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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Square Online

    Score7.8 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

    VanillaSoft

    Score3.6 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    VanillaSoft is a lead optimization platform designed to assist fast-response sales teams in maximizing their conversion rates. By providing a structured and efficient approach to lead management, VanillaSoft aims to ensure that every potential customer receives the attention they deserve. This platform is beneficial for sales teams that operate in high-pressure environments where timely follow-ups can significantly impact sales outcomes. The primary audience for VanillaSoft…N/A
    Pricing
    Square OnlineVanillaSoft
    Editions & Modules
    Personal
    $13
    per month
    Professional
    $16
    per month
    Performance
    $29
    per month
    Free
    Free
    Free
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Square OnlineVanillaSoft
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPricing decreases when paid annually: Personal - $10/Month Professional - $12/Month Performance - $26/MonthVanillaSoft offers several add-ons to use in conjunction with our base platforms including: Auto Dialing Call Recording VoIP SmartCaller ID SMS
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    Community Pulse
    Square OnlineVanillaSoft
    Considered Both Products
    Block, Inc (Square)
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    82 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Happy with the feature set
    81 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    55 Answers
    Features
    Square OnlineVanillaSoft
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Square Online and VanillaSoft
    Feature
    Square Online
    7.6
    31 Ratings
    8% below category average
    VanillaSoft
    -
    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions7.631 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Square Online and VanillaSoft
    Feature
    Square Online
    9.5
    22 Ratings
    20% above category average
    VanillaSoft
    -
    Ratings
    API9.517 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language9.518 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Square Online and VanillaSoft
    Feature
    Square Online
    6.5
    43 Ratings
    19% below category average
    VanillaSoft
    -
    Ratings
    WYSIWYG editor5.536 Ratings00 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness5.239 Ratings00 Ratings
    Admin section8.839 Ratings00 Ratings
    Page templates6.043 Ratings00 Ratings
    Library of website themes6.143 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design8.242 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publishing workflow5.335 Ratings00 Ratings
    Form generator7.036 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Square Online and VanillaSoft
    Feature
    Square Online
    9.4
    40 Ratings
    22% above category average
    VanillaSoft
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    Ratings
    Content taxonomy8.726 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO support9.736 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk management9.621 Ratings00 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions9.433 Ratings00 Ratings
    Community / comment management9.530 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Square OnlineVanillaSoft
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.6
    (44 ratings)
    8.3
    (88 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    9.6
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    -
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    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
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    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (3 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
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    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
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    9.0
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    User Testimonials
    Square OnlineVanillaSoft
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    VanillaSoft
    VanillaSoft is well suited for any marketing operations or sales operations team looking for a tool to help them efficiently reach prospects and engage with them through a streamlined method. This can be a great way to manage that engagement, measure it, and keep track of various aspects of prospects.
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    Pros
    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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    VanillaSoft
    • Our employees love it - very user friendly, easy to grasp, very little down time to learn it. They feel very confident immediately.
    • Great technical support - I can get solutions to customer problems that make our company look more responsive to our clients. Our clients appreciate our solving their problems immediately.
    • Because of the real time analytics - we can address immediate issues with marketing campaigns to make our client's personnel look great to their superiors.
    • Because of all the functionality - we can provide a turnkey approach from a small company with big company capabilities.
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    Cons
    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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    VanillaSoft
    • It really needs an "undo" button. I can't tell you how many times I was typing notes etc and hit a wrong button and all was gone so I had to start over.
    • This may be the way we have it set up....we have term codes which are how the callers terminate a call they were on. They finish the call, then type notes in the notepad section of what happened, then they terminate the call. But there are times that I need to go onto a record and just leave a note but don't need to terminate it as anything. If there is a way to do that, it would make my life a lot easier.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    VanillaSoft
    We have no reason not to renew. VanillaSoft has been the best CRM (for us) that we have ever used. The value is great, we love the system, and it's easy to get assistance from VanillaSoft team when needed. Our team is so used to the calling and admin functions there is no desire to change.
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    Usability
    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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    VanillaSoft
    The entire system is set up so perfectly. It makes training callers much quicker, and admin tools are so easy to navigate when you get used to using it. Also, if there is ever something I cannot figure out, I can get support from VanillaSoft very quickly to resolve and get my task accomplished.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Block, Inc (Square)
    No answers on this topic
    VanillaSoft
    It is very rare that we have system issues. Maybe a handful of times over the years, we had to contact support about being unable to access. It was always a quick response from the VanillaSoft team, and they would clearly explain the issue and usually give time frame on fixing, or have it fixed immediately.
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    Performance
    Block, Inc (Square)
    No answers on this topic
    VanillaSoft
    I work on all aspects for VanillaSoft for our company. The pages overall do load very quickly. Reports are amazing, I can get quick report, customized reports, and anything I may need to present to client in very little time. It has made my job so much simpler. As far as I know, integration goes smoothly as well.
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    Support Rating
    Block, Inc (Square)
    No answers on this topic
    VanillaSoft
    Response time was acceptable for the relatively few problems any of our users may have encountered. Fortunately, such occasions were rare.
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    In-Person Training
    Block, Inc (Square)
    No answers on this topic
    VanillaSoft
    It was very helpful and informative. The learning of the tool is something anyone can do, as the setup is so well thought out.
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    Online Training
    Block, Inc (Square)
    No answers on this topic
    VanillaSoft
    It was very thorough. VanillaSoft team did not rush us. They explained the various functions clearly and were open to any and all questions we had as we began to learn the system. Also, once training completed, if we encountered anything we could not figure out, the support team was fantastic in helping us out.
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    Implementation Rating
    Block, Inc (Square)
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    VanillaSoft
    Our implementation was very easy.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    VanillaSoft
    VanillaSoft stacks up against Microsoft Power BI very well by allowing the data visualization in a more effective way, Power BI has positioned itself as one of the more robust and intuitive tools for business intelligence and data presentation. VanillaSoft and Microsoft Power BI are a great bundle for the report and analytics team.
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    Scalability
    Block, Inc (Square)
    No answers on this topic
    VanillaSoft
    VanillaSoft has been great. The flexibility of the system is wonderful. The scalable software options are impressive as well. I would strongly support VanillaSoft's capabilities in this area. You really can do just about anything to get the setup and or integrations you may desire for your company needs.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    VanillaSoft
    • Ability to contact more clients each day.
    • The ability to save my correspondence and notes on each interaction allowing for the appearance to the customer that I am very engaged when we are speaking.
    • Increased sales from the calendar setting and saving my notes.
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    ScreenShots

    VanillaSoft Screenshots

    Screenshot of the VanillaSoft Call Activity Dashboard, used to to monitor sales campaigns.Screenshot of where to build reports using the VanillaSoft Web Reports Wizard.Screenshot of where VanillaSoft offers the ability to arrange modules into four panels for access to almost everything in one screen.Screenshot of VanillaSoft's caller screens, which can be displayed in three panels.