specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Squarespace
providerId: squarespace
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - Commerce
  - E-Commerce
  - Website Builder
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: Squarespace bills the merchant for a monthly / annual website + commerce subscription; the Commerce API is included at no additional per-call cost. Transaction take-rates layer on top of the subscription on lower commerce tiers (Squarespace's Commerce Advanced removes the per-transaction fee). Concrete subscription prices and transaction-fee percentages are not on a publicly scrapeable page and are not reconciled here.
sources:
  - https://www.squarespace.com/pricing
  - https://developers.squarespace.com/commerce-apis/overview
notes: Per-tier subscription prices and transaction-fee percentages are gated behind a JS-rendered pricing page. Meter set is anchored to the documented billing levers (subscription + take-rate) but exact unit prices are not reconciled.
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: Squarespace, Inc.
serviceCategory: E-Commerce
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription + Take Rate
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
    - Usage
    - Tax
    - Refund
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Squarespace Commerce
  ServiceCategory: E-Commerce
  ProviderName: Squarespace
  PublisherName: Squarespace, Inc.
  InvoiceIssuerName: Squarespace, Inc.
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: site_subscription
    unit: month
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - plan_tier
      - billing_term
  - name: commerce_transactions
    unit: transaction
    aggregation: count
    dimensions:
      - plan_tier
      - currency
  - name: transaction_volume
    unit: USD
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - plan_tier
      - currency
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Inspect billing in the Squarespace merchant account dashboard; commerce activity (orders, refunds, payouts) is queryable through the Transactions and Orders endpoints of the Commerce API for downstream cost-of-channel analysis.
  - name: Allocation
    description: For multi-brand operators, allocate per-site subscription cost to the brand that owns the Squarespace website. Tag transactions in the Orders API by storefront / channel to attribute take-rate spend.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Move to Commerce Advanced when transaction-fee savings on lower tiers exceed the subscription delta. Use the Inventory and Products APIs to keep a single source of truth and avoid duplicate-listing fees across channels.
  - name: Accountability
    description: E-commerce / merchant-ops team owns the Squarespace subscription and renewal; finance owns reconciliation of Squarespace payouts against the Transactions API export.
maintainers:
  - name: Squarespace, Inc.
    url: https://developers.squarespace.com/