Divi vs. Squarespace

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Divi
Score 9.4 out of 10
N/A
More than just a WordPress theme, Divi is a website building platform that replaces the standard WordPress post editor with a new visual editor. The vendor states it can be enjoyed by design professionals and newcomers alike, and is designed to give users the ability to create spectacular designs with ease and efficiency.
$89
per year
Squarespace
Score 8.4 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.
$25
per month
Pricing
DiviSquarespace
Editions & Modules
Divi
$89
per year
Divi Pro
$277
per year
Divi Lifetime + Pro Services
$297
today + 212 each following year
Basic
$25
per month
Core
$36
per month
Plus
$56
per month
Advanced
$139
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DiviSquarespace
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsLifetime subscriptions are also available for a one time fee.28% to 36% discount available for annual pricing.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
DiviSquarespace
Considered Both Products
Divi
Chose Divi
Since it is a WordPress-based theme (and builder) it allows integrations with many other services. So using their Bloom plugin you can integrate it with lots of different email marketing systems, you can embed videos from various video platforms, embed your calendar from Acuity …
Squarespace

No answer on this topic

Features
DiviSquarespace
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Divi
8.7
8 Ratings
6% above category average
Squarespace
8.2
67 Ratings
0% above category average
Role-based user permissions8.78 Ratings8.267 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Divi
6.5
8 Ratings
17% below category average
Squarespace
6.5
58 Ratings
17% below category average
API9.37 Ratings7.151 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language3.76 Ratings5.937 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
Divi
8.7
10 Ratings
11% above category average
Squarespace
7.7
99 Ratings
1% below category average
WYSIWYG editor10.09 Ratings9.284 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness8.27 Ratings7.278 Ratings
Admin section9.210 Ratings7.498 Ratings
Page templates8.610 Ratings7.399 Ratings
Library of website themes8.110 Ratings7.596 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design9.310 Ratings8.195 Ratings
Publishing workflow9.98 Ratings8.186 Ratings
Form generator6.710 Ratings6.780 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
Divi
7.3
9 Ratings
2% below category average
Squarespace
6.2
89 Ratings
18% below category average
Content taxonomy8.38 Ratings7.376 Ratings
SEO support6.38 Ratings6.680 Ratings
Bulk management4.85 Ratings5.951 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions8.08 Ratings5.565 Ratings
Community / comment management8.96 Ratings5.967 Ratings
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Small Businesses
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Score 10.0 out of 10
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Score 10.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
RWS Tridion Sites
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Enterprises
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
DiviSquarespace
Likelihood to Recommend
9.8
(9 ratings)
8.5
(99 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(4 ratings)
Usability
9.4
(5 ratings)
8.5
(14 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
DiviSquarespace
Likelihood to Recommend
Elegant Themes
Divi is great if you build multiple websites for clients; however, I'm not sure it is cost-effective if you only make a single site.
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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
Elegant Themes
  • It has a very easy-to-use and extremely complete block editor.
  • It offers many templates that you can use as a base for your website.
  • Customer service has been fast and effective whenever I have needed it.
  • Tiene un editor de bloques muy sencillo de usar y extremadamente completo.
  • Ofrece muchas plantillas que puedes utilizar como base para tu web.
  • La atención al cliente ha sido rápida y efectiva siempre que la he necesitado
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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
Elegant Themes
  • The load time of the builder could be faster. On some websites it takes a long time to load, and may crash the page. (I believe they've said they're working on this stability issue.)
  • Warnings on updates if they're difficult for some sites to run. I have one website that has crashed more than once from Divi's theme updates. I always back it up before the update so I restore the site, but this is still a bit of an inconvenience.
  • Integrated (or more clearly marked) tutorials within the builder. I migrate site maintenance and ownership to clients after the site is complete and some could use refreshers within the builder on what happens where i.e. the difference between a section, row, module.
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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
Elegant Themes
No answers on this topic
Squarespace
Unless our website requires significantly more functionality in the future, I can't see us terminating our contract
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Usability
Elegant Themes
Divi is overall a great tool to use - I think I would need to spend a little more time to dig into the tool to provide more long term feedback.
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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
Elegant Themes
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
Elegant Themes
I find Elementor very clunky and find Divi much more intuitive.
Also we purchased a lifetime license for Divi and can use it on unlimited websites, while Elementor there is a yearly subscription per site
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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
Elegant Themes
  • Higher conversion rate
  • Theres no needed more tools
  • Ive got rid of a CTA tool since with Divi i can make them. Is not that easy, but is functional
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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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