Zavon vs Wix and Squarespace
A website builder that also runs your events and newsletters.
Wix and Squarespace are widely used website builders. Zavon gives South African organisations a website, events and ticketing, and newsletters on one plan, priced in rand.
Comparison
At a glance
| Zavon | Wix | Squarespace | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newsletters | Reach, included in every plan | Email marketing plans are separate from site plans | Email Campaigns is billed separately from the site subscription |
| Event tickets | R7 per paid ticket through Zavon; no Zavon fee on your own payment gateway | Wix Events charges a 2.5% ticket service fee; free tickets have none | See its plans |
| Taking payments | On every plan with a website | Not on the Light plan | Online store transaction fee of 2% on the Basic plan |
Sources, checked on 27 October 2026: Wix's plans page and its help articles on Wix Events ticket service fees and email marketing plans; Squarespace's pricing page and its help article on Email Campaigns billing.
Why Zavon
Why organisations choose Zavon
One planWebsite, events and newslettersEvery plan includes Reach for people and newsletters, and every plan with a website includes events and ticketing.See pricingLocationsBuilt for more than one locationEach location can have its own pages and events, and take payments into its own account.Multiple locationsApprovalsChanges approved before they go liveAn editor submits a change; the right leader approves it. The live page stays live while it is reviewed.Approval workflows
Fair comparison
Choose the right tool
Choose Wix or Squarespace if you mainly need a designed website or portfolio, and want their template libraries and app stores.
Choose Zavon if your website also runs events, registrations, newsletters and more than one location, priced in rand.
Yes. We plan the move with you: your pages are rebuilt in the visual editor, articles are imported with their pictures, and old addresses point to the new pages.
Nothing on free events. Through Zavon, R7 per paid ticket plus the gateway's fee. On your own payment gateway, Zavon charges no fee.