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Durable vs Relume vs Squarespace

Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.

Durable

4.0

From $25/mo

Relume

4.0

From $0

Best overall

Squarespace

4.1

From $19/mo

Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.

At a glance

Easiest to use

Pick it if: Sole traders and small local service businesses that want a website and simple customer tools live the same day.

Pick it if: Web designers, agencies and freelancers who build marketing websites for clients and want the planning and wireframing done in minutes.

Best overall

Pick it if: Small businesses, creatives and service providers who want a professional-looking website they can run themselves.

Overview

AttributeDurableRelumeSquarespace
In one lineBuilds a small-business website in a minute, with a CRM, bookings and payments built in.AI plans and builds marketing websites, then hosts them or exports to Figma and Webflow.Website builder with polished templates and an AI that drafts your whole site for you.
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemiumPaid
Starting price$25/mo$0$19/mo
Free plan Yes Yes No
Works with Claude Code No Yes Yes

Rating breakdown

Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.

AttributeDurableRelumeSquarespace
Overall rating4.04.04.1Winner
Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it.
5.0
4.0
4.5
FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together.
3.5
4.0
4.0
Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them.
3.0
4.0
4.5
Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan.
4.0
4.0
3.5
Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over.
4.5
4.0
4.0

Feature comparison

A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.

AttributeDurableRelumeSquarespace
Access & platform
Free plan Yes Yes No
Mobile app Yes No Yes
Desktop app– No No
Browser extension– No No
API access– Yes Yes
Teams & business
Team workspace– Yes Yes
Enterprise plan or SSO– Yes Yes
Connects to other apps– Yes Yes
Open source or self-hosted No No No
AI abilities
Works with your files– Yes Yes
Understands images–––
Makes images Yes Yes Yes
Makes video No No No
Writes code No Yes No
Runs agents or automations– Yes No
Learns your brand or style Yes Yes Yes
Works in many languages Yes– Yes
Capabilities score5/ 1710/ 179/ 17

Pricing

Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.

AttributeDurableRelumeSquarespace
Plans

Free

Free

Seeing what your site would look like.

Free

$0

Trying the sitemap and wireframe tools.

Basic

$19/mo billed yearly, or $25 monthly

A simple site for a service business.

LaunchOur pick

$25/mo, or about $22/mo billed yearly

Most small businesses going live.

Pro (Publish)Our pick

From $14/mo

Building and hosting sites on Relume.

CoreOur pick

$29/mo billed yearly, or $39 monthly

Most small businesses, especially if you sell anything.

Grow

$49/mo, or about $41/mo billed yearly

Busier businesses using the AI tools a lot.

Starter (Export)

From $18/mo

Designers exporting to their own tools.

Plus

$49/mo billed yearly, or $65 monthly

Growing online stores.

Pro (Export)

From $40/mo

Freelancers doing a lot of client work.

Advanced

$99/mo billed yearly, or $139 monthly

Bigger stores and membership businesses.

Team

From $36/mo per user, minimum 3

Agencies with several designers.

Which plan to pickBuild on Free to see if you like the result, then move to Launch to go live on your own domain. Grow is only worth it if you have lots of customers or use the AI marketing tools heavily.Start free to see whether the sitemap and wireframes suit how you work. If you finish sites in Figma or Webflow, take an Export plan. If you want Relume to host the site, take Pro on the Publish side and add a custom domain.Use the 14-day trial to build your site with Blueprint before paying. Pick Core if you'll sell anything, since Basic charges a 2% fee on sales. Pay yearly to save around a quarter and get a free domain for the first year.

Key features

AttributeDurableRelumeSquarespace
Standout features
  • Instant website
  • Edit by chatting
  • CRM and bookings
  • Payments
  • Marketing helpers
  • AI sitemap
  • Wireframes and designs
  • Style guide
  • Publish and CMS
  • Export to Figma, Webflow and React
  • Relume MCP
  • Blueprint AI site builder
  • Designer templates
  • Commerce
  • AI writing and images
  • Bookings and invoices
  • Domains and email

Pros and cons

AttributeDurableRelumeSquarespace
Pros
  • The fastest route from nothing to a live small-business website
  • No design or technical skill needed
  • CRM, bookings and payments included
  • Free plan to try before paying
  • Sitemap and wireframes in minutes from a brief
  • Layouts come from designer-made components, not random AI code
  • Clean exports to Figma, Webflow and React
  • Can host the finished site with a CMS
  • MCP server for Claude and other AI tools
  • Templates look professional with very little effort
  • Blueprint gives you a full draft site from a few questions
  • Website, shop, bookings and invoices in one place
  • Hosting, security and updates handled for you
  • Easy enough to manage without a web designer
Cons
  • Sites look alike and follow a fixed single-page style
  • Limited design control compared with Wix or Framer
  • AI-written copy is generic until you rewrite it
  • CRM and booking tools are basic for growing teams
  • Made for marketing sites, not apps or stores
  • Separate Publish and Export plans are confusing
  • Custom domains cost extra per site
  • AI usage limits aren't spelled out clearly
  • No free plan, only a 14-day trial
  • Basic takes a 2% fee on product sales
  • Less design freedom than Webflow or Framer
  • Bookings and email campaigns cost extra

Who each one is for

AttributeDurableRelumeSquarespace
Best for
  • A website for a local service business in minutes
  • Online bookings from your site
  • Tracking leads and customers simply
  • AI-written website copy and blog posts
  • Planning a client website's pages and content
  • Wireframes to take into Figma or Webflow
  • Quick, good-looking marketing sites
  • Agencies speeding up the early stages of a project
  • Professional sites for service businesses
  • Portfolios for creatives and photographers
  • Small online stores and digital products
  • Sites that need bookings or memberships
You'll find it used by
  • Sole traders
  • Tradies
  • Consultants and coaches
  • Local service businesses
  • Web designers
  • Agencies
  • Freelancers
  • Marketers
  • Small businesses
  • Creatives
  • Photographers
  • Coaches
  • Restaurants

Questions people ask

Which is better, Durable, Relume or Squarespace?

Squarespace scores highest overall in our ratings (Durable 4.0/5, Relume 4.0/5 and Squarespace 4.1/5). Durable is best for A website for a local service business in minutes and online bookings from your site. Relume is best for planning a client website's pages and content and wireframes to take into Figma or Webflow. Squarespace is best for professional sites for service businesses and portfolios for creatives and photographers.

Which is cheaper, Durable, Relume or Squarespace?

Durable: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $25/mo. Relume: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $0. Squarespace: There's no free plan. Paid plans start at $19/mo.

Which is easier to use, Durable, Relume or Squarespace?

Durable rates highest for ease of use in our scores. Sole traders and small local service businesses that want a website and simple customer tools live the same day.

How we compare

Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.

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