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title: "Squarespace vs Ticket Fairy: fees and features (2026)"
description: "See Squarespace and Ticket Fairy side by side: fees, features and what switching takes. Checked October 2026."
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1. [Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/)
2. [Compare](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare)
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4. Squarespace vs Ticket Fairy

# Squarespace vs Ticket Fairy

With Squarespace, you design your site from designer templates and sell event places as service products, with payment plans and in-person payments. With Ticket Fairy, you sell tickets on the Free plan with seat maps and door scanning, and you can keep your Squarespace site and sell from it with a Code block.

  [Get started free](https://manage.ticketfairy.com/welcome?utm_source=compare&utm_campaign=compare-website-builders-ticket-fairy-vs-squarespace) [Book a demo](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-ticketing/book-a-demo)

Ticket Fairy publishes this comparison and also sells event ticketing and event management software. Ticket Fairy works with these website builders: you can keep your site and put Ticket Fairy's checkout on it. [How we compare platforms](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/methodology)

- **10 of 10** of the things you need, included on Ticket Fairy
- **6 of 10** of the things you need, confirmed on the published pages of Squarespace
- **$4** Ticket Fairy fee on a $40 ticket

## Which should you choose?

### Where Ticket Fairy is stronger

- Ticket Fairy works with Squarespace: you can keep your Squarespace site and sell tickets from any page with a Code block, on a Squarespace plan that has Code blocks.[1](#source-1)
- Your buyers can pick their own seat on your venue's map.[2](#source-2)
- Your door team can scan tickets on their own phones, and your buyers can keep their tickets in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet.[3](#source-3)

### Where Squarespace is stronger

- Designer templates customized with a drag-and-drop editor on every plan; CSS and JavaScript customization from Core[4](#source-4)
- From the Core plan, Squarespace charges no commerce transaction fee.[5](#source-5)

Ticket Fairy is the better fit when you sell tickets to shows and festivals: your seat maps, door scanning and payouts come with it, and your Squarespace site can still sell them. Squarespace suits you if your site sells classes or workshops with a set number of places alongside your other products.

## What does each cost when you sell 200 tickets at $40, one ticket per order?

Squarespace's figure adds its 2% transaction fee on the Basic plan and the Squarespace Payments card rate in the United States. Its plan price was shown to us in pounds for UK visitors, so it is shown in pounds on its own line. Ticket Fairy's ticketing fee includes card processing and VAT or GST, and the Free plan sells tickets with no monthly fee.

*### What does one order of 200 tickets at $40 cost on each platform?*

- Ticket Fairy   Fee on each ticket **$4** Buyers pay **$8,800** You receive **$8,000** Card processing included
- Squarespace  Fee on each ticket **$2.26** Buyers pay **$8,000** You receive **$7,548** Fee $1.10 + payment processing $1.16

On this order, your buyers pay $800 more on Ticket Fairy than on Squarespace, with card processing included.

Sources[6](#source-6) [7](#source-7)

| For 200 tickets at $40 | Ticket Fairy | Squarespace |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Who pays the fee | The buyer, unless you choose to absorb it | You, from your payout |
| Fees per ticket | $4 | $2.26 |
| Buyers pay in total | $8,800 | $8,000 |
| You receive for the tickets | $8,000 | $7,548 |
| Your Pro plan ($20 a month), once the Ticket Fairy fees on these sales come off it | $0 to pay that month | Basic plan, £144 a year billed yearly or £16 a month billed monthly, as shown to UK visitors on 18 October 2026, plus a 2% transaction fee on sales. |

Ticket Fairy's standard ticketing fee is the same on every plan. Each month, Ticket Fairy's fees on your paid tickets, after payment processing, come off your next plan bill, up to the plan price. On a $40 ticket in the United States, Squarespace's published fees are Fee $1.10 + payment processing $1.16. Squarespace's fee is from [its published pricing](https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/27853679334157-Transaction-fees-and-payment-processing-rates), read on 18 October 2026. [See Ticket Fairy pricing](https://www.ticketfairy.com/pricing).

