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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Framer

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AFramer is a zero-code website builder offering a fully featured interactive design canvas that’s optimized for designing sites. Alternately, users can start in Figma and copy to Framer later. Framer features a built-in CMS, and optional premium hosting options with customizable application limits, and no hard hosting limits.

    $10

    per month per site

    Squarespace

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ASquarespace 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
    FramerSquarespace
    Editions & Modules
    Mini (Landing page builder)
    $10
    per month per site
    Basic
    $20
    per month per site
    Pro
    $30
    per month per site
    Basic
    $25
    per month
    Core
    $36
    per month
    Plus
    $56
    per month
    Advanced
    $139
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FramerSquarespace
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details50% discount for annual pricing.28% to 36% discount available for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    FramerSquarespace
    Considered Both Products
    Framer
    No answer on this topic
    Squarespace
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    97%
    Would buy again
    35 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    35 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    86%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    34 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    31 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    33 Answers
    Features
    FramerSquarespace
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Framer and Squarespace
    Feature
    Framer
    -
    Ratings
    Squarespace
    8.4
    67 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.467 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Framer and Squarespace
    Feature
    Framer
    -
    Ratings
    Squarespace
    6.6
    58 Ratings
    17% below category average
    API00 Ratings7.051 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings6.237 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Framer and Squarespace
    Feature
    Framer
    -
    Ratings
    Squarespace
    7.5
    99 Ratings
    4% below category average
    WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings9.284 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings6.778 Ratings
    Admin section00 Ratings7.398 Ratings
    Page templates00 Ratings7.099 Ratings
    Library of website themes00 Ratings7.296 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings8.195 Ratings
    Publishing workflow00 Ratings8.386 Ratings
    Form generator00 Ratings6.580 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Framer and Squarespace
    Feature
    Framer
    -
    Ratings
    Squarespace
    6.1
    89 Ratings
    21% below category average
    Content taxonomy00 Ratings7.376 Ratings
    SEO support00 Ratings6.380 Ratings
    Bulk management00 Ratings5.851 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings5.565 Ratings
    Community / comment management00 Ratings5.567 Ratings
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    FramerSquarespace
    Small Businesses
    WebWave
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Umbraco CMS
    Score7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    10Web
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Square Online
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    RWS Tridion Sites
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    FramerSquarespace
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    8.6
    (100 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    8.5
    (14 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FramerSquarespace
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Framer
    Framer is a very versatile way to design and develop websites. It is very user friendly and it keeps improving. It also has very generous CMS plans for small businesses.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Framer
    • Clean, capable and collaborative design flow
    • Quick publishing and responsive websites
    • Native integrations with third-party tools
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Framer
    • The main issue with Framer is bandwidth.
    • A lot of clients are suffering from the bandwidth, and they need to give more space for this.
    • Customer suffers from bandwidth increasing because of the bandwidth they need to pay double
    Read full review
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Framer
    No answers on this topic
    Squarespace
    Unless our website requires significantly more functionality in the future, I can't see us terminating our contract
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Framer
    Framer is easy to learn as all of our team members are familiar with Figma and Framer has almost same user interface. Pre built animation and templates saves a lot of time, publishing workflows is easy. I rated 8/10 because mastering advanced interaction may take some time and managing larger projects can be improved.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Framer
    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
    Framer
    Framer is a good balance between complexity and price. Wix and Tilda look good for even simpler projects, while Framer offers more sophisticated options. But at a certain point of complexity, as I already mentioned - number of pages, complicated automations- I would move to Webflow. However, if the project is simple enough, no need to be overloaded with a complex platform, and Framer works just well enough.
    Incentivized
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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).
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Framer
    • Cut time to launch by half when compared to our previous workflow
    • One-stop design and production capabilities make our projects easier
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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