---
title: Squarespace Domains
slug: squarespace-domains
url: "https://toolweight.com/tools/squarespace-domains"
homepage: "https://www.squarespace.com/domains"
categories: domain-registrars
last_verified: 2026-06-30
dataset_version: 0738be72
license: CC-BY-4.0
---

# Squarespace Domains

> The Google Domains book, flat-priced at around US$20 with privacy included.

- Acquired Google Domains in 2023 and migrated the customer base onto its own platform.
- A calm, flat-priced registrar: one price at registration and renewal, WHOIS privacy included, short curated TLD list, no upsell theatre.
- Roughly double Cloudflare for the same .com.
- Exists to feed Squarespace's site builder rather than to compete on domain price.

## Identity

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Squarespace Domains |
| Company | Squarespace |
| One-liner | The Google Domains book, flat-priced at around US$20 with privacy included. |
| Site | https://www.squarespace.com/domains |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Open source | No |
| Compared in | 1 |

## Where it is compared

### [Domain registrars](https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-registrars)
Ranked **#12 of 15** on default weights.
| Field | Value | Confidence | Verified | Source | Note | Permalink |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free WHOIS privacy | ● | Vendor-claimed | 2026-06-30 | https://www.squarespace.com/domains | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-registrars#squarespace-domains--free_whois_privacy |
| DNSSEC | ● | Inferred | - | - | Inherited from the Google Domains product line. | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-registrars#squarespace-domains--dnssec |
| DNS hosting | standard | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-registrars#squarespace-domains--dns_hosting |
| Email forwarding | ● | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-registrars#squarespace-domains--email_forwarding |
| Bulk management | ○ | Inferred | - | - | The dashboard is built for a handful of domains attached to a site. | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-registrars#squarespace-domains--bulk_management |
| TLDs offered | 300 TLDs | Inferred | - | - | Approximate; a curated list, shorter than the discount registrars'. | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-registrars#squarespace-domains--tld_count |
| Public API | ○ | Inferred | - | - | No public domain API for retail customers. | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-registrars#squarespace-domains--api_available |
| Support quality | 3 | Community-reported | - | - | Email and chat through Squarespace's general support, not a domain specialist desk. | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-registrars#squarespace-domains--support_responsiveness |
| .com first year | $20/yr | Inferred | - | - | Approximate; flat pricing with no promotional first year. | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-registrars#squarespace-domains--com_first_year |
| .com renewal | $20/yr | Inferred | - | - | Approximate; registration and renewal match. | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-registrars#squarespace-domains--com_renewal |
| Renewal jump | $0/yr | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-registrars#squarespace-domains--renewal_delta |
| At-cost pricing | ○ | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-registrars#squarespace-domains--at_cost_pricing |
| Fee transparency | ● | Inferred | - | - | All-inclusive advertised price. | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-registrars#squarespace-domains--icann_fee_transparency |
| .com.au renewal | - | Unknown | - | - | We have not confirmed whether .com.au is in the curated list. | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-registrars#squarespace-domains--au_renewal |
| Transfer-out friction | 3 | Community-reported | - | - | Documented and functional, but slower than the specialists, and stalls route through general Squarespace support. | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-registrars#squarespace-domains--transfer_out_friction |
| Auth code delivery | email-delay | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-registrars#squarespace-domains--epp_code_delivery |
| Registry lock | ○ | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-registrars#squarespace-domains--registry_lock |
| 2FA methods | totp, passkey | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-registrars#squarespace-domains--two_factor |
| .au accredited | ○ | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-registrars#squarespace-domains--au_accreditation |
| Account recovery | 3 | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-registrars#squarespace-domains--account_recovery |
| Domains managed | - | Unknown | - | - | Inherited the Google Domains book in 2023; a current figure is not disclosed. | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-registrars#squarespace-domains--domains_under_mgmt |
| Ownership | pe-owned | Inferred | - | - | Taken private by Permira in 2024. | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-registrars#squarespace-domains--ownership |
| Upsell aggression | 2 | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-registrars#squarespace-domains--upsell_aggression |
| Ad parking | ○ | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-registrars#squarespace-domains--parking_ads |
| Positioning | Google Domains' calm, at roughly double Cloudflare's price. | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/domain-registrars#squarespace-domains--positioning |

**Verdict.** The least irritating expensive registrar: flat pricing, no upsells, but a site-builder's margin on a commodity.

## Alternatives

- [Cloudflare Registrar](https://toolweight.com/tools/cloudflare-registrar), At-cost registration bolted to Cloudflare DNS, no markup, ever.
- [Crazy Domains](https://toolweight.com/tools/crazy-domains), Australian bait pricing: single-digit first year, then several times that.
- [Dynadot](https://toolweight.com/tools/dynadot), Domainer-oriented registrar with strong bulk tools and a built-in marketplace.
- [Gandi](https://toolweight.com/tools/gandi), European registrar with huge TLD breadth and post-2023 premium pricing.
- [GoDaddy](https://toolweight.com/tools/godaddy), The default registrar for people who have never compared registrars.
- [Hover](https://toolweight.com/tools/hover), Expensive, calm and upsell-free, with the best phone support in the category.
- [Namecheap](https://toolweight.com/tools/namecheap), The mainstream cheap registrar: heavy first-year discounts, higher renewals.
- [NameSilo](https://toolweight.com/tools/namesilo), Flat renewals, free privacy and portfolio tooling for people holding hundreds.
- [Netim](https://toolweight.com/tools/netim), French registrar with unusually deep ccTLD coverage and corporate controls.
- [Porkbun](https://toolweight.com/tools/porkbun), Near-cost pricing with free privacy, SSL and forwarding, and a clean exit.
- [Sav](https://toolweight.com/tools/sav), Very cheap registrations bundled with an aftermarket and parking business.
- [Spaceship](https://toolweight.com/tools/spaceship), Namecheap's newer consumer brand, aggressive intro pricing, modern dashboard.

## Logo & brand colours

SVG files: https://toolweight.com/teams/squarespace-domains/logo.svg and https://toolweight.com/teams/squarespace-domains/mono.svg. JSON: https://toolweight.com/api/v1/brands/squarespace-domains.

| Hex | oklch |
| --- | --- |
| #000000 | oklch(0.0% 0.000 0.0) |

## Licence and attribution

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- Canonical HTML: https://toolweight.com/tools/squarespace-domains
- Machine-readable: https://toolweight.com/tools/squarespace-domains.md · https://toolweight.com/api/v1 · https://toolweight.com/mcp
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