official Payload partner and top contributor. Every platform in the table is classified by the same published definitions, and each answer lists the vendor page it came from.

Feature comparison

Built inPaid tierPlugin or add-onLimitedNot available

Squarespace vs Storyblok feature comparison. Columns are the two platforms. Rows are features, grouped by area.
Platform	Squarespace Site builder	Storyblok Headless
Overview
What it is	Hosted website builder with templates, a visual editor, blogging and commerce. Squarespace runs the hosting.	Hosted headless CMS with a Visual Editor where editors compose pages from developer-defined blocks. Run by Storyblok GmbH.
Edition compared The product and release each column describes.	Squarespace website plans on version 7.1 SaaS, continuously updated	Storyblok SaaS, Starter to Elite plans SaaS, continuously updated
Vendor	Squarespace, Inc. squarespace.com	Storyblok GmbH storyblok.com
Licence	Closed source Proprietary	Closed source Proprietary
Hosting	No self-hosting Vendor cloud	No self-hosting Vendor cloud Spaces run in Storyblok's EU, US, Canada or Australia regions.
Built with	Hosted SaaS, custom CSS and JavaScript on Core and higher plans	SaaS, JavaScript SDKs and CLI
Database	Managed by Squarespace	Managed by Storyblok
Pricing Public list prices only. Hosting and implementation are extra everywhere.	No free option Basic $19, Core $29, Plus $49, Advanced $99 per month billed annually in the US. 14-day free trial.	Free to start Starter free. Growth $99, Growth Plus $349 per space per month. Premium and Elite on request.
Content modelling
Content model in code You define content types in files in your repository, review them like any other code and apply them from there. Imperative migration scripts alone count as limited.	Limited Custom post types in template.conf, only with Developer Mode on version 7.0. 2 3	Built in The CLI pulls and pushes JSON component schemas. Typed @storyblok/schema is in preview. 2 3 4
Content model in the UI Admins can create and change content types and fields in the admin interface without writing code.	Not available Fixed page and collection types. No custom fields in the editor. 2	Built in 1
Reusable blocks Editors compose pages from reusable, typed components or blocks, and can reorder them.	Built in Editors add and reorder sections and blocks.	Built in Nestable blocks inside stories. 1
Localization Editors translate content per locale inside the CMS, by field or by entry, without a separate site for each language.	Plugin or add-on Weglot extension. Without it, editors duplicate pages per language. 4 5	Built in Starter includes 2 locales. Growth adds locales at $20 each per month. 1
Image transformations The CMS resizes, crops or converts images on request, through URL parameters or generated sizes, with no external service.	Built in Squarespace serves uploaded images in generated sizes.	Built in Image Optimization Service on all plans. 1
APIs and delivery
REST API A documented REST or JSON HTTP API returns content.	Limited Commerce APIs for products, orders and inventory on Core and up. No API for pages. 1 6	Built in Content Delivery API and Management API. 1
GraphQL API The vendor or an official module provides a GraphQL API for content.	Not available	Paid tier GraphQL Content Delivery API on Premium and Elite. 1
Webhooks The CMS can call an external URL when content is created, changed or published.	Limited Commerce events only, through the Webhook Subscriptions API. 7	Built in 3 webhooks on Starter, 5 on Growth, 15 on Premium. 1
Renders the website The CMS itself renders and serves the public pages through themes or templates. Headless-only products answer no.	Built in	Not available
Editorial workflow
Drafts Editors save changes as a draft and publish them later. The live version stays untouched until then.	Paid tier Page drafts need a Premium or Enterprise plan. Blog posts can be drafts on any plan. 8	Built in
Scheduled publishing An editor can set a future date and time for content to publish or unpublish.	Limited Blog posts only. 9	Paid tier Single story scheduling from Growth. Growth allows 2 scheduled stories, Premium 100. 1
Version history The CMS keeps earlier versions of an entry, and editors can compare or restore them.	Not available Undo and redo within an editing session only. 10	Limited Starter keeps 1 day of versions. Growth 30 days, Premium 180, Elite unlimited. 1
Preview Editors can see unpublished content rendered as it will appear on the site before publishing.	Built in Editing happens on the rendered page.	Built in 1
Visual editing Editors can click on the rendered page and edit content in place or in a side panel next to it.	Built in	Built in Visual Editor on all plans. 1
Approval workflows Content moves through review stages you configure, such as draft, review and approved, with permissions per stage.	Limited Enterprise Draft editor role drafts pages for an admin to publish. No custom stages. 8 11	Paid tier Custom workflows and stages on Premium and Elite. Lower plans get fixed default stages. 1
Content releases Editors group changes across several entries and publish them together as one release.	Not available	Paid tier 20 releases on Premium, unlimited on Elite. 1
Real-time co-editing Two or more editors can work on the same entry at once and see each other's changes live.	Not available	Not available Comments and content locking. No simultaneous editing of one story. 1 10
Access and governance
Custom roles Admins define their own roles with granular permissions instead of picking from a fixed set.	Not available Fixed contributor permission types. 11	Paid tier 10 custom roles on Premium, unlimited on Elite. 1 5
Field-level permissions Admins can restrict access to single fields, on top of content types and entries.	Not available	Paid tier Field permissions come with custom roles on Premium and Elite. 1 5
Single sign-on Editors can sign in through SAML or OpenID Connect against a company identity provider.	Paid tier Premium and Enterprise plans. OpenID Connect through Entra ID, SAML through Google. 17 18	Paid tier Premium and Elite. 1
Audit log The CMS logs who changed what and when across the whole installation, and admins can review the log.	Not available	Limited Activity log on all plans. Starter keeps 1 day, Growth 30 days, Elite unlimited. 1
Platform and extensibility
Multiple sites One installation or account can manage several separate websites or brands with shared users.	Limited Each site needs its own plan. Enterprise teams manage several sites from one account. 11	Built in One account can own many spaces, each on its own plan. 6
Extensible admin UI Developers can add their own components, views or fields to the editing interface.	Not available	Built in Field plugins on all plans. Tool and space plugins on Premium and Elite. 1 7
Plugin marketplace The vendor runs an official directory or marketplace of installable extensions.	Built in Squarespace Extensions, a directory of third-party tools. 12	Built in Storyblok App Directory. 8
Form builder Editors can build and publish forms and collect submissions without code.	Built in Form blocks store submissions. 13	Not available
Site member accounts The platform handles sign-up and login for public site users or members, separate from editors.	Built in Customer accounts on all plans. Member sites for gated content. 1 14	Not available
AI writing assistant A first-party AI feature in the editing interface generates, rewrites or translates content.	Built in Squarespace AI writer. Monthly AI credits vary by plan. 1 15	Built in AI content generation and translation on all plans, metered by AI credits. 1
Official MCP server The vendor publishes a Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can read or write content.	Not available The official MCP server covers domain search only. It can't reach site content. 16	Built in Hosted server over the Management API. 9

