Digital Products Pricing and Billing Guide

Digital Products Pricing and Billing Guide

By Michael Turner

February 18, 2025 at 05:02 AM

Digital Products are add-on plans that enhance your website's ability to sell digital content like courses and member-only sites. Here's everything you need to know about pricing, billing, and management.

Prerequisites:

  • Active Squarespace website
  • Site owner or admin permissions
  • Paid website plan (Personal, Business, Basic Commerce, or Advanced Commerce)

Plan Features and Benefits:

  • Reduced transaction fees
  • Increased video storage (beyond 30-minute base limit)
  • Customer accounts
  • Custom domain payment processing
  • Subscription discount capabilities
  • Full commerce features

To Purchase a Digital Products Plan:

  1. Open Content and Memberships panel
  2. Click Products in sidebar
  3. Click "Choose a plan"
  4. Select billing cycle (monthly/annual)
  5. Choose desired plan
  6. Enter payment information
  7. Confirm purchase

Plan Management:

  • View plan details in Billing panel
  • Access invoices and payment history
  • Toggle auto-renewal settings
  • Change or cancel plan anytime

Video Storage:

  • Base storage: 30 minutes
  • Additional storage varies by plan
  • Applies to Video blocks, Courses, Videos pages, and backgrounds
  • Check usage through Video Library

Transaction Fees:

  • Fees vary by plan level
  • Lower fees on higher-tier plans
  • Consider upgrade if high sales volume
  • No limit on number of paying visitors

Payment Processing:

  • 15-day grace period for failed payments
  • Update payment method anytime
  • Plan expires after grace period
  • Reversion to 9% transaction fee upon expiration
  • Re-subscribe available while website plan active

Free Trial Users:

  • Can test features
  • Must upgrade to paid website plan for active subscriptions
  • Separate payments for website and Digital Products plans
  • Both payments must succeed for full activation

For current pricing and feature comparison, visit the pricing page in your Squarespace dashboard under Content and Memberships > Products > Upgrade plan.

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