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Hungry Ram vs Squarespace: Which Website Is Right for Your Business?
Squarespace is known for polished, design-led templates. Hungry Ram designs and builds custom websites for you.
5/5 from 33 reviews200+ websites launched10+ years
Last updated October 27, 2026
The short answer
Squarespace is a strong choice if you want a good-looking site you build yourself, especially for a portfolio, a small shop or a simple service business. Plans run from $19 to $99 a month, paid yearly.
Hungry Ram is the better fit when you want a site designed only for your business, built and set up for you, with a CRM included and a site that isn’t tied to one platform. Squarespace’s own export leaves out most page types, design and custom code.
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At a glance
Hungry Ram vs Squarespace
| Feature | Hungry Ram | Squarespace |
|---|---|---|
| Designed from scratch for you | Yes | Templates |
| Built and set up for you | Yes | You do it |
| Hosting, security and updates | Yes | Yes |
| CRM and lead inbox | Yes | Basic contacts |
| Monthly plan | Care plan from $149/mo | $19–$99/mo, paid yearly |
| Site moves with you if you leave | Yes | Partial export |
| Changes made for you | Yes | You make them |
| Edit your own content | Yes | Yes |
Squarespace details come from their website and published reviews as of October 27, 2026. A check means it’s included or offered; plans change, so confirm with them.
The details
Cost, contract and ownership, side by side
| Hungry Ram | Squarespace | |
|---|---|---|
| What you’re buying | A custom website, designed and built for you, plus a monthly care plan for hosting, updates and HungryHub. | A subscription to a template-based builder with hosting, a domain for the first year, and built-in selling tools. |
| Upfront cost | Custom design and build for your business. Custom websites start at $5,000, with a fixed scope and quote before work begins. | $0 to start, with a 14-day free trial. |
| Monthly cost | Care plans from $149 a month cover hosting, updates and HungryHub, where you edit your site and manage leads. Month to month. | $19 (Basic), $29 (Core), $49 (Plus) or $99 (Advanced) a month paid yearly; $25 to $139 paid monthly. Basic adds a 2% fee on store sales. |
| Who builds it | We do: design, writing help, building, setup, launch and redirects from your old site. | You do, starting from a template, with built-in AI tools to help. |
| Leads and CRM | HungryHub’s CRM is included, so every lead lands in one inbox. Forms can also send leads to HubSpot or the CRM you already use. | Form submissions and a contacts list; a full CRM means connecting another tool. |
| Timeline | Most projects take 4–6 weeks from kickoff to launch, often sooner. | As fast as you can build it yourself. |
| Ownership | Your domain, content and site are yours. If you move on, we hand everything over. | Exports layout pages, one blog, text and images to a WordPress file. Store, portfolio and other page types, design and custom CSS don’t export. |
Choose Hungry Ram if
- You want a design made only for your business, not a template
- You’d rather have the site built for you than build it yourself
- You want every lead in a CRM you can follow up from
- You want a site that isn’t tied to one platform
Choose Squarespace if
- You want a polished template and enjoy setting it up yourself
- You’re a photographer, artist or small shop on a tight budget
- You need a simple site live this week
Your time
Doing it yourself vs having it done
The bottom line
A builder is cheaper in dollars and more expensive in hours. Hungry Ram costs more upfront and gives you the time back.
Website builders make it possible to build a site yourself, but someone still has to pick a template, write every page, size the photos, set up forms and SEO, and keep it all current. For most business owners that’s dozens of hours, and the result usually looks like the template it started from.
With Hungry Ram, we do that work: design, building, setup and launch, with help on your copy. After launch you can edit anything yourself in HungryHub, and your care plan covers changes you’d rather hand off.
Ownership
What happens if you leave
The bottom line
Squarespace exports only part of a site. A Hungry Ram site goes with you whole.
Squarespace’s help center says its export creates a WordPress file with layout pages, one blog, and text and image blocks. Store, portfolio, album and other page types, headers and footers, design settings and custom CSS don’t export, so moving means rebuilding most of the site.
A Hungry Ram site is built on standard, open technology, and if you ever leave, we hand over everything so another developer can pick it up.
Why agents pick us
The numbers behind Hungry Ram
10+
Years designing, developing, launching, and maintaining websites.
200+
Websites launched across real estate, construction, hospitality, healthcare, and service businesses.
7+
Industries served
5/5
Average rating from 33 client reviews.
Switching from Squarespace
We rebuild your Squarespace site as a custom site you own, keep your domain, move your pages, products and posts, and redirect your old addresses so you keep your search rankings. Cancel Squarespace once the new site is live.
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Tools we connect
Marketing
Google Business Profile
See what your Google profile brings in, reply to reviews and publish posts from HungryHub.
Booking & payments
Stripe
Take payments, deposits and paid requests on your website with Stripe.
Marketing
Mailchimp
Newsletter signups from your website go straight to your Mailchimp audience.
Hungry Ram vs Squarespace FAQs
Which is better for a small business: Hungry Ram or Squarespace?
Squarespace suits businesses that want a polished template and are happy to build the site themselves. Hungry Ram suits businesses that want a site designed and built for them, with a CRM included, that they own outright.
Do I own my website with Hungry Ram or Squarespace?
Squarespace’s export covers only some content (layout pages, one blog, text and images), so moving means rebuilding most of the site. With Hungry Ram you own the domain, the content and the site itself; if you ever leave, we hand everything over.
Is Hungry Ram more custom than Squarespace?
Yes. Squarespace sites start from one of its templates, which you customize within its editor. Every Hungry Ram site is designed and built from scratch for your business.
How does Hungry Ram pricing compare to Squarespace?
Squarespace costs $19 to $99 a month paid yearly ($25 to $139 monthly), and you build the site yourself. Hungry Ram custom websites start at $5,000 for the build, then a care plan from $149 a month for hosting, updates and HungryHub (site editing, a CRM and your lead inbox), month to month.
Does Hungry Ram include a CRM?
Yes. HungryHub’s CRM is included on every care plan: every lead from your website lands in one inbox, with a pipeline to track it. Squarespace collects form submissions and contacts; a full CRM usually means connecting another tool.
How long does a Hungry Ram website take compared to Squarespace?
Most Hungry Ram projects launch in 4–6 weeks from kickoff, often sooner. With Squarespace, how fast you launch depends on how much time you can put into building it.
Can I edit my own Hungry Ram website?
Yes. Every Hungry Ram site is edited in HungryHub: pages, services, team, photos and blog posts, without touching code. Your care plan also includes changes we make for you each month.
Can I switch from Squarespace to Hungry Ram?
Yes. We rebuild your site as a custom site, bring over your content, keep your domain and redirect your old pages so you keep your search rankings.
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