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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

    Terminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform

    Score7.8 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    TerminalFour Site Manager is the principal product from the global software company of the same name, a content management system available for local-hosting or cloud-based, primarily targeted at educational institutions, government and international bodies, but also retail and financial services organizations.N/A
    Pricing
    SquarespaceTerminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform
    Editions & Modules
    Basic
    $25
    per month
    Core
    $36
    per month
    Plus
    $56
    per month
    Advanced
    $139
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SquarespaceTerminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$15,000 organisation per year
    Additional Details28% to 36% discount available for annual pricing.Generally the initial cost is between $15,000 to $100,000 with ongoing support and hosting subsequent years.
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    Community Pulse
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    Squarespace
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
    35 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    35 Answers
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    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
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    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Squarespace and Terminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform
    Feature
    Squarespace
    8.4
    67 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Terminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Role-based user permissions8.467 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Squarespace and Terminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform
    Feature
    Squarespace
    6.6
    58 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Terminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    44% below category average
    API7.051 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language6.237 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Squarespace and Terminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform
    Feature
    Squarespace
    7.5
    99 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Terminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    11% below category average
    WYSIWYG editor9.284 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness6.678 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Admin section7.398 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Page templates7.099 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Library of website themes7.196 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design8.195 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Publishing workflow8.386 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Form generator6.580 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Squarespace and Terminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform
    Feature
    Squarespace
    6.1
    89 Ratings
    21% below category average
    Terminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform
    6.7
    2 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Content taxonomy7.376 Ratings7.42 Ratings
    SEO support6.380 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Bulk management5.851 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions5.565 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Community / comment management5.467 Ratings7.92 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    SquarespaceTerminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (100 ratings)
    8.0
    (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
    SquarespaceTerminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform
    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.
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    Terminalfour
    It's an extremely flexible solution. It can be a nightmare to work with if not properly planned out or fantastic if well thought out. If you have a team and an application owner with a plan it's a great option.
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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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    Terminalfour
    • Ease of use
    • Nice interface
    • Web-based site manager
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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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    Terminalfour
    • It can be a bit buggy with media library management.
    • The html editor can act pretty wonky sometimes with the html it translates things into.
    • The navigation builder tool is pretty confusing.
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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
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    Terminalfour
    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.
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    Terminalfour
    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
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    Terminalfour
    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).
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    Terminalfour
    I was not part of the decision process, but I was very happy with the choice to use TerminalFour.
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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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    Terminalfour
    • Increased employee efficiency.
    • Happier internal customers because changes are much easier than they used to be and we can often empower them to make their own changes to their websites.
    • For our application owner it's become a huge project that consumes all of his time. Not ideal but it's working for now. Knowledge sharing the more intricate pieces can be really difficult.
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    ScreenShots

    Terminalfour Digital Engagement and Web Development Platform Screenshots

    Screenshot of Direct Edit with AnalyticsScreenshot of Login ScreenScreenshot of Media LibraryScreenshot of Form BuilderScreenshot of Form Results ReportScreenshot of Direct Edit