*### When does each platform pay you your ticket money?*

- After the event **Ticket Fairy** When Ticket Fairy collects your card payments, your money usually arrives 10 to 15 business days after the event, and where there are chargebacks or cancellations it can be held for the chargeback window [8](#source-8)
- Not published **Squarespace** Squarespace Payments payouts are usually sent within 1-5 business days, depending on your bank or country; first payouts have an 8 to 12-day holding period [9](#source-9)

On Ticket Fairy: When Ticket Fairy collects your card payments, your money usually arrives 10 to 15 business days after the event, and where there are chargebacks or cancellations it can be held for the chargeback window.

Sources[8](#source-8) [9](#source-9)

## What can Squarespace and Ticket Fairy each do for selling your tickets?

*### Where does each platform win on what you need?*

- Included Selling tickets from your website  On a paid plan
- Included The plan you need to take payments  On a paid plan
- Included Buyers choose their seats  Not found
- Included Scanning tickets at the door  Not found
- Included Promo codes and discounts  On a paid plan
- Included Emailing your ticket buyers *Ticket Fairy wins*  Extra cost
- Included Contracts, crew and suppliers for the event  Not found

**3 things you need are the same on both:** What each ticket sale costs, When you get your ticket money, Designing your own website

Ticket Fairy gives you 1 of these that Squarespace does not offer.

| What you need | Ticket Fairy | Squarespace |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Selling tickets |  |  |
| Selling tickets from your website | Included[1](#source-1) You can sell tickets from your event page, from your own website with the checkout snippet or WordPress plugin, and at your box office | On a paid plan[10](#source-10) Service products on a store page: Squarespace sells in-person classes and events as service products, without physical tickets Plans: Basic, Core, Plus or Advanced |
| What each ticket sale costs | Included[11](#source-11) Every plan has one standard ticketing fee with card processing included, and your buyers pay it or you absorb it | Included[12](#source-12) Basic plan: 2% Squarespace transaction fee on each sale; Core and higher: 0%. Squarespace Payments in the US charges 2.9% + $0.30 per standard card payment on Basic and Core, as published on 18 October 2026 |
| The plan you need to take payments | Included[6](#source-6) The Free plan sells tickets for unlimited events, so you need no paid plan to start selling | On a paid plan[13](#source-13) Basic, at £144 a year billed yearly (£12 a month) or £16 billed monthly, as shown to UK visitors on 18 October 2026 Plans: Basic |
| Buyers choose their seats | Included[2](#source-2) Your buyers can pick their own seat on your venue's map | Not found in Squarespace's public documentation[14](#source-14) No seat selection or seating chart found in Squarespace's published material |
| On the day and after |  |  |
| Scanning tickets at the door | Included[3](#source-3) Your door team can scan tickets on their own phones, and your buyers can keep their tickets in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet | Not found in Squarespace's public documentation[15](#source-15) No ticket scanning or door check-in found in Squarespace's published material |
| When you get your ticket money | Included[8](#source-8) When Ticket Fairy collects your card payments, your money usually arrives 10 to 15 business days after the event, and where there are chargebacks or cancellations it can be held for the chargeback window | Included[9](#source-9) Squarespace Payments payouts are usually sent within 1-5 business days, depending on your bank or country; first payouts have an 8 to 12-day holding period |
| Selling more and running the event |  |  |
| Promo codes and discounts | Included[16](#source-16) You can give a partner, a mailing list or your earliest buyers a better price with promo codes on the ticket types you choose | On a paid plan[17](#source-17) Promo codes and automatic discounts on Core and higher plans (and some older plans) Plans: Core, Plus or Advanced |
| Emailing your ticket buyers | Included[18](#source-18) You can email or text your ticket holders and fans from one Messaging page and see how many people a message reaches before you send it | Extra cost[19](#source-19) Squarespace Email Campaigns, an add-on with monthly sending plans; some features, including three trial blast campaigns, are free |
| Contracts, crew and suppliers for the event | Included[20](#source-20) You can send artist contracts, build your crew rota, manage suppliers and share day sheets beside your ticket sales | Not found in Squarespace's public documentation[21](#source-21) No artist contracts, crew rotas, supplier management or day sheets documented; the festivals page names vendor applications without describing a tool |
| Designing your own website | Included[22](#source-22) You get a website for your events on a Ticket Fairy address on the Free plan, and on your own web address on a paid plan, built from your event details | Included[23](#source-23) Designer templates customized with a drag-and-drop editor on every plan; CSS and JavaScript customization from Core |

