01Design and rebuild
The site rebuilt rather than approximated, with the design decisions the Squarespace template would not allow, and a system your team can extend afterwards.
One data source
AdminClientStaff
Roles and permissions set properly
SQUARESPACE TO WEBFLOW MIGRATION
Move off Squarespace without touching your domain or your email.
The design control Squarespace never gave you, launched on the same domain with every URL mapped and your rankings carried across, so nothing your business runs on goes dark on launch day.
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Squarespace was the right call until it was the thing in the way.
It got you a good-looking site quickly and it did its job for years. Then the brand changed and the template would not follow. Then marketing wanted a landing page that did not look like the other forty. Then somebody asked for a page type the template does not have, and the answer was a workaround, and the workaround became the design.
So the conversation turns to leaving, and then it stalls. Not because anyone doubts Webflow, but because nobody can say with confidence what happens to the domain, the email, the forms and the search rankings on the day it switches.
Those four answers are the actual project. The rebuild is the easy part.
What a Squarespace to Webflow migration covers.
02Content and CMS
Pages, posts and collections moved across and modelled properly, so your team publishes from the Editor instead of fighting a template.
screens first
Data structure
First screen
In front of users this quarter
03Domain, email and DNS
The part most people are actually worried about, handled deliberately and tested before anything changes.
slow at 5,000 records
Front endXano API
Fast once it grows
04SEO continuity
Every URL accounted for, redirects tested on staging, and crawls compared before and after so a drop is visible rather than discovered.
added one at a time
ApproveSyncNotify
Sequenced deliberately
Built for teams who have outgrown the template, not the platform.
Built for companies whose Squarespace site still works but can no longer say what the business needs it to say, where the brand has moved on, and where somebody would notice immediately if search traffic dropped.
The migration you can watch happen.
The same move, two different launch days.
Dimension
A typical migration quote
Seattle New Media
Domain and email
Your problem, or an afterthought
Planned in phase 01, tested before cutover
URLs
Redirects added after launch, if asked
Mapped before design starts, tested on staging
40,000+ pages migrated
What does not transfer
Found during the build
Listed in phase 01, before you commit
120+ migrations
Rankings
Hoped for
Crawls compared before and after
Platform depth
Builds sites on Webflow
Publishes two apps on the Webflow Marketplace
5.0 on Clutch (38)
We build software on Webflow, not only with it. Two of our own products run on the Webflow Marketplace, ConsentBit and AccessBit, which is why the handover is built for a team that will keep changing the site.
Four phases. No communication gaps.
Four phases. No communication gaps.
- 01
Audit and inventory
Full URL list, ranking baseline, a DNS and email plan, and a written list of what will not transfer
- 02
Design and build
The rebuild on staging, with the content model set before pages get made
- 03
Redirects and testing
Every old URL mapped and tested on the staging domain, not after launch
- 04
Cutover and verify
DNS switched with email untouched, then crawls compared against the phase 01 baseline
Phase 01 produces the list of things that will not come across, and you get it before you decide whether to go ahead.
Not sure what you would lose?
Send us your Squarespace URL. We will come back with what moves across cleanly, what has to be rebuilt, and what happens to your domain and email.
What happens to your domain, your email and your rankings.
The four answers nobody puts on a migration page. Here they are.
Your domain. You do not have to move it.
The domain can be pointed at Webflow while it stays registered with Squarespace, or transferred out entirely. Both work, and which one is right depends on where your email sits. We plan this in phase 01 rather than on launch day.
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Your email. This is the one that catches people.
Squarespace bundles the domain and often the email with the subscription, so cancelling can affect the company inbox. It is avoidable in every case we have handled, but only if it is planned before anything changes, not after.
Your rankings. Carried, not hoped for.
Every URL is mapped before design starts, every redirect is tested on the staging domain, and crawls are compared before and after. That is the whole method, and it is how 40,000+ pages have moved.
What exports cleanly, and what does not.
Pages and blog posts come across with work. Form submissions, some content types and anything built on a Squarespace-only feature do not, because there is nothing on the other side to receive them. You get the full list in phase 01.
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What you gain, stated plainly.
Design control without template limits, a CMS you model yourself, and no per-feature paywall. What you give up is the simplicity of one subscription covering everything, and that is a real trade worth knowing about.
Not ready to book a call yet?
The CMS Migration Checklist (PDF)
The checks we run before any migration: the full URL inventory, the redirect map, DNS and email planning, what to capture before you cancel anything, and how to tell afterwards whether rankings held.
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The checks, nothing else.
What our clients say
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Frequently asked questions
Can I keep my domain if I leave Squarespace?
Yes. You can point the domain at Webflow and leave it registered with Squarespace, or transfer it out. Both are normal and neither requires downtime. Which one is right usually depends on where your email is hosted, which is why we plan it before anything changes.
Will I lose my email if I move off Squarespace?
Not if it is planned. Squarespace often bundles the domain and email with the subscription, so the sequence matters: the email has to be sorted before anything is cancelled. This is part of phase 01 rather than something to discover on launch day.
Will we lose our search rankings?
Not if the redirects are done properly. We map every URL before design starts, test the redirects on staging and compare crawls before and after. We have moved 40,000+ pages across 120+ migrations on that method. Webflow SEO services →
Does our Squarespace content transfer automatically?
Partly. Pages and blog posts come across with work. Form submissions and anything built on a Squarespace-only feature do not, because Webflow has nothing equivalent to receive them. You get the full list in phase 01, before committing.
How much does it cost?
It depends on page count and how much of the design is being kept versus rebuilt, and anyone quoting before seeing the site is guessing. What moves the number: how many pages, whether the CMS needs restructuring, whether the brand is settled, and whether you are selling through the site today.
Can you keep our current design?
Yes, and often that is the brief. We can rebuild what you have faithfully, or treat the move as the moment to fix it. Since the pages are being made again either way, it is the cheapest time to change what was not working. Website redesign →
Why Webflow rather than staying on Squarespace?
Design control without template limits, a CMS you model yourself, and no per-feature paywall. If what you have works and the template is not in your way, staying is a reasonable answer and we will say so.
Do you offer support after launch?
CMS migration servicesWordPress to WebflowWebflow agencyWebsite redesignWebflow SEO servicesWebflow Maintenance
Send us your Squarespace URL.
You will get back what moves across cleanly, what has to be rebuilt, what happens to your domain and email, and an honest answer on whether the move is worth it yet.
Reviewed by an engineer, not a salesperson.