Kavi vs Squarespace, side by side.
Squarespace gives you the tools to build a website yourself. Kavi builds it for you, then keeps it running. Here's how they compare for wellness practitioners, including when Squarespace is the better choice.
Let’s be honest.
Squarespace is a good tool. The real question is whether you want to be the one using it.
With Squarespace, the design, the writing and every update are yours. With Kavi, they're ours. Neither is wrong. It depends on where you want your time to go.
What you get with each.
- Who builds it
- You do, starting from one of their templates.
- We do. Our guided onboarding captures your voice and vision, then shapes a strategy for your site.
- Design
- You pick a template and make it yours. Modern and trustworthy is harder than it looks.
- A custom design by a 20-year pro. You approve the design direction before anything is built.
- Up front
- $0, plus your time. Or hire a designer.
- $0 to build.
- Monthly
- $19 to $49/month billed annually for most practitioner sites ($49 adds scheduling).
- $89/month billed annually, or $109 monthly. Design, hosting, updates and support included.
- Updates
- You make them. Hours of your time every month, or hundreds of dollars paid to a professional.
- 4 content edits a month, handled by us. Classes, events, retreats and articles you edit yourself, anytime.
- Editing any page yourself
- Yes, any page, anytime.
- Classes, events, retreats and articles, yes. Other page changes are requests, done within 3 to 5 business days.
- Booking
- Squarespace Scheduling on the Plus plan, or Acuity (which Squarespace owns) from $16/month.
- We connect the booking system you use, Acuity, Mindbody and Momence included. Or use Kavi's simple built-in schedule.
- Payments
- Built in. Basic adds a 2% transaction fee on sales, plus card processing.
- Through your own Stripe account, with Stripe's standard fee.
- Online store, member areas, email campaigns
- Yes. Email campaigns are a paid add-on.
- Not built for large stores. Member areas and email campaigns are on our roadmap.
- Support
- 24/7 help center and support team.
- Sean, directly. Replies within 1 to 2 business days.
- Commitment
- Month to month, or a year paid up front.
- 12 months, paid monthly or annually. After that, stay at $49/month, host only at $19/month, or take your code.
- Who builds it
- SquarespaceYou do, starting from one of their templates.
- KaviWe do. Our guided onboarding captures your voice and vision, then shapes a strategy for your site.
- Design
- SquarespaceYou pick a template and make it yours. Modern and trustworthy is harder than it looks.
- KaviA custom design by a 20-year pro. You approve the design direction before anything is built.
- Up front
- Squarespace$0, plus your time. Or hire a designer.
- Kavi$0 to build.
- Monthly
- Squarespace$19 to $49/month billed annually for most practitioner sites ($49 adds scheduling).
- Kavi$89/month billed annually, or $109 monthly. Design, hosting, updates and support included.
- Updates
- SquarespaceYou make them. Hours of your time every month, or hundreds of dollars paid to a professional.
- Kavi4 content edits a month, handled by us. Classes, events, retreats and articles you edit yourself, anytime.
- Editing any page yourself
- SquarespaceYes, any page, anytime.
- KaviClasses, events, retreats and articles, yes. Other page changes are requests, done within 3 to 5 business days.
- Booking
- SquarespaceSquarespace Scheduling on the Plus plan, or Acuity (which Squarespace owns) from $16/month.
- KaviWe connect the booking system you use, Acuity, Mindbody and Momence included. Or use Kavi's simple built-in schedule.
- Payments
- SquarespaceBuilt in. Basic adds a 2% transaction fee on sales, plus card processing.
- KaviThrough your own Stripe account, with Stripe's standard fee.
- Online store, member areas, email campaigns
- SquarespaceYes. Email campaigns are a paid add-on.
- KaviNot built for large stores. Member areas and email campaigns are on our roadmap.
- Support
- Squarespace24/7 help center and support team.
- KaviSean, directly. Replies within 1 to 2 business days.
- Commitment
- SquarespaceMonth to month, or a year paid up front.
- Kavi12 months, paid monthly or annually. After that, stay at $49/month, host only at $19/month, or take your code.
Squarespace US prices, billed annually, as of October 2026.
Current rates at squarespace.com/pricing.
What each one really costs.
Squarespace costs less per month, and that's worth saying plainly. But someone still has to design, write and update the site. Either it's you, and it costs your time, or it's a designer, and it costs theirs. Move the sliders to match your week.
Updating classes and pages, fixing what breaks, keeping it fresh.
Your own time, or what you'd pay a designer to do it.
Squarespace, really
$209/month
$49 plan + 2 hours × $80 = $160 of time
Kavi
$89/month
Design, hosting, updates and support. Your time on the site: $0.
That's $120 a month more than Kavi, before anyone builds the site.
That’s just upkeep. Building the site comes first: weeks of your evenings, or a designer, and a custom website usually costs thousands up front. With Kavi, it’s $0. Every plan is a 12-month commitment, and after year one it drops to $49/month with edits included, $19/month for hosting only, or you take your code.
The right choice for you.
Choose Squarespace if
- You enjoy designing, and you want to change any page whenever you like.
- You want the lowest monthly price, and you have the time to build the site yourself.
- You need a full online store for lots of products, with an email newsletter built in.
- You don't want a commitment longer than a month.
No hard feelings. It's a good tool for that.
Choose Kavi if
- You'd rather spend your time teaching than learning web design.
- You want a site that looks custom, written from your own words.
- You want updates handled, and a real person to ask.
- You run classes, retreats or trainings, and want pages built for them.
That's exactly who Kavi is for.
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Real sites, not templates.
In their words.
“Sean rebuilt my website with absolutely zero stress on me. The beauty and care he showed in the creation of it... no doubt it will be a great benefit to everyone who visits.”
Luke Ketterhagen
Yoga teacher & trainer
“Sean understood exactly what I wanted and executed it perfectly. The entire site was completed in less than a week, and the result is premium, clean, ultra-fast, and thoughtful in every single detail.”
Chan
Heart Studio
“Sean's knowledge runs deep. You can tell he's truly an expert. But what stood out most was his patience and kindness. I felt heard every step of the way. Talented, reliable, and truly great to work with.”
Katie Karvelas
Mindful Magnets
Plain answers, up front.
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