XRfolio vs. Behance vs. Squarespace for your portfolio
Behance is a free community where creatives post projects and get discovered. Squarespace is a general website builder for business sites, starting at $19 a month billed annually. XRfolio builds a 3D portfolio room you publish as your own website, free at you.xrfolio.page or $9 a month with your own domain. Choose Behance to be found inside the creative community, Squarespace if you also need a store, blog or bookings, and XRfolio if you want a portfolio people walk through and remember. Many people use Behance and a portfolio site together.
Side by side
| XRfolio | Behance | Squarespace | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | A 3D portfolio builder that publishes a website | A creative community and project showcase run by Adobe | A general website builder |
| Price to start | Free; Pro $9 a month | Free; Pro US$9.99 a month | From $25 a month, or $19 a month billed annually |
| Your own domain | On Pro (one domain) | On Pro, through Adobe Portfolio (up to five sites) | Every plan; first year free on annual billing |
| How work is shown | A 3D room; each object opens a case study. A written version of every site is included | A grid of project covers; each opens a long scrolling project page | Page templates you arrange, including portfolio grids |
| Being discovered | A small public gallery; you bring your own visitors | The main strength: a large community browsed by creative recruiters and clients | None built in; you bring your own visitors |
| Taking it with you | Download the whole site as static files, $49 once ($19 on Pro), and host it anywhere | Your projects live on Behance | Partial export to a WordPress-format file; portfolio pages are not included |
| Branding on the free plan | A small “Built with XRfolio” badge | It is a Behance profile page | No free plan |
When Behance is the right choice
If you want to be found by people already browsing for creative work. Behance’s value is its audience, and nothing you host yourself replaces that. Post your strongest projects there even if your main portfolio lives elsewhere.
When Squarespace is the right choice
If the portfolio is one part of a business site that also needs a shop, a blog, appointment booking or a newsletter. Squarespace does all of that in one place. The trade-off is the monthly price and how little of the site you can take with you if you leave.
When XRfolio is the right choice
If you want the portfolio itself to be memorable, especially for spatial work such as 3D art, games, XR, architecture and product design, and you want a standalone site you can keep. You can start without an account, publish for free, and download the files if you ever leave. See what XRfolio is for the details.
Using them together
Most people do best with two: a community profile where people browse (Behance, ArtStation or Dribbble) and a portfolio site that is yours. Link each Behance project to your portfolio, and put your portfolio link on your résumé and LinkedIn.
Common questions
Is Behance free?
Yes. A Behance profile is free. Behance Pro is US$9.99 a month and adds Adobe Portfolio, which builds up to five websites on custom domains, plus analytics and profile customization.
How much does a Squarespace portfolio cost?
Squarespace plans start at $25 a month, or $19 a month billed annually, for the Basic plan. Annual plans include a custom domain free for the first year.
Can I move my Squarespace portfolio somewhere else?
Only partly. Squarespace exports a WordPress-format file covering layout pages, text and image blocks, gallery pages and one blog. Its own help center says portfolio, store, album and index pages, video blocks, and style settings do not export.
Should I use Behance or my own portfolio site?
Usually both. Behance is where creative recruiters and clients browse; your own site is where you control the presentation and the address. Post your projects on Behance and link them to your portfolio.
Sources
- Behance Pro: US$9.99 a month, Adobe Portfolio with up to five websites and custom domains, 7-day free trial.
- Squarespace pricing: Basic $25 a month or $19 billed annually; Core $39 or $29; Plus $65 or $49; Advanced $139 or $99. Free domain for the first year on annual plans.
- Squarespace: Export your site content: what exports, and that portfolio, store, album and index pages do not.
- XRfolio pricing and documentation.
Try it without an account. The builder opens in a browser tab, and the tutorial walks you through a first room in about ten minutes.
More guides
- What is XRfolio? What it does, who it is for, what it costs, and what it is not.
- How to make a 3D portfolio Choosing the work, writing case studies, keeping it fast, and getting it found.