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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Netlify

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ANetlify is a platform for developers from the company of the same name in San Francisco, used to build performant and dynamic web sites, e-commerce stores and applications. By uniting an ecosystem of technologies, services and APIs into one workflow.

    $9

    per month per user

    Square Online

    Score7.7 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
    NetlifySquare Online
    Editions & Modules
    Free
    $0
    300 credit limit / month
    Personal
    $9
    per month per user
    Pro
    $20
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Custom Quote
    Personal
    $13
    per month
    Professional
    $16
    per month
    Performance
    $29
    per month
    Free
    Free
    Free
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    NetlifySquare Online
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Pricing decreases when paid annually: Personal - $10/Month Professional - $12/Month Performance - $26/Month
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    Community Pulse
    NetlifySquare Online
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    Netlify
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    10 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    10 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
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    Features
    NetlifySquare Online
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Netlify and Square Online
    Feature
    Netlify
    -
    Ratings
    Square Online
    7.6
    31 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings7.631 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Netlify and Square Online
    Feature
    Netlify
    -
    Ratings
    Square Online
    9.4
    22 Ratings
    19% above category average
    API00 Ratings9.417 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings9.418 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Netlify and Square Online
    Feature
    Netlify
    -
    Ratings
    Square Online
    6.6
    43 Ratings
    17% below category average
    WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings5.636 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings5.339 Ratings
    Admin section00 Ratings8.739 Ratings
    Page templates00 Ratings6.143 Ratings
    Library of website themes00 Ratings6.243 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings8.242 Ratings
    Publishing workflow00 Ratings5.435 Ratings
    Form generator00 Ratings7.136 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Netlify and Square Online
    Feature
    Netlify
    -
    Ratings
    Square Online
    9.3
    40 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Content taxonomy00 Ratings8.626 Ratings
    SEO support00 Ratings9.636 Ratings
    Bulk management00 Ratings9.621 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings9.333 Ratings
    Community / comment management00 Ratings9.430 Ratings
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    Score8.4 out of 10
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    Score8.3 out of 10
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    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    NetlifySquare Online
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (10 ratings)
    9.6
    (44 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.5
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    NetlifySquare Online
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Netlify
    Netlify is a static website host, so it obviously wouldn't work for hosting dynamic websites built in PHP, such as WordPress or Drupal. It works very well with static sites with a git codebase on something like GitHub. It has automatic deployments, which include preview websites. It works very well with this workflow. There are solutions for allowing content authoring on static websites on Netlify, but I would probably reach for something like WordPress or Drupal for that.
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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.
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    Pros
    Netlify
    • I can connect Github/Gitlab repos or drag and drop code folders directly to host them onto the platform, and can customize build and publish details. It handles all granular details itself, so I don't have to worry about configuring everything like I would have to do on an IaaS like AWS
    • Netlify Platform has inbuilt scalability support - meaning automatic upgrading of servers to handle traffic, without us needing to do anything at all, again, unlike IaaS, where we'd have to manually configure scaling
    • It has a built in CDN, meaning static applications can be served blazing fast over the web without worrying about traffic or latency
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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.
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    Cons
    Netlify
    • it is not aimed at it but first party laravel support would be nice.
    • their free tier was so handy, i wish they start some similar efforts
    • incorporate more WebOps mindset
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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).
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Netlify
    No answers on this topic
    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
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    Usability
    Netlify
    We interact with the CLI via our CI/CD pipeline. It was very straightforward to get set up, and their documentation is thorough. There are a ton of examples online of various setups. We needed to deploy a React SPA, so we required redirects, which was straightforward with Netlify.
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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.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Netlify
    Netlify Platform is the first choice that we are using in this organization continuously and it's been a very promising platform to use. It also maintains the things very well. it also giving a very good updates. It is very easy to use and very easy to learn. overall it is good.
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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
    Netlify
    • it's free to get started and to work on small frontend projects for testing and qa
    • very nice DNS Management
    • quick and easy to use, reduces dev efforts
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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.
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    ScreenShots

    Netlify Screenshots

    Screenshot of where to gather feedback right from the browser with Netlify collaborative Deploy Previews. Share progress early and often with preview links created automatically for every deploy. Netlify automatically builds a new Deploy Preview as a unique permanent URL for each Pull/Merge Request. With no coding or setup, every preview enables reviewers to submit feedback complete with screenshots, videos, and annotations.Screenshot of a team overview in the Netlify platform, used to monitor a team's usage, showing the number of team members and how much build capacity and bandwidth the team is using.Screenshot of Netlify Edge Functions, which help run code at the edge, close to end users. Netlify Edge Functions use Deno and the powerful V8 JavaScript runtime to run globally distributed functions for the fastest possible response times.Screenshot of Discover, connect, and configure dev tools and APIs all within the Netlify Integrations Hub to extend the limits of web performance and team productivity.Screenshot of Netlify Graph, which eases access to API services. Graph Authentication handles token refresh and scope management so APIs stay connected over time.Screenshot of Netlify Analytics, which bring data captured directly from servers, presented simply.