Squarespace vs. Strapi

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Squarespace
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Squarespace 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
Strapi
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Strapi is an open-source software platform that helps developers to easily build, deploy, and manage APIs.N/A
Pricing
SquarespaceStrapi
Editions & Modules
Basic
$25
per month
Core
$36
per month
Plus
$56
per month
Advanced
$139
per month
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SquarespaceStrapi
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details28% to 36% discount available for annual pricing.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
SquarespaceStrapi
Features
SquarespaceStrapi
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Squarespace
8.2
67 Ratings
0% below category average
Strapi
10.0
1 Ratings
19% above category average
Role-based user permissions8.267 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Squarespace
6.5
58 Ratings
17% below category average
Strapi
10.0
1 Ratings
26% above category average
API7.151 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language5.937 Ratings00 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
Squarespace
7.7
99 Ratings
1% below category average
Strapi
9.0
1 Ratings
15% above category average
WYSIWYG editor9.184 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness7.378 Ratings00 Ratings
Admin section7.498 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Page templates7.399 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Library of website themes7.596 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design8.195 Ratings00 Ratings
Publishing workflow8.186 Ratings00 Ratings
Form generator6.780 Ratings00 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
Squarespace
6.3
89 Ratings
16% below category average
Strapi
8.7
1 Ratings
16% above category average
Content taxonomy7.376 Ratings00 Ratings
SEO support6.680 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Bulk management5.951 Ratings00 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions5.565 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Community / comment management6.067 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Best Alternatives
SquarespaceStrapi
Small Businesses
ManageWP
ManageWP
Score 10.0 out of 10
ManageWP
ManageWP
Score 10.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
RWS Tridion Sites
RWS Tridion Sites
Score 9.0 out of 10
RWS Tridion Sites
RWS Tridion Sites
Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprises
RWS Tridion Sites
RWS Tridion Sites
Score 9.0 out of 10
RWS Tridion Sites
RWS Tridion Sites
Score 9.0 out of 10
All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
User Ratings
SquarespaceStrapi
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(100 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(14 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
SquarespaceStrapi
Likelihood to Recommend
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.
Read full review
Strapi
1. If a headless CMS is needed. 2. Need the cms UI to be clean. 3. There is a need for customization options in the UI and API as well. 4. Expertise in javascript and need cms with node js backend. 5. Want auth APIs pre-made. 6. Easy to customize the backend as well. 7. The user interface can be fully customizable.
Read full review
Pros
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.
Read full review
Strapi
  • Free and open source.
  • CMS UI is nice and clean.
  • Customization options.
  • Regular updates and bug fixes.
  • Easy to find and understand docs.
  • Blogs available to learn more.
  • Plugin eco system.
Read full review
Cons
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.
Read full review
Strapi
  • Tutorial videos.
  • Use typescript for it's backend.
  • Detailed explanation of commands available.
  • More clear docs for releasing.
Read full review
Likelihood to Renew
Squarespace
Unless our website requires significantly more functionality in the future, I can't see us terminating our contract
Read full review
Strapi
No answers on this topic
Usability
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.
Read full review
Strapi
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
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
Read full review
Strapi
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
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).
Read full review
Strapi
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
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.
Read full review
Strapi
  • Easy to setup.
  • Customize the ui.
  • Increased productivity.
  • Get prebuilt auth apis.
  • Customize the backend and add new apis.
Read full review
ScreenShots

Strapi Screenshots

Screenshot of Content Type BuilderScreenshot of Content Manager edit layoutScreenshot of Content Type builder contents with groupsScreenshot of Content Manager Layout ViewScreenshot of Content Manager List view