Move from Squarespace to Next.js for better performance, lower costs, and full customization.
You can migrate from Squarespace to Next.js for free using LeaveWP. Enter your site URL, choose Next.js as the destination, and download your content — posts, pages, and media — in minutes. No API keys, passwords, or CLI tools required. Difficulty: Medium. Estimated time: 20-40 minutes.
Official docs: Squarespace Developer Docs · Next.js Documentation
All-in-one website builder with designer templates. Non-technical creators who want a polished site without touching code, but these limitations push teams toward modern alternatives.
Walled garden — no code access or custom server logic
This is the most common reason teams migrate away from Squarespace. Next.js eliminates this issue entirely.
Cannot self-host or export to another platform easily
With Next.js, hybrid rendering — ssg, ssr, isr, and client-side in one app.
Limited to Squarespace's template system for design
Modern architectures like Next.js are designed to avoid this from the ground up.
Monthly costs add up ($192-588/year) for a content site
After migrating, you'll no longer need to worry about this — Next.js takes a fundamentally different approach.
React framework for production with SSR, SSG, and API routes. Built with JavaScript/TypeScript (React), it's production web apps and content sites needing flexible rendering strategies.
Hybrid rendering — SSG, SSR, ISR, and client-side in one app
Most popular React framework with massive community
Built-in image optimization, API routes, and middleware
Optimized for Vercel but deploys anywhere (Node.js, Docker)
Next.js is open-source and free to use. You own your code and data with no vendor lock-in. Deploy to any host that supports JavaScript/TypeScript, or use managed platforms like Vercel and Netlify for zero-config deployments.
Side-by-side comparison based on real platform characteristics
| Metric | Squarespace | Next.js |
|---|---|---|
| Ease of Use | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 | ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 |
| Performance | ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 |
| Flexibility | ⭐⭐ 2/5 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 |
| Cost | ⭐⭐ 2/5 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 |
| Scalability | ⭐⭐ 2/5 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 |
| Ecosystem | ⭐⭐ 2/5 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 |
| Language | Proprietary | JavaScript/TypeScript (React) |
| Pricing | $16-49/month | Free (open-source) |
| Open Source | No | Yes |
Ratings are based on publicly available data, documentation, and community consensus as of 2026. Individual experience may vary.
A detailed breakdown of how your Squarespace content maps to Next.js
What may need manual attention
Visual layouts and custom animations built in Squarespace's editor will need to be recreated in Next.js. The content and text transfers, but the visual design is platform-specific.
Migrate your content in three simple steps
Enter your Squarespace site URL — LeaveWP connects automatically.
Select Next.js as destination and choose content options.
Download your migrated content or preview it in your browser.
Migrating from Squarespace to Next.js makes the most sense if you're experiencing walled garden — no code access or custom server logic or outgrowing Squarespace's architecture. Next.js is best for production web apps and content sites needing flexible rendering strategies.
You should migrate if: your Squarespace site is slow, your hosting costs are climbing, you need more control over your code, or you want to adopt a modern JAMstack architecture.
You might want to stay if: your Squarespace site benefits from beautiful, professionally designed templates out of the box and you don't have JavaScript/TypeScript developers on your team. Squarespace is genuinely easy to use, and that simplicity has value.
The migration itself is straightforward with LeaveWP — enter your Squarespace URL, select Next.js, and download your content. The more important question is whether Next.js's architecture fits your team's skills and your project's long-term needs.
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