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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    PrestaShop

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/APrestaShop is a free, open source e-commerce solution available under the Open Software License and officially launched in August 2007. The software is written in PHP and based on the Smarty template engine and is currently used by 165,000 shops worldwide. The PrestaShop group was founded in Paris, with a second Headquarters opened in Miami in 2011. PrestaShop is translated into 63 languages, with English, French, Portuguese, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Polish and Russian having full…

    $24

    per month

    Squarespace

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ASquarespace 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
    PrestaShopSquarespace
    Editions & Modules
    PrestaShop Hosted
    $24
    per month
    PrestaShop
    Free
    Enterprise
    Custom Pricing
    Basic
    $25
    per month
    Core
    $36
    per month
    Plus
    $56
    per month
    Advanced
    $139
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    PrestaShopSquarespace
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPrices are in Euros.28% to 36% discount available for annual pricing.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    PrestaShopSquarespace
    Considered Both Products
    PrestaShop
    No answer on this topic
    Squarespace
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    75%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    97%
    Would buy again
    35 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    71%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    35 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    34 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    75%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    31 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    75%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    33 Answers
    Features
    PrestaShopSquarespace
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of PrestaShop and Squarespace
    Feature
    PrestaShop
    7.3
    5 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Squarespace
    -
    Ratings
    Product catalog & listings9.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product management7.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk product upload5.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Branding5.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile storefront9.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product variations5.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Website integration9.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visual customization6.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    CMS7.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of PrestaShop and Squarespace
    Feature
    PrestaShop
    6.9
    5 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Squarespace
    -
    Ratings
    Abandoned cart recovery6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Checkout user experience7.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of PrestaShop and Squarespace
    Feature
    PrestaShop
    7.8
    5 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Squarespace
    -
    Ratings
    eCommerce security7.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of PrestaShop and Squarespace
    Feature
    PrestaShop
    6.6
    12 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Squarespace
    -
    Ratings
    Promotions & discounts7.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations5.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO6.912 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of PrestaShop and Squarespace
    Feature
    PrestaShop
    9.0
    5 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Squarespace
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-site management7.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order processing8.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory management9.65 Ratings00 Ratings
    Shipping10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom functionality8.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of PrestaShop and Squarespace
    Feature
    PrestaShop
    -
    Ratings
    Squarespace
    8.4
    67 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.467 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of PrestaShop and Squarespace
    Feature
    PrestaShop
    -
    Ratings
    Squarespace
    6.6
    58 Ratings
    17% below category average
    API00 Ratings7.051 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings6.237 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of PrestaShop and Squarespace
    Feature
    PrestaShop
    -
    Ratings
    Squarespace
    7.6
    99 Ratings
    3% below category average
    WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings9.284 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings6.878 Ratings
    Admin section00 Ratings7.398 Ratings
    Page templates00 Ratings7.099 Ratings
    Library of website themes00 Ratings7.296 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings8.195 Ratings
    Publishing workflow00 Ratings8.386 Ratings
    Form generator00 Ratings6.580 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of PrestaShop and Squarespace
    Feature
    PrestaShop
    -
    Ratings
    Squarespace
    6.1
    89 Ratings
    21% below category average
    Content taxonomy00 Ratings7.376 Ratings
    SEO support00 Ratings6.380 Ratings
    Bulk management00 Ratings5.851 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings5.565 Ratings
    Community / comment management00 Ratings5.567 Ratings
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    PrestaShopSquarespace
    Small Businesses
    Ecwid by Lightspeed
    Score10 out of 10
    Umbraco CMS
    Score6.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Shopify
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Square Online
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
    RWS Tridion Sites
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    PrestaShopSquarespace
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.6
    (13 ratings)
    8.6
    (100 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.5
    (14 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    2.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    PrestaShopSquarespace
    Likelihood to Recommend
    PrestaShop
    This is a great system for small and medium businesses dealing from 1 product to 100,000 products. It is elegant to use and very stable. The system may not be great for converting into a marketplace and the handling of > 1million products. The system is also not suitable for services selling like events, registrations, subscriptions and ticket bookings etc.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    PrestaShop
    • The PayPal button modality was integrated with the PrestaShop system, which helped our clients to complete payments digitally in just a few seconds, this integrated button allowed to streamline many transactions.
    • Performing inventory reviews and modifying the PrestaShop catalog was one of the things that I liked the most, I could make changes to the catalog, make changes to the conditions of the products in the catalog and all those changes were reflected on my website in a instant, no need to wait some time.
    • The PrestaShop system created a digital invoice for each client who made the advance payment of a property, which made it even easier to complete the property negotiation. Customers came to our company with the digital invoice for the advance payment and it was easy to identify the property that was paid, thanks to the digital invoice.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    PrestaShop
    • Not a lot of free templates.
    • Images can sometimes be too compressed and lose their full quality, so better settings for that could be introduced.
    • Being able to change the look of your automatic emails via default settings can also be introduced.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    PrestaShop
    Considering the problems we had and still have, 0.
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    Squarespace
    Unless our website requires significantly more functionality in the future, I can't see us terminating our contract
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    PrestaShop
    The lack of performance and the unstable system make it very hard to use it for a serious e-commerce application.
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    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.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    PrestaShop
    100s of implementation and so far no major security breaches.
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    Squarespace
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    PrestaShop
    Some caching and optimization is definitely needed. However, it is not as bloated as other CMSs with lots of plugins needed.
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    Squarespace
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    PrestaShop
    Since we use PrestaShop OpenSource there is only community support. What we found is that many other users fight with the same problems and there seems no solution or input from the PrestaShop developers' side.
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    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
    PrestaShop
    It's a no-brainer for e-commerce stores. BigCommerce and Magento both far out-distanced PrestaShop in every major category. If you're just getting into e-commerce, I would highly recommend either BigCommerce or Magento. Their online documentation and support far outweigh any advantages you'd have over going with an open source software like PrestaShop.
    Incentivized
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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).
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    PrestaShop
    This is the best example of "If it's not broken, don't fix it!".
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    Squarespace
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    PrestaShop
    • It slowed down our Hosting service. Our website took a long time to fully load on our clients' devices due to the high consumption of the integration with the PrestaShop service.
    • It provided us with a fast billing service, where our clients obtained invoices in PDF mode for the electronic payments they made for the properties. These digital invoices helped us to recognize the property they wanted faster and streamlined the negotiation process.
    • The templates that had an optimized design, were too expensive, this caused that our catalog design was very simple and did not capture the interest of customers.
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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.
    Incentivized
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