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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    GoDaddy

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AGoDaddy Web Hosting provides users with storage, email addresses, and unlimited bandwith.

    $9.99

    per month

    Square Online

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/ASquare Online (formerly Weebly) is a basic content management system with blogging and eCommerce features. It can be utilized for building standard websites or specialized webpages for online stores.

    $13

    per month

    Pricing
    GoDaddySquare Online
    Editions & Modules
    Basic
    as low as $6.99
    per month with an annual term
    Basic
    as low as $10.49
    per month with an annual term
    Premium
    as low as $13.49
    per month with an annual term
    Commerce
    as low as $14.99
    per month with an annual term
    Personal
    $13
    per month
    Professional
    $16
    per month
    Performance
    $29
    per month
    Free
    Free
    Free
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    GoDaddySquare Online
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscounts available for annual subscription.Pricing decreases when paid annually: Personal - $10/Month Professional - $12/Month Performance - $26/Month
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    Community Pulse
    GoDaddySquare Online
    Considered Both Products
    GoDaddy
    Chose GoDaddy
    I looked at several website builder options. Some looked good complicated, most were too expensive, then I found GoDaddy Web Builder and I loved the pricing, the functionality, and the variety of styles and options. It’s as easy as building a scrapbook page. I have shared it …
    Incentivized
    Chose GoDaddy
    We selected GoDaddy for its brand awareness. Everyone knows of them and there had to be a reason why, right? Other products were much easier to use and much less costly.
    Incentivized
    Chose GoDaddy
    I never selected GoDaddy, but when a client doesn't want to upgrade, I won't force the issue. If a client wants a fresh build and are severely budget-constrained,
    Weebly is my recommendation. Having the money for a quality WordPress build but no stomach for monthly expenses …
    Incentivized
    Block, Inc (Square)
    Chose Square Online
    This is a much easier platform for web editing. You very rarely need to use HTML codes for anything. It's all drag and drop. WordPress is integrated with GoDaddy. Using that program will make you mad after using Weebly. I am sure WordPress offers more in the line of design, but …
    Incentivized
    Chose Square Online
    We used Weebly because the online sales platform for GoDaddy at the time was WAY too complicated, and truthfully, we could not figure out to use it. Weebly really worked for us because of how easy and intuitive it was for the user. That was a really big selling point for us.
    Incentivized
    Chose Square Online
    Weebly is 100x easier to use than GoDaddy! I will always recommend Weebly to anyone who is looking to get started with a website.
    Incentivized
    Chose Square Online
    Weebly was always one of the top-rated solutions in the website-builder arena. We had experience with GoDaddy, and were sadly disappointed in the clunkiness and general lack of quality features. We finally chose Weebly over its runner-up, Squarespace, because it was a cheaper …
    Incentivized
    Chose Square Online
    Five years ago we did a rebrand for our company and built a completely new website. This was good opportunity for us to make sure that Weebly was the platform we wanted to use for our web design. We looked into several other companies and found that Weebly offered the most …
    Incentivized
    Chose Square Online
    Weebly's designs, plugins, and customization options are a little more advanced in some cases than other similar programs. WordPress requires a different level of expertise and knowledge of code, keywording, and plugins, so I wouldn't even compare them. Wix is a little more …
    Incentivized
    Chose Square Online
    We looked at a variety of other site builders that were available at the time we decided to create our secondary site and Weebly had more options that suited our needs at the time and the ease of use was far above the other options. Over the years we have been utilizing Weebly, …
    Incentivized
    Chose Square Online
    I thought Weebly had better reviews after reading reviews on various sites.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    76%
    Would buy again
    19 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    75%
    Delivers good value for the price
    18 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    76%
    Happy with the feature set
    19 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    82%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    18 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    20 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    GoDaddySquare Online
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of GoDaddy and Square Online
    Feature
    GoDaddy
    -
    Ratings
    Square Online
    7.7
    31 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings7.731 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of GoDaddy and Square Online
    Feature
    GoDaddy
    -
    Ratings
    Square Online
    9.5
    22 Ratings
    20% above category average
    API00 Ratings9.517 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings9.518 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of GoDaddy and Square Online
    Feature
    GoDaddy
    -
    Ratings
    Square Online
    6.5
    43 Ratings
    19% below category average
    WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings5.536 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings5.239 Ratings
    Admin section00 Ratings8.839 Ratings
    Page templates00 Ratings6.043 Ratings
    Library of website themes00 Ratings6.143 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings8.242 Ratings
    Publishing workflow00 Ratings5.335 Ratings
    Form generator00 Ratings7.036 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of GoDaddy and Square Online
    Feature
    GoDaddy
    -
    Ratings
    Square Online
    9.4
    40 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Content taxonomy00 Ratings8.726 Ratings
    SEO support00 Ratings9.736 Ratings
    Bulk management00 Ratings9.721 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings9.433 Ratings
    Community / comment management00 Ratings9.530 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    GoDaddySquare Online
    Small Businesses
    WebWave
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Umbraco CMS
    Score7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    10Web
    Score7.8 out of 10
    Joomla
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    RWS Tridion Sites
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    GoDaddySquare Online
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (57 ratings)
    9.7