## What else should you know about Squarespace and Ticket Fairy?

**Can I keep my Squarespace site and sell tickets with Ticket Fairy?**

 Yes. A Code block puts the Ticket Fairy checkout on any Squarespace page, in the colors you chose in your dashboard. Squarespace's own pages say Code blocks for advanced code are on the Core, Plus and Advanced plans, not on Basic. [1](#source-1) [24](#source-24)

**Can Squarespace sell event tickets?**

 Partly. Squarespace's own pages say service products sell in-person events with a set time and a set number of spots, without physical tickets. With Ticket Fairy, each buyer gets a ticket your door team scans, and you can sell from your Squarespace page. [25](#source-25) [3](#source-3)

**What does Squarespace charge on each sale?**

 Squarespace's own pages say the Basic plan adds a 2% transaction fee and Core and higher add none, and Squarespace Payments in the United States charges 2.9% + $0.30 per standard card payment. With Ticket Fairy, one ticketing fee includes card processing. [26](#source-26) [11](#source-11)

**Can buyers choose their seats on Squarespace?**

 We did not find seat selection or a seating chart in Squarespace's own pages. With Ticket Fairy, your buyers can pick their own seat on your venue's map. [27](#source-27) [2](#source-2)

**When does Squarespace pay out?**

 Squarespace's own pages say payouts are usually sent within 1 to 5 business days, depending on your country, and first payouts have an 8 to 12-day holding period. With Ticket Fairy, when Ticket Fairy collects your card payments, your money usually arrives 10 to 15 business days after the event. [28](#source-28) [8](#source-8)

**Can buyers pay for a Squarespace event in installments?**

 Yes. Squarespace's own pages say service products can take a deposit at checkout and collect the rest in scheduled installments. [29](#source-29)

## How do I sell Ticket Fairy tickets on my Squarespace site?

You can keep your Squarespace site and add Ticket Fairy's checkout with a Code block, on a plan that has Code blocks. Open **Website Embeds** in your event's Marketing menu and copy a snippet from the **Install** tab: a buy button, the checkout or the event listing. In Squarespace, add a **Code** block to your page and paste the snippet. Save and publish the page, then open it to check the checkout. [Follow the guide to selling tickets on your own website](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/sell-tickets-on-your-own-website), or [see how the checkout works on Squarespace](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/event-pages-and-website/website-builders).

Orders export to a CSV file from the Orders panel, by status, date range and product; auto-export to Google Drive is on Core, Plus and Advanced.[30](#source-30)

## What else are you comparing?

- [Webflow vs Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/website-builders/ticket-fairy-vs-webflow)
- [Framer vs Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/website-builders/ticket-fairy-vs-framer)
- [WordPress.com vs Ticket Fairy](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/website-builders/ticket-fairy-vs-wordpress-com)
- [Website builders compared](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/website-builders)

## Where does each fact come from?

Every fact about another company comes from its own published pages, quoted word for word. Where we did not find something in those pages, we say exactly that. [How we compare platforms](https://www.ticketfairy.com/compare/methodology)

