Laravel E Commerce vs. Squarespace

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Laravel E Commerce
Score 5.0 out of 10
N/A
Laravel E-Commerce is an E-Commerce software for building an online E-Commerce website. Build an online marketplace, without any commission models etc. The vendor describes it as an ideal platform for owners and merchants that can reduce website maintenance expenses, and understand products and inventory better on a daily basis.N/A
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.
$25
per month
Pricing
Laravel E CommerceSquarespace
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Basic
$25
per month
Core
$36
per month
Plus
$56
per month
Advanced
$139
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Laravel E CommerceSquarespace
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details28% to 36% discount available for annual pricing.
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Community Pulse
Laravel E CommerceSquarespace
Features
Laravel E CommerceSquarespace
Online Storefront
Comparison of Online Storefront features of Product A and Product B
Laravel E Commerce
7.4
1 Ratings
5% below category average
Squarespace
-
Ratings
Product catalog & listings8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Product management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Bulk product upload7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Branding6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile storefront6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Product variations7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Website integration8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Visual customization7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
CMS9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Shopping Cart
Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Product A and Product B
Laravel E Commerce
8.5
1 Ratings
11% above category average
Squarespace
-
Ratings
Abandoned cart recovery9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Checkout user experience8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Payment System
Comparison of Online Payment System features of Product A and Product B
Laravel E Commerce
8.0
1 Ratings
3% below category average
Squarespace
-
Ratings
eCommerce security8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
eCommerce Marketing
Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Laravel E Commerce
7.3
1 Ratings
5% below category average
Squarespace
-
Ratings
Promotions & discounts7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Personalized recommendations7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
SEO8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
eCommerce Business Management
Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Product A and Product B
Laravel E Commerce
7.4
1 Ratings
7% below category average
Squarespace
-
Ratings
Multi-site management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Order processing8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory management6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Shipping7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom functionality8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Laravel E Commerce
-
Ratings
Squarespace
8.2
67 Ratings
0% below category average
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.267 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Laravel E Commerce
-
Ratings
Squarespace
6.5
58 Ratings
17% below category average
API00 Ratings7.151 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings5.937 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
Laravel E Commerce
-
Ratings
Squarespace
7.7
99 Ratings
1% below category average
WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings9.184 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings7.378 Ratings
Admin section00 Ratings7.498 Ratings
Page templates00 Ratings7.399 Ratings
Library of website themes00 Ratings7.596 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings8.195 Ratings
Publishing workflow00 Ratings8.186 Ratings
Form generator00 Ratings6.780 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
Laravel E Commerce
-
Ratings
Squarespace
6.3
89 Ratings
17% below category average
Content taxonomy00 Ratings7.376 Ratings
SEO support00 Ratings6.680 Ratings
Bulk management00 Ratings5.951 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings5.565 Ratings
Community / comment management00 Ratings6.067 Ratings
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User Ratings
Laravel E CommerceSquarespace
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.4
(100 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(4 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(14 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Laravel E CommerceSquarespace
Likelihood to Recommend
Pofi Technologies
Well, in case of designing dynamic websites using core OOP concepts this framework is perfect. However, in case of integrating with web services and other API's and developing features for Android apps this might not be a good product.
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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
Pofi Technologies
  • Version Controlling - It's on the top of my list that Laravel does great as its built-in features.
  • As Laravel supports OOP concept, so it has made it much more easier for developers to developer apps in most recent languages.
  • It supports a huge collection of free extensions which are easy available in its store.
  • It supports a large number of latest programming languages.
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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
Pofi Technologies
  • In some cases developers need to integrate with third party apps. Laravel E Commerce needs to improve it in the form of a single package.
  • It consumes a lot of system resources and sometimes gets stuck if multiple projects are open.
  • Finding error is this framework is a quite difficult task. This mechanism needs to be improved.
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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
Pofi Technologies
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
Pofi Technologies
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
Pofi Technologies
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
Pofi Technologies
Laravel E Commerce is simple, elegant and robust. It is easy to use and customize websites even for a newbie. It does not require much effort as compared to other products. All the relevant data is available over the Internet which is a great advantage for beginners. It comes with a lot of stunning features.
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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
Pofi Technologies
  • With this framework, analytics can be set using PHP modules that helps to get more profit from your online stores.
  • If payment securities can be further improved, it helps you to make most out of your investment.
  • With Laravel E Commerce, Ecommerce solutions can be built for profit purposes.
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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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