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GoDaddy vs. Squarespace
GoDaddy vs. Squarespace
| Product | Rating | Most Used By | Product Summary | Starting Price |
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 GoDaddy | N/A | GoDaddy Web Hosting provides users with storage, email addresses, and unlimited bandwith. | $6.99 per month with an annual term | |
 Squarespace | 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 |
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| Considered Both Products | GoDaddy  Josh Edney Executive Pastor Chose GoDaddy GoDaddy is just more credible and has been in the industry longer.  Kyle Bergeron IT Manager Chose GoDaddy We haven't really considered any others. GoDaddy has been our go to for hosting and domain registration needs.  Manmeet Singh.. Brand Manager Chose GoDaddy Their backend is terrible as compared to Godaddy , also HostGator is slow as compared to Godaddy .I would like to also tell HostGator services are not good as compared to Godaddy , which included hosting , domain name , website builder , also many many more.  Joshua Day Internet Marketing Manager Chose GoDaddy GoDaddy's website builder is more robust than these other website hosting sites. I have used many different platforms, and GoDaddy is easier, faster, and more efficient in getting a website up and running, as well as maintaining it for a business that wants to grow. I am …  Alex Greenwood Principal and Owner Chose GoDaddy I found Squarespace to be pretty user-unfriendly compared to GoDaddy. Their sites were hard to update and looked cheap.  Jim Nelson Lead Developer Chose GoDaddy Whenever new clients come to me for website development, I begin our relationship by asking about domain registration and website hosting. I cringe when they say they use GoDaddy and often warn them that additional time and effort may be required to accomplish their goals. …  David Fox President | Sales & Marketing Advisor Chose GoDaddy Flywheel and WP Engine are both more expensive but they offer more bells and whistles if you need them. I think WP Engine recently bought Flywheel so their services are very similar. GoDaddy offers more standard options that are more affordable. Network Solutions is slightly …  Emily Hammell Marketing and Communications Manager Chose GoDaddy We had used a few different platforms in the past, including Wix and Squarespace. These alternative platforms offered much more robust design elements that were more customizable and attractive, by far. These platforms weren't as cost-effective for our organization and didn't …  Anne Theriault Internet & Small Business Mentor Chose GoDaddy GoDaddy works well
with Wordpress and many Wordpress plugins. GoDaddy has fast page loading speeds and experienced customer service. The price is fair for anyone looking to begin a blog or website and doesn't want to invest too much in hosting.  Carter Durham Chief Creative Officer and Head of Product Chose GoDaddy GoDaddy compares well to other options and the tool used for building or updating the site content is relatively easy to use and problem-free. WordPress may have more options as far as templates are concerned, and we sometimes run into those constraints with GoDaddy as far as …  page V CEO (Chief Executive Officer) Chose GoDaddy With GoDaddy: I can always expect that their support will be helpful and positive.
 Meredith Brough Business Owner 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 … |  Squarespace  Caitlin Sloan Founder & CEO Chose Squarespace I like Squarespace better if you are starting from scratch. I was able to use Wordpress when it was an existing site and I just had to make updates, but would have a difficult time starting from the beginning and building a Wordpress site.  Maria Halse Duloquin Innovation Consultant Chose Squarespace Squarespace is easy to use, webflow can feel clunky (though I haven’t tried it recently), and Wix is very similar, but I preferred the Squarespace aesthetic. Also, Squarespace has clear, transparent pricing - you know what you get, and I like the design styles. I’m not in a …  Andy Ryan Launch Engineer Chose Squarespace I would choose Squarespace over all the competition unless I wanted a website builder/host that had an online course portal. Squarespace has the easiest website builder. It's relatively cheap. It automatically updates. It is easy to integrate with third-party services such as …  Lisa Cooley Art Advisor Chose Squarespace Both of my fields are visual, so design is as important as functionality. Unbounce looks great, but it's not set up for the same full functionality. I've also been quite familiar with Squarespace and felt comfortable with them.  Shawn Dehner Owner Chose Squarespace Not even comparable. I was hacked within 2 years with WordPress in a brute force attack. Since going to Squarespace, I have had zero security issues. I feel the two platforms, though similar, are incomparable.  Nicole Nagy Product Designer Chose Squarespace I didn't evaluate any other platforms because I knew Squarespace was the best.  Darcy Knapp, MBA Owner/President Chose Squarespace Squarespace offers better SEO options and ease of use than Wix/Weebly site builders. Squarespace is easy to manage and easy to track inventory and sales. For companies with lower skill sets in-house, it is also very easy to train staff to manage the platform. |
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| Small Businesses |  Ecwid by Lightspeed Score 10.0 out of 10 |  ManageWP Score 10.0 out of 10 |
| Medium-sized Companies |  10Web Score 5.5 out of 10 |  RWS Tridion Sites Score 9.0 out of 10 |
| Enterprises |  Adobe Experience Manager Score 8.6 out of 10 | RWS Tridion Sites Score 9.0 out of 10 |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 8.1 (0 ratings) | 8.6 (0 ratings) |
| Likelihood to Renew | 5.0 (0 ratings) | 10.0 (0 ratings) |
| Usability | 9.0 (0 ratings) | 8.5 (0 ratings) |
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