1. Ticket Fairy [Your WordPress, Wix or Squarespace site can sell your tickets](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/event-pages-and-website/website-builders)
2. Ticket Fairy [Buyers pick their own seat on your venue's map](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/seating-and-timed-entry/reserved-seating)
3. Ticket Fairy [Tickets in your buyers' wallets, always up to date](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/check-in-and-box-office/apple-and-google-wallet-passes)
4. Squarespace Designer templates customized with a drag-and-drop editor on every plan; CSS and JavaScript customization from Core "Squarespace offers beautiful templates designed to solve your business or personal goals."  [www.squarespace.com/pricing](https://www.squarespace.com/pricing), read on 18 October 2026.
5. Squarespace From the Core plan, Squarespace charges no commerce transaction fee. "No commerce transaction fee"  [support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/29215717722637-Selling-on-the-Basic-Core-Plus-and-Advanced-plans](https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/29215717722637-Selling-on-the-Basic-Core-Plus-and-Advanced-plans), read on 18 October 2026.
6. Ticket Fairy [Ticket Fairy pricing](https://www.ticketfairy.com/pricing)

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7. Squarespace Fees per ticket "Fees for the sale of physical products, download products, service products, and donations."  [support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/27853679334157-Transaction-fees-and-payment-processing-rates](https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/27853679334157-Transaction-fees-and-payment-processing-rates), read on 18 October 2026.
8. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Check the payout for your event](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/check-your-payout)
9. Squarespace When you get your ticket money "Payouts are usually sent within 1-5 business days, depending on your"  [support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/19860658113037-Track-and-manage-your-Squarespace-Payments-payouts](https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/19860658113037-Track-and-manage-your-Squarespace-Payments-payouts), read on 18 October 2026.
10. Squarespace Selling tickets from your website "In Squarespace, service products are in-person classes and events (without physical tickets), or other services you offer."  [support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/206540867-Service-products](https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/206540867-Service-products), read on 18 October 2026.
11. Ticket Fairy [Your ticket money arrives daily, or after the show](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/payments-and-payouts/payment-accounts-fees-and-payouts)
12. Squarespace What each ticket sale costs "Fees for the sale of physical products, download products, service products, and donations."  [support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/27853679334157-Transaction-fees-and-payment-processing-rates](https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/27853679334157-Transaction-fees-and-payment-processing-rates), read on 18 October 2026.
13. Squarespace The plan you need to take payments ""priceCurrency":"GBP","price":"144.00""  [www.squarespace.com/pricing](https://www.squarespace.com/pricing), read on 18 October 2026.
14. Squarespace Buyers choose their seats "In Squarespace, service products are in-person classes and events (without physical tickets), or other services you offer." Where we looked: https://www.squarespace.com/solutions/events; https://www.squarespace.com/solutions/events/festivals; https://www.squarespace.com/pricing; help articles Service products, Sell classes, workshops, and retreats on Squarespace, Monetize your site; the article list of the Commerce help category (https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/categories/200290338-Commerce).  [support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/206540867-Service-products](https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/206540867-Service-products), read on 18 October 2026.
15. Squarespace Scanning tickets at the door "In Squarespace, service products are in-person classes and events (without physical tickets), or other services you offer." Where we looked: https://www.squarespace.com/solutions/events; https://www.squarespace.com/solutions/events/festivals; help articles Service products, Sell classes, workshops, and retreats on Squarespace; the article lists of the Commerce help category and its Accepting payments section.  [support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/206540867-Service-products](https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/206540867-Service-products), read on 18 October 2026.
16. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Create promo codes for your event](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/create-promo-codes)
17. Squarespace Promo codes and discounts "the Core, Plus, Advanced, Business, Commerce Basic, and Commerce Advanced plans"  [support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/205811178-Create-discounts](https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/205811178-Create-discounts), read on 18 October 2026.
