Squarespace Circle Program 2025: Unlock Exclusive Benefits for Designers
Squarespace has revamped its Circle partner program in March 2025, introducing a new tiered system designed to support, inspire, and engage web designers, developers, and creatives. This update categorizes members into three distinct statuses: Circle Silver, Circle Gold, and Circle Platinum, each offering unique perks based on your activity and engagement with the platform.
Understanding the New Circle Tiers
The Silver Circle program is now free to join for any Squarespace website designer. Your membership status is determined by a points-based system that tracks your activity, primarily the number of client sites and subscriptions you launch.
Circle Silver Partner: The starting point for new and emerging designers (0–999 points). This tier provides immediate benefits with no qualifying websites required.
Circle Gold Partner: The next-level status for established and active designers (1,000+ points). This tier unlocks enhanced discounts and access to exclusive events and product betas.
Circle Platinum Partner: The elite status reserved for leading agencies and top-tier professionals (5,000+ points). This level offers the highest discounts and a dedicated support queue.
When you first join, you'll be automatically assigned a status based on your existing Squarespace activity, with most new members starting as Silver. Your status isn't permanent and can change as you earn more points or if you don't maintain the required activity.
Exclusive Benefits by Tier
Each status level unlocks different advantages, from discounts and extended trials to priority support and exclusive features.
Circle Discounts & Extended Trials
This table highlights the discounts and trial periods available for new annual Squarespace website, Scheduling, Digital Products, and Email Campaigns subscriptions
| Benefit | Silver Partner | Gold Partner | Platinum Partner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Subscription Discount | 10% off | 20% off | 25% off |
| Extended Free Trial | 3 months | 6 months | 12 months |
Note: Discounts apply to the first payment of annual subscriptions and are automatically applied at checkout. Extended trials are for new sites created joining Circle
If you are a non-Circle member who has started a trial, you can still receive the Circle discount on your first subscription payment. To do this, you can invite a Circle member to your site as a contributor with billing permissions. The Circle member can then log in and process the subscription payment for you, ensuring the discount is automatically applied.
Key Features & Support
Beyond discounts, Circle membership offers a range of tools and support that scale with your status.
| Benefit Category | Benefit | Silver Partner | Gold Partner | Platinum Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communication & Information | Access to Product News | ✔️ (Weekly notes) | ✔️ (Weekly notes) | ✔️ (Weekly notes) |
| Monthly Newsletter | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| News & Announcements | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Feature Request Board | — | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Community & Networking | Members-Only Forum | Limited access | Expanded access | Complete access & dedicated space |
| Invites to Member Events | Virtual events only | Live and virtual events | Early access to live & virtual events | |
| Business & Support | Referral Payments Eligibility | — (can sign up, but won't earn until Gold/Platinum) | ✔️ (after 4 qualifying subscriptions in 2025) | ✔️ (from the first qualifying subscription) |
| Customer Support | Priority support | Priority support | Dedicated support | |
| Branding | Circle Member Badge | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Tool & Feature Access | Blank Template Access | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Saved Sections | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Early Access & Betas | — | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Pinning & Tagging Sites | — | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Why Everyone Should Enroll in Circle Silver NOW
The Squarespace Circle program is free and open to all Squarespace customers, making the Silver tier incredibly accessible. Even if you're a new designer or only manage a few sites, enrolling as a Silver Partner provides immediate, valuable benefits:
Immediate Benefits: You automatically become a Circle Silver Partner upon joining, with no minimum site requirements or points needed to start. This gives you a 3-month extended free trial for new websites and a 10% discount on the first annual payment for new Squarespace website, Scheduling, Digital Products, and Email Campaigns subscriptions. This is a significant saving for you or your clients.
Account Saved Sections Feature: Even at the Silver tier, you gain access to Acount Saved Sections, a feature that allows you to save and reuse custom sections across multiple sites in your account dashboard, drastically improving workflow efficiency for any designer, regardless of client volume.