Squarespace sources

Checked 29 Sept 2026. Squarespace website plans on version 7.1.

Storyblok sources

Checked 29 Sept 2026. Storyblok SaaS, Starter to Elite plans.

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Where they differ

Squarespace and Storyblok get a different status on 20 of the 28 features and the same status on 8. Squarespace has 9 built in on its baseline edition, Storyblok has 15. Two matching statuses can still name different paid tiers or limits, so read the notes in the table before treating a row as equal.

Free option: Squarespace has no free option. Storyblok has a free option.

Built in on Squarespace, a different answer on Storyblok 3

Renders the website Squarespace: Built in. Storyblok: Not available.
Form builder Squarespace: Built in. Storyblok: Not available.
Site member accounts Squarespace: Built in. Storyblok: Not available.

Built in on Storyblok, a different answer on Squarespace 9

Content model in code Squarespace: Limited. Storyblok: Built in.
Content model in the UI Squarespace: Not available. Storyblok: Built in.
Localization Squarespace: Plugin or add-on. Storyblok: Built in.
REST API Squarespace: Limited. Storyblok: Built in.
Webhooks Squarespace: Limited. Storyblok: Built in.
Drafts Squarespace: Paid tier. Storyblok: Built in.
Multiple sites Squarespace: Limited. Storyblok: Built in.
Extensible admin UI Squarespace: Not available. Storyblok: Built in.
Official MCP server Squarespace: Not available. Storyblok: Built in.

Built in on neither, with different answers 8

GraphQL API Squarespace: Not available. Storyblok: Paid tier.
Scheduled publishing Squarespace: Limited. Storyblok: Paid tier.
Version history Squarespace: Not available. Storyblok: Limited.
Approval workflows Squarespace: Limited. Storyblok: Paid tier.
Content releases Squarespace: Not available. Storyblok: Paid tier.
Custom roles Squarespace: Not available. Storyblok: Paid tier.
Field-level permissions Squarespace: Not available. Storyblok: Paid tier.
Audit log Squarespace: Not available. Storyblok: Limited.

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