Curata vs. Squarespace

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Curata
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Curata's content marketing platform (Curata CMP) enables more efficient content creation with greater impact on pipeline. According to the vendor, this solution enables users to: Analyze marketing and sales pipeline impact: Instantly access content metrics such as leads generated/touched and sales opportunities generated/touched by gated, un-gated and off-site content. Streamline content production: An easy to use editorial calendar to keep your team on the same page and…
$699
per Instance (no seat limits)
Squarespace
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Squarespace is a CMS platform that allows users to create a DIY blog, eCommerce store, and/or portfolio (visual art or music). Some Squarespace website and shop templates are industry or use case-specific, such as menu builders for restaurant sites.
$16
per month billed annually
Pricing
CurataSquarespace
Editions & Modules
Curata Software
$699
per Instance (no seat limits)
Basic
$16
per month billed annually
Core
$23
per month billed annually
Basic
$25
per month
Core
$36
per month
Plus
$39
per month billed annually
Plus
$56
per month
Advanced
$99
per month billed annually
Advanced
$139
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CurataSquarespace
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsWe have 2 solutions: - Curata CCS content curation software - Curata CMP content marketing platform (e.g., editorial calendar, analytics engine)Personal: $12/month (paid annually) $16/month (paid monthly) Business: $18/month (paid annually) $26/month (paid monthly) Basic Commerce: $26/month (paid annually) $35/month (paid monthly) Advanced Commerce: $40/month (paid annually) $54/month (paid monthly)
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Community Pulse
CurataSquarespace
Features
CurataSquarespace
Content Creation
Comparison of Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
Curata
8.3
1 Ratings
4% above category average
Squarespace
-
Ratings
Ideation8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Approval workflows8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Content collaboration9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Content calendar8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Content Publishing
Comparison of Content Publishing features of Product A and Product B
Curata
8.0
2 Ratings
1% below category average
Squarespace
-
Ratings
Content hub8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Embedded CTAs8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Content distribution8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Content promotion8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Content automation8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Content Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Content Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Curata
8.3
2 Ratings
7% above category average
Squarespace
-
Ratings
Closed-loop tracking and reporting8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Content performance analytics9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Campaign optimization dashboard8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Competitive analytics8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Curata
-
Ratings
Squarespace
7.9
65 Ratings
3% below category average
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings7.965 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Curata
-
Ratings
Squarespace
6.8
56 Ratings
13% below category average
API00 Ratings7.449 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings6.335 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
Curata
-
Ratings
Squarespace
7.9
98 Ratings
2% above category average
WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings9.083 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings8.077 Ratings
Admin section00 Ratings7.697 Ratings
Page templates00 Ratings7.798 Ratings
Library of website themes00 Ratings7.995 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings7.994 Ratings
Publishing workflow00 Ratings8.085 Ratings
Form generator00 Ratings7.079 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
Curata
-
Ratings
Squarespace
6.5
88 Ratings
13% below category average
Content taxonomy00 Ratings7.375 Ratings
SEO support00 Ratings6.880 Ratings
Bulk management00 Ratings6.151 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings5.665 Ratings
Community / comment management00 Ratings6.866 Ratings
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CurataSquarespace
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Score 9.9 out of 10
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Score 10.0 out of 10
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Score 9.9 out of 10
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
CurataSquarespace
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(3 ratings)
8.3
(98 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(4 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(12 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
CurataSquarespace
Likelihood to Recommend
Curata
I liked Curata, but it depends on the use case of how it will be used as to how effective it is for someone. If you are trying to curate content it works great. Had I not been so put off by the issue mentioned earlier I would have given more effort to learn the CMS, so I am not sure how effective it really is.
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Squarespace
Squarespace is one of the best solutions out there for building a website or web experience that looks good, has great functionality and is cost-effective, even for smaller businesses. Although most people in marketing will find most of the elements intuitive, if the creator is struggling with any of the functionality, there are many, many support options and other users who can offer assistance.
