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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    NVU

    Score2 out of 10
    N/ANVU is an open source web authoring tool for Linux, Windows, and Mac. It is designed to allow users to create web pages and manage a website with no technical expertise or knowledge of HTML.N/A

    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
    NVUSquare Online
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Personal
    $13
    per month
    Professional
    $16
    per month
    Performance
    $29
    per month
    Free
    Free
    Free
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    NVUSquare Online
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    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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    Features
    NVUSquare Online
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of NVU and Square Online
    Feature
    NVU
    3.0
    1 Ratings
    89% below category average
    Square Online
    9.4
    22 Ratings
    19% above category average
    API3.01 Ratings9.417 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings9.418 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of NVU and Square Online
    Feature
    NVU
    3.0
    1 Ratings
    89% below category average
    Square Online
    6.6
    43 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Page templates3.01 Ratings6.143 Ratings
    Library of website themes3.01 Ratings6.243 Ratings
    Form generator3.01 Ratings7.136 Ratings
    WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings5.636 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings5.339 Ratings
    Admin section00 Ratings8.739 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings8.242 Ratings
    Publishing workflow00 Ratings5.435 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of NVU and Square Online
    Feature
    NVU
    3.0
    1 Ratings
    86% below category average
    Square Online
    9.3
    40 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Bulk management3.01 Ratings9.621 Ratings
    Community / comment management3.01 Ratings9.430 Ratings
    Content taxonomy00 Ratings8.626 Ratings
    SEO support00 Ratings9.636 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings9.333 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of NVU and Square Online
    Feature
    NVU
    -
    Ratings
    Square Online
    7.6
    31 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings7.631 Ratings
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    NVUSquare Online
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    Umbraco CMS
    Score7 out of 10
    Umbraco CMS
    Score7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Square Online
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Joomla
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    RWS Tridion Sites
    Score9 out of 10
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    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    NVUSquare Online
    Likelihood to Recommend
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.6
    (44 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.5
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    NVUSquare Online
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Open Source
    NVU is an easy self explanatory program that helps us edit the Landing Pages for the company for which I work. However, many of the features of being able to edit text & text boxes is out of date & very jumpy. I often have to rewrite sentences in order to fit better on a line because I can't adjust the text box without it messing up the entire Landing Page.
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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
    Open Source
    • It allows me to easily create the Landing Pages for my company. I can easily create a copy of an NVU file & then rename it in order to create a new file. Then once I've made the necessary changes to the new file, I just drag & drop the new file into our backend to automatically upload to our site.
    • It allows me to edit text fairly easily. I can drag & drop the text within a text box.
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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
    Open Source
    • I can't widen a text box without it jumping & messing up the entire Landing Page.
    • I can't drag text from one text box into another.
    • The text settings change if I don't copy a word that already exists in a word box & paste it into the new line of text before starting to type a new sentence.
    • Sometimes I try to open a Landing Page to edit it & it says that NVU is unavailable & I have to close the program & try again.
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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
    Open Source
    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
    Open Source
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Open Source
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Open Source
    • I think my boss has actually decided to stop using NVU to create & edit our webpages because of it's lack of updates & features for editing text.
    • It takes me a lot of time trying to adjust text boxes to get them to fit on the Landing Page correctly with the entire desired content.
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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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