Porkbun vs. Square Online

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Porkbun
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Porkbun is an ICANN accredited domain name registrar based out of Portland, OR, boasting low registration prices for domains and email hosting, as well as an easy to use website builder. The service includes SSL Certificates, WHOIS privacy, email forwarding for hosted email, cPanel hosting, as well as easy Wordpress & PHP. Porkbun also offers their own website builder that can support ecommerce through their partnership with Weebly.N/A
Square Online
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
Square 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.
$6
per month
Pricing
PorkbunSquare Online
Editions & Modules
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Personal
$9.00
per month
Professional
$16.00
per month
Performance
$29.00
per month
Free
Free
Free
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
PorkbunSquare Online
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPricing decreases when paid annually: Personal - $6/Month Professional$12/Month Performance - $26/Month
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Community Pulse
PorkbunSquare Online
Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
PorkbunSquare Online
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Porkbun
-
Ratings
Square Online
6.5
30 Ratings
22% below category average
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings6.530 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Porkbun
-
Ratings
Square Online
7.0
21 Ratings
9% below category average
API00 Ratings7.016 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings7.017 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
Porkbun
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Ratings
Square Online
7.9
42 Ratings
3% above category average
WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings9.035 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings7.538 Ratings
Admin section00 Ratings7.538 Ratings
Page templates00 Ratings7.042 Ratings
Library of website themes00 Ratings7.542 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings9.541 Ratings
Publishing workflow00 Ratings7.534 Ratings
Form generator00 Ratings8.035 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
Porkbun
-
Ratings
Square Online
7.2
39 Ratings
3% below category average
Content taxonomy00 Ratings7.025 Ratings
SEO support00 Ratings7.535 Ratings
Bulk management00 Ratings8.020 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings6.532 Ratings
Community / comment management00 Ratings7.029 Ratings
Best Alternatives
PorkbunSquare Online
Small Businesses
Shopify
Shopify
Score 8.8 out of 10
Divi
Divi
Score 10.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Shopify
Shopify
Score 8.8 out of 10
Image Relay
Image Relay
Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises

No answers on this topic

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User Ratings
PorkbunSquare Online
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(43 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
6.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
PorkbunSquare Online
Likelihood to Recommend
Porkbun LLC
Anyone who generally needs to register domains or who would like to have free email forwarding for their domains, especially thoughts working on a budget considering how inexpensive Porkbun is compared to other registars.
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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
Porkbun LLC
  • Extremely competitive domain pricing and discounts
  • Reminders to renew domains far in advance with generous grace periods
  • Easy email forwarding
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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
Porkbun LLC
  • Can't think of anything!
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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
Porkbun LLC
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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
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Usability
Porkbun LLC
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Block, Inc (Square)
It's good enough to get quick and simple websites online, but lacks the complexity offered by more robust or custom e-commerce systems. We knew this going into it, so our expectations were set and limited. The system does a good job of helping users simply check out, and it saves our admins time with an easy to use user interface.
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Alternatives Considered
Porkbun LLC
Simply put, Porkbun doesn't try to overcharge you. You are paying a near-bare minimum cost for each domain while still getting great support, and unlike a lot of other registrars, you aren't being upsold something due to the lower costs. You just receive a good service.
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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
Porkbun LLC
  • Lowered our yearly costs for domains
  • Avoided dealing with costly domain name sharks
  • Avoided extra email hosting costs for simple tasks like email forwarding
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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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