    (44 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.6
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    GoDaddySquare Online
    Likelihood to Recommend
    GoDaddy
    Good for transferring over an existing site. Truth be told, I haven't used it for building a brand new site-- I know that this is a fairly common thing but I just never needed it. For what I've used it for, it has worked well. For a small business with anyone with a little bit of technical skill, it's surprisingly good.
    Incentivized
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    Block, Inc (Square)
    If you are having students create websites or information pages about something they are studying in class, this is a great option. The fact that students can spend less time getting situated and learning the app and get right to work researching and creating their pages is great. For middle to high school, this is a fantastic app to use. However, if you want more nuanced analytics or want students to focus on blogging more than webpage building, this is limited.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    GoDaddy
    • Registering a domain - I've found their site to be the easiest to navigate
    • Website builder - their website builder is user friendly
    • Email hosting - easy to set up and use, wether in an email app or online email.
    • Wordpress hosting - I have multiple wordpress sites I use under one account
    • Their customer service is always very helpful and easy to contact.
    Incentivized
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    Block, Inc (Square)
    • Drag and drop interface makes it very easy to add all types of content, including images, text, video (and YouTube videos), embeddable applications and more.
    • It's very easy to set up navigation features like cascading menus and sticky navigation (where the menu stays put - may depend on the template chosen though).
    • A technical backend is fairly straight-forward for setting up a fav icon, 301 redirects, SEO, Google Analytics, etc.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    GoDaddy
    • Support agents are woefully undertrained, even in knowledge of their own products.
    • Support agents will always try to upsell you, even when you're dealing with an urgent, high-impact issue.
    • There's no guarantee of uptime, and there will often be gaps in service as part of normal procedures.
    Incentivized
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    Block, Inc (Square)
    • Weebly doesn't have a lot of templates to choose from, so if you don't have any experience with CSS or HTML, it's hard to customize your site to an extent.
    • Weebly isn't fully SEO friendly. They don't allow you to add H1 tags to pages out of the box.
    • You can't create folder structures when it comes to web page URLs. You can put web pages under a main menu dropdown, but they don't allow you to put all sub-menu items in a structured folder (like site.com/folder/page-1 and site.com/folder/page-2).
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    GoDaddy
    We can't really choose anyone else and the cost/effort of moving all of the hosted data would be extremely large, and we just have to stick to them, and hope they improve service
    Incentivized
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    Block, Inc (Square)
    Weebly is consistently adding features that line up with our needs. The ease of use makes it the perfect program for us since we have users of multiple age brackets and knowledge of web design. We love that we can give users access to only the pages they are affiliated with
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    GoDaddy
    Some integration could be much cleaner and smoother. Seems it used to be easier. Plus, they took away the catch all email feature.
    Incentivized
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    Block, Inc (Square)
    Very easy to use and intuitive to design after all of our business needs. From the website and POS system to how we represent ourselves internally and to our customers... Square is second-to-none in helping our business and others in our same boat become the kind of businesses we want to be when it comes to our inventory and sales of these kinds of products.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    GoDaddy
    I think a lot of companies can learn from GoDaddy's support team. I have found:
    • Chat or phone support is almost always available.
    • Their agents are friendly and helpful.
    • Their agents seem to care and be knowledgeable about a wide range of issues.
    • I rarely have to escalate my problem to get the support that I need.
    • If they can't help me, then they can tell me why something is happening and direct me to resources that can fix my problem.
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    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    GoDaddy
    We use Wix currently for our online store. It is nice and easy to use, but they don't offer the email domains as well (the last time we checked). They have pretty decent customization of the web page, but still limited. We're going to try it with GoDaddy, since we have other services from them already. It just doesn't make sense to pay two different companies for something we can do with one.
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    Block, Inc (Square)
    Weebly's designs, plugins, and customization options are a little more advanced in some cases than other similar programs. WordPress requires a different level of expertise and knowledge of code, keywording, and plugins, so I wouldn't even compare them. Wix is a little more user-friendly because you can drag and drop your design, which was very convenient for customizing your site. I didn't personally select Weebly, but it is user-friendly and nearly anyone comfortable with a computer could figure it out. Weebly support is also pretty good.
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    Return on Investment
    GoDaddy
    • GoDaddy reduces our ROI by costing me in non-billable hours. I don't charge clients for sitting on the phone with tech support to power cycle the server or fix the php.ini file, so my $/hr takes a hit.
    • Their nickel&dime strategy requires I have an additional conversation with clients about their max recurring fees. Small as they are, I need approval for upping their bill. GoDaddy is only the cheap option if you don't value security, stability, or performance.
    Incentivized
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    Block, Inc (Square)
    • Weebly has allowed our business to create a connection with our customers by offering home decor, cooking and styling tips.
    • Weebly gives us the chance to relay information to customers regarding merchandise, current sales and promotions, store hours and locations etc. Which has helped increase business.
    • Weebly has given our not very tech savvy business the opportunity to have a website and stay relevant with our competitors.
    Incentivized
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