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Pros
Curata
  • Curata is great at curating in content that is relevant to our audience. It is easy to add many different sources to the feed from all around the web and we've really seen Curata "learn" what we see as the most relevant.
  • The microsite we got as part of our Curata subscription is really fantastic. It's very customizable and we've been able to really craft it to suit our needs. There are so many different options available and our Curata rep has been really great with helping us cater each piece to our vision while making helpful suggestions along the way in terms of best practices. Plus, the word processor for publishing blog posts is so easy to use and I've had no issues with it so far unlike many other CMS platforms I've worked with. The Curata microsite is actually going to be replacing our current blog very soon - we love it that much!
  • I've had a great experience with customer service from Curata. Our rep is responsive and helpful and really good about not just answering our concerns but also providing feedback on our processes and giving advice for how we can improve.
  • Search capabilities within the curated content feed are fabulous. This is one area where I found other solutions to be lacking when we were going through the sales process, but Curata really succeeds here. It's extremely easy to find exactly what you're looking for in your content feed.
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Squarespace
  • Stupid simple to use. I know very creative people who cannot code and this is probably the easiest ever platform for them!
  • Pretty website templates and great functionality with showing off portfolios.
  • They've already figured out what are the problems that non-coding people have when creating websites and they've figured out a simple solution for all of it.
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Cons
Curata
  • more subscription plans as not all people need all features.
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Squarespace
  • Customizing the sites can be highly UN intuitive
  • Navigation for editing the sites can be difficult and frustrating
  • Squarespace has different versions and it's hard to know which version you're on. You can't switch after you start making a site with one version.
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Likelihood to Renew
Curata
For all of the features we loved when we signed on like the microsite and search capabilities and also their customer service, we will very likely renew with Curata. We also really like the evolution we have seen of the solution, just recently a new integration with Marketo (also a vendor of ours) was announced which will be very beneficial to us in optimizing our email newsletters
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Squarespace
Unless our website requires significantly more functionality in the future, I can't see us terminating our contract
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Usability
Curata
No answers on this topic
Squarespace
It's simple to use for someone who is really good with computers as well as those who are not. I've been using my personal squarespace for years and have also helped clients build a starting page which they are later able to manage theirselves.
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Support Rating
Curata
No answers on this topic
Squarespace
Help is available directly from the back end and uses full sentence searching to find answers to questions others may have asked before. With a ton of articles and support questions documents, it is very likely that your question has been answered. If not each page has the ability to open a direct email to support. Each case has a number and can be followed. Responses are often quick and have links and directions clearly stated
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Alternatives Considered
Curata
The main difference that made me choose Curata over Percolate is that it is not complex. Curata is easier to set up, to use, and to manage. It does not involve any complicated configuration to get the content and data you need. Curata technical support is amazing, to say the least. I am not an expert in the technical stuff, but I feel assured their team can help me out when I have an issue
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Squarespace
Squarespace was quicker to set up and more accessible to manipulate the theme, pictures, and content. The page layouts are more versatile and fluid. With WordPress, more time-consuming efforts go into making a template work the way you want it to (because of the lack of the drag-and-drop grids that Squarespace has).
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Return on Investment
Curata
  • I would say neutral for us, but more so because of how we were using it and it being a stop-gap fix for us.
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Squarespace
  • The cost is reasonably decent. My client says they spent about $20 a month or $240 a year. I asked her if she could add Google AdSense to her blog one day, and they believe they can. They said a custom site would cost them $3000-10,000 depending on who does it. And I agreed, but I found the website they created was on the lower end of that range.
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ScreenShots

Curata Screenshots

Screenshot of Curata CMP content marketing platform:  Editorial calendar to optimize content production.Screenshot of Curata CMP content marketing platform:  Analytics engine to determine what content works. (simple integration with Google Analytics, marketing automation systems and Salesforce.com.Screenshot of Curata CMP content marketing platform:  Analytics engine to determine what content works. (simple integration with Google Analytics, marketing automation systems and Salesforce.com.Screenshot of Curata CCS content curation software: Complement your created content with curated content to help fuel your content marketing engine.