18. Ticket Fairy [Guide: Email or text your fans and ticket holders from your brand](https://www.ticketfairy.com/guides/email-or-text-your-fans-and-ticket-holders)
19. Squarespace Emailing your ticket buyers "Squarespace Email Campaigns is an add-on feature that you can use to send branded marketing email campaigns directly from your website."  [www.squarespace.com/email-marketing](https://www.squarespace.com/email-marketing), read on 18 October 2026.
20. Ticket Fairy [Deals close sooner and everyone gets paid on time](https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-operating-system/contracts-and-payments)
21. Squarespace Contracts, crew and suppliers for the event "manage vendor applications" Where we looked: https://www.squarespace.com/solutions/events; https://www.squarespace.com/solutions/events/festivals and its FAQ; help articles Sell classes, workshops, and retreats on Squarespace and Monetize your site; the Commerce help category article list.  [www.squarespace.com/solutions/events/festivals](https://www.squarespace.com/solutions/events/festivals), read on 18 October 2026.
22. Ticket Fairy [You can sell tickets right on your event website](https://www.ticketfairy.com/features/website-builder)
23. Squarespace Designing your own website "Squarespace offers beautiful templates designed to solve your business or personal goals."  [www.squarespace.com/pricing](https://www.squarespace.com/pricing), read on 18 October 2026.
24. Squarespace Code blocks for advanced code, such as a ticket widget, are available on the Core, Plus and Advanced plans (and some older plans), not on Basic. "Core, Plus, Advanced, Business, Commerce Basic, and Commerce Advanced plans"  [support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/209542397-Using-Eventbrite-with-Squarespace](https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/209542397-Using-Eventbrite-with-Squarespace), read on 18 October 2026.
25. Squarespace Service products are built to sell in-person events with a set time and a set number of spots. "Add service products to sell in-person events with a set time and limited spots."  [support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/45177241387533-Sell-classes-workshops-and-retreats-on-Squarespace](https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/45177241387533-Sell-classes-workshops-and-retreats-on-Squarespace), read on 18 October 2026.
26. Squarespace Basic plan: 2% Squarespace transaction fee on each sale; Core and higher: 0%. Squarespace Payments in the US charges 2.9% + $0.30 per standard card payment on Basic and Core, as published on 18 October 2026 "Fees for the sale of physical products, download products, service products, and donations."  [support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/27853679334157-Transaction-fees-and-payment-processing-rates](https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/27853679334157-Transaction-fees-and-payment-processing-rates), read on 18 October 2026.
27. Squarespace No seat selection or seating chart found in Squarespace's published material "In Squarespace, service products are in-person classes and events (without physical tickets), or other services you offer."  [support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/206540867-Service-products](https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/206540867-Service-products), read on 18 October 2026.
28. Squarespace Squarespace Payments payouts are usually sent within 1-5 business days, depending on your bank or country; first payouts have an 8 to 12-day holding period "Payouts are usually sent within 1-5 business days, depending on your"  [support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/19860658113037-Track-and-manage-your-Squarespace-Payments-payouts](https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/19860658113037-Track-and-manage-your-Squarespace-Payments-payouts), read on 18 October 2026.
29. Squarespace Service products can take a deposit at checkout and collect the rest in scheduled installments. "Customers can secure their registration by paying an initial deposit at checkout and settle the remaining balance through scheduled installments."  [support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/45177241387533-Sell-classes-workshops-and-retreats-on-Squarespace](https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/45177241387533-Sell-classes-workshops-and-retreats-on-Squarespace), read on 18 October 2026.
30. Squarespace Orders export to a CSV file from the Orders panel, by status, date range and product; auto-export to Google Drive is on Core, Plus and Advanced. "Download your orders as a .csv spreadsheet, or send new orders to Google Drive or Zapier automatically."  [support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/206540677-Export-Commerce-orders](https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/206540677-Export-Commerce-orders), read on 18 October 2026.

Updated 18 October 2026: First published.

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