ModernSite vs Wix vs Squarespace
Wix and Squarespace build every kind of website. ModernSite builds websites for local service businesses: pick a template written for your trade, change the details, and go live in 10 minutes. No designer, no coding, free to build.
A site that takes online bookings, per month
ModernSite
$19
Everything included
Wix
$29
Core plan, billed yearly
Squarespace
From $35
Basic plus Acuity Scheduling
Built for your trade, not for everyone.
Live in 10 minutes
Pick a template, change the words and photos, and publish. No designer, no coding, no weeks of back-and-forth with an agency.
Already written for your trade
1,600+ templates across 44 local service trades, from dentists to roofers, and the library keeps growing. Each comes with the pages your clients look for and the words already written. Wix and Squarespace templates are designs for any kind of site: you write every page.
Your brand, not ours
No ModernSite logo or badge anywhere on your site. Your visitors see your business and nothing else. Wix's free plan puts Wix ads on yours.
Booking included at $19
Keep the booking tool you use: Calendly, Acuity or Square Appointments, on any page. On Wix, booking needs the $29 Core plan. On Squarespace, Acuity Scheduling is a separate subscription from $16 a month.
One plan, everything in it
$19 a month: publish as often as you like, connect your own domain at no charge, and use 14,000 photos sorted by trade. The contact form, SEO and a weekly traffic report come with it. No tiers, no add-ons.
Or we build it for you
Send us your details and we set it up: $149 to $349, ready in 1 to 2 weeks. A fixed price, not a freelancer's quote.
Side by side
| What you get | ModernSite | Wix | Squarespace |
|---|---|---|---|
| A site that takes online bookings | $19/month, everything included | $29/month: booking needs the Core plan, billed yearly | From $35/month: Basic ($19) plus Acuity Scheduling (from $16) |
| Try before you pay | Build and preview free for as long as you like; pay when you publish | Free plan with Wix ads; 14-day refund on paid plans | 14-day free trial, no card |
| Templates | 1,600+, each written for one of 44 local service trades, and growing | Designs for every kind of site; you write the pages | Designs for every kind of site; you write the pages |
| Online booking | Included: connect Calendly, Acuity or Square Appointments on any page | Wix Bookings, on Core ($29/month) and up | Acuity Scheduling, a separate subscription from $16/month |
| Contact form | Built in, with a lead inbox and email alerts | 4 forms on Light, 10 on Core | Form blocks on every plan; submissions kept 30 days unless the form asks for an email |
| Someone to build it for you | Fixed price, $149 to $349, ready in 1 to 2 weeks | Hire an expert through Wix Marketplace | Hire a Squarespace Expert; each sets their own price |
Wix and Squarespace prices and features from their own pages, checked October 31, 2026 (US). Sources are at the bottom of this page.
See a site made for your trade.
Every template is a working website: open one and click around.
Questions, answered.
For a site that takes online bookings, yes. ModernSite is $19/month with booking included. Wix needs its Core plan, $29/month billed yearly. Squarespace is $19/month for Basic plus a separate Acuity Scheduling subscription from $16/month.
Yes. Add your Calendly, Acuity Scheduling or Square Appointments link and it shows on your site. You keep the booking tool you already use.
No. Every template is already written for your trade, with the pages your clients look for. You change the words and photos in a visual editor and publish, in about 10 minutes. Or we build it for you, from $149.
From Wix's and Squarespace's own pricing and help pages, checked October 31, 2026 with US prices. They change their plans from time to time, so check their pages before you decide.