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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    TemplateToaster

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ATemplateToaster is website template and theme generating software. It is developed by AcrossSoft, a software development company in New York, NY. The software is a desktop based application and generates templates or themes for content management systems such as WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Magento, and Prestashop.

    $49

    one-time fee

    Pricing
    SquarespaceTemplateToaster
    Editions & Modules
    Basic
    $25
    per month
    Core
    $36
    per month
    Plus
    $56
    per month
    Advanced
    $139
    per month
    Standard Edition
    $49
    Annually
    Professional Edition
    $149
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SquarespaceTemplateToaster
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details28% to 36% discount available for annual pricing.Prices reflect a one-year subscription with optional paid updates following the initial year.
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    Community Pulse
    SquarespaceTemplateToaster
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    Squarespace
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    AcrossSoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
    35 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    35 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    34 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    31 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    33 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    SquarespaceTemplateToaster
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Squarespace and TemplateToaster
    Feature
    Squarespace
    8.4
    67 Ratings
    2% above category average
    TemplateToaster
    9.1
    1 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Role-based user permissions8.467 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Squarespace and TemplateToaster
    Feature
    Squarespace
    6.6
    58 Ratings
    17% below category average
    TemplateToaster
    9.5
    2 Ratings
    20% above category average
    API7.051 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language6.237 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Squarespace and TemplateToaster
    Feature
    Squarespace
    7.5
    99 Ratings
    4% below category average
    TemplateToaster
    9.3
    2 Ratings
    17% above category average
    WYSIWYG editor9.284 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness6.678 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Admin section7.398 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Page templates7.099 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Library of website themes7.196 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design8.195 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Publishing workflow8.386 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Form generator6.580 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Squarespace and TemplateToaster
    Feature
    Squarespace
    6.1
    89 Ratings
    21% below category average
    TemplateToaster
    9.3
    2 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Content taxonomy7.376 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    SEO support6.380 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Bulk management5.851 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions5.565 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Community / comment management5.467 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    SquarespaceTemplateToaster
    Small Businesses
    Umbraco CMS
    Score7 out of 10
    Umbraco CMS
    Score7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Square Online
    Score7.8 out of 10
    Square Online
    Score7.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    RWS Tridion Sites
    Score9 out of 10
    RWS Tridion Sites
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SquarespaceTemplateToaster
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (100 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 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
    SquarespaceTemplateToaster
    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.
    Incentivized
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    AcrossSoft
    TemplateToaster has the best features which include: BOOTSTRAP 3 support, W3C compliance, all devices and all browsers compatibility, clean and concise code generation, and extensive designing options. A big pack of sample templates comes free with software installation, and all the designing options have been provided as per the latest web design trends. Templates made in TemplateToaster make clients say, “wow, it’s amazing”. TemplateToaster is a designing tool as well as a development tool. In short words, it provides a GUI for designing templates, after the accomplishment of designing, the template can be exported into a fully-fledged web template, which is ready to use as a website design.
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    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.
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    AcrossSoft
    • Advanced designing features and using these advanced features very easily e.g. Bootstrap 3 support that makes flawless responsive templates.
    • Encapsulated all the major designing trends with respect to particular CMS.
    • Optimized code is produced for every theme/template as such the coding standards are perfectly followed by this software.
    • All WordPress themes made with this software pass the Theme Check test.
    • Because of W3C compliance it ensures consistency of websites over the web.
    • HTML5 and CSS3 also ensure better look of designs on small screens.
    • Apart from making web templates, one can make full fledged websites too. TemplateToaster allows making static websites with YouTube video inclusion. It has inbuilt FTP, so that user can easily move its website to the server.
    • An amazing and exclusive feature it provides is the option to draw custom widget/module/ block area.
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    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.
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    AcrossSoft
    • It is not available for MAC operating system.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Squarespace
    Unless our website requires significantly more functionality in the future, I can't see us terminating our contract
    Incentivized
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    AcrossSoft
    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.
    Incentivized
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    AcrossSoft
    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
    Incentivized
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    AcrossSoft
    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).
    Incentivized
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    AcrossSoft
    No, I never used any other similar software, its completely a new experience
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    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.
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    AcrossSoft
    • TemplateToaster returns full value of money.
    • It helps in finishing my projects ahead of time, hence I can finish more projects in less time. In other words, it helps in increasing my efficiency, which brings monetary benefits to me.
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    TemplateToaster Screenshots

    Screenshot of Snapshot of the WordPress theme that is being designed in TemplateToasterScreenshot of Snapshot of the HTML 5/ CSS 3 template that is being designed in TemplateToaster