Priority Customer Support: You'll receive prioritized help when contacting Squarespace Customer Support, ensuring your questions are answered efficiently.
How to Earn Points and Level Up Your Status
The point system is at the core of advancing through Circle tiers. You earn points by taking specific actions related to client websites and subscriptions:
Launching new Squarespace subscriptions (website, online store, Acuity Scheduling, Email Campaigns, or Digital Products).
Being added as the first Circle admin on an existing client site.
Points are awarded for new subscriptions or engagements, not for renewals or repeat actions on the same site. Your points reset annually on January 1st, but your earned status is maintained for at least the rest of the current year and the entire next calendar year
| Action/Subscription Type | Points Earned (Estimate) |
|---|---|
| Launch a Personal or Basic Plan website | 200 |
| Launch a Business or Core plan website | 300 |
| Launch an Commerce Basic or Plus website | 400 |
| Launch an Commerce Advanced or Advanced website | 500 |
| Add Acuity Scheduling (Monthly) | 100 |
| Add Acuity Scheduling (Annually) | 200 - 500 |
| Add Email Campaigns plan (Monthly) | 100 |
| Add Email Campaigns plan (Anually) | 100 - 600 |
| Add Digital Products plan (Monthly) | 100 |
| Add Digital Products plan (Anually) | 100 - 600 |
| First Circle member added as admin to client's site (Monthly/Anually) | 100 |
To upgrade: earn 1,000+ points for Gold, or 5,000+ points for Platinum. Status updates are automatic once you meet the threshold
Your Circle Dashboard: Your Command Center
The Circle dashboard, accessible within your Squarespace account, is your central hub for managing and understanding your Circle membership. Think of it as your personalized board where you can track your progress and benefits.
Squarespace Circle status
On your Circle dashboard, you can readily review:
• Status: See your current Circle member status (Silver, Gold, or Platinum) and when it's active until. Clicking this tile provides a detailed look at your current perks and offers guidance on how to unlock more. It also clearly indicates if you've earned enough points to maintain your status for the following year.
• Current Points (YTD): This section displays your accumulated points Year-To-Date (YTD) for the current calendar year. It also shows you how many more points you need to reach the next status level. Clicking the Points tile offers recommendations for how to earn more points and shows your three most recent point-earning activities. You can even view a complete table of all past subscriptions and permissions that earned you points, dating back to 2023. Your current point count is also sent to you in the weekly Circle Release Notes emails.
• Referral Payments: Easily check if you're registered for referral payments, or if not, how to sign up. Based on your current status, it will inform you if you're eligible to receive payments or what steps you need to take to start earning.
Take a look at Beyondspace’s dashboard
My dashboard shows I am a Gold Partner with an impressive 4400 points earned year-to-date. This puts me very close to the next tier, with just 600 points needed to reach Platinum status (5000 points).
As a Gold Partner, my current status is secured through the end of the next calendar year, specifically December 31, 2026. This means even if my points reset on January 1, 2026, I will retain my Gold status for the entire year.
My dashboard also indicates that I am Registered for the Circle Referral Payments benefit, allowing me to earn commissions from qualifying subscriptions.
The Impact of the New Circle Program
The updated Squarespace Circle program is a significant shift, and its impact on designers has been a topic of debate within the community. While it's a huge win for some, others have found it a challenging adjustment.
For new designers, the program is a great entry point. They can now join for free and get immediate benefits without having to meet a site minimum. This provides a clear and motivating path to earn more rewards.
However, for some existing members, the changes have been less welcome. The program's new emphasis on volume and a "use it or lose it" points system means designers who focus on a small number of high-value projects may find it difficult to maintain Gold or Platinum status. This shift has led to concerns about the loss of benefits that were previously available to all members under the old system, such as the 20% discount and a 6-month trial period.
Ultimately, the new Circle structure rewards consistent engagement and the volume of work on the platform. While this offers significant advantages for prolific agencies and designers who are building multiple websites each year, it has created a period of adjustment for those with a different business model.
