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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

    Titan CMS

    Score8 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Titan CMS is a web content management system (CMS) used to build public websites, intranets, extranets and portals. Powered by Northwoods, it leverages industry standard MVC for .NET Framework and provides a content management workstation interface to produce performance-driven websites.

    $9,500

    one-time fee

    Pricing
    SquarespaceTitan CMS
    Editions & Modules
    Basic
    $25
    per month
    Core
    $36
    per month
    Plus
    $56
    per month
    Advanced
    $139
    per month
    Base License
    $9,500
    one-time fee
    Professional License
    Contact Sales for Details
    one-time fee
    Corporate License
    Contact Sales for Details
    one-time fee
    Enterprise License
    Contact Sales for Details
    one-time fee
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SquarespaceTitan CMS
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$5,000
    Additional Details28% to 36% discount available for annual pricing.—
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    Community Pulse
    SquarespaceTitan CMS
    Considered Both Products
    Squarespace
    No answer on this topic
    Northwoods
    No answer on this topic
    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
    SquarespaceTitan CMS
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Squarespace and Titan CMS
    Feature
    Squarespace
    8.4
    67 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Titan CMS
    3.0
    5 Ratings
    93% below category average
    Role-based user permissions8.467 Ratings3.05 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Squarespace and Titan CMS
    Feature
    Squarespace
    6.6
    58 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Titan CMS
    4.0
    2 Ratings
    64% below category average
    API7.051 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language6.237 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Squarespace and Titan CMS
    Feature
    Squarespace
    7.5
    99 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Titan CMS
    4.6
    5 Ratings
    52% below category average
    WYSIWYG editor9.284 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness6.678 Ratings3.04 Ratings
    Admin section7.398 Ratings6.04 Ratings
    Page templates6.999 Ratings2.05 Ratings
    Library of website themes7.196 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design8.195 Ratings2.03 Ratings
    Publishing workflow8.386 Ratings3.05 Ratings
    Form generator6.580 Ratings5.05 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Squarespace and Titan CMS
    Feature
    Squarespace
    6.1
    89 Ratings
    21% below category average
    Titan CMS
    3.8
    5 Ratings
    66% below category average
    Content taxonomy7.376 Ratings5.05 Ratings
    SEO support6.380 Ratings1.05 Ratings
    Bulk management5.851 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions5.565 Ratings1.04 Ratings
    Community / comment management5.467 Ratings4.04 Ratings
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    SquarespaceTitan CMS
    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
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    User Ratings
    SquarespaceTitan CMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (100 ratings)
    8.0
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (14 ratings)
    9.5
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SquarespaceTitan CMS
    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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    Northwoods
    Titan CMS is a good full featured CMS if users are fairly tech savvy. It is under active development and has added significant features through the years.
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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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    Northwoods
    • Utilizing a Filter to determine what shows on a page saves countless hours of configuring content that should be displayed on a page - it's been a lifesaver how easy it is to set up too.
    • Smart Search takes the search box and makes it magical. Common misspellings and alternate names can still send a user to the proper page!
    • Data nodes and filters can also be configured to Find a Dealer, Doctor, Location etc. It puts the power into a users hands and makes is easy to use.
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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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    Northwoods
    • I would love to see a "View this Page" button after a page has been updated/published. Every time I publish a new page, I have to open a new browser window, navigate to a different tab, copy the page url "example/example/example" and paste it after "www.mywebsite.com" in order to preview the new page/content.
    • If Titan and WordPress were in a beauty competition, there is no way that Titan would win. Titan's dashboard, buttons, etc are dated and bland, and is in dire need of a refresh.
    • A drag and drop to upload feature would be very helpful.
    • Creating forms is very cumbersome and the pop-up window in which the form is created needs to be revamped. The font-size is much too small and it is not as customizable as it could be.
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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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    Northwoods
    Titan CMS had a great support system and they helped make my experience go smooth. They offer courses to help people get acquainted, offer support over the phone and are more than willing to make your experience a great one. Once I was familiar with Titan I always found myself wanting to learn more and do more to improve upon the website. Titan makes CMS fun and exciting!
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    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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    Northwoods
    Everything we've needed to accomplish, Titan CMS has been able to accomplish. From multiple levels of user rights, document rights, tagging pages and documents to make filters do the work of content displayed on a page - it's all easy to set up too. Creating a content rich product detail page template and customizing a ecommerce cart to work for those using a dealer network - needing a request for quote, to go to dealers instead of a self checkout.
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    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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    Northwoods
    I understand that our Web Development Team is very busy, however, sometimes there is a delay in response and a followup email is needed to determine the progress of the issue/question
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    In-Person Training
    Squarespace
    No answers on this topic
    Northwoods
    It was customized to include screen shots of our site and how users can access the content that only pertains to them as well as advanced training sessions for admin duties and everything that goes along with it. Training is in small groups and can be private (your company only) if you like too.
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    Implementation Rating
    Squarespace
    No answers on this topic
    Northwoods
    Talk to your project manager for Titan early on in development about minimalizing customizations. It seems obvious, but many times they do what you ask in the respect of "This is how we do it now, make that happen in Titan" vs. think of how Titan can deliver the same results within the confines of the base software. It's not a fault, just human nature.
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    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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    Northwoods
    Clients have access to the online and PDF documentation, also tips and how-tos for the most current versions of Titan CMS in the market. Check out our full documentation library! unlimited Dev/ QA/ Server install. Load balancing, and cluster support included. Upgrade options included free of cost along with unlimited CPUs per server.
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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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    Northwoods
    • Positive ROI by allowing content contributors embedded within departments with the department domain knowledge to update the site directly. More efficient and less centralized spending.
    • Requirement for investment in training users of CMS cuts into ROI. Would recommend a two-step workflow where department content contributors enter information into CMS and then approval step is done by webmaster team to ensure content meets standard formatting guidelines. This workflow functionality exists in the Titan CMS.
    • Positive ROI experienced during projects such as moving to a responsive design because much of the content can migrate untouched. Also positive when updating graphics in template to give site new look.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Titan CMS Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Titan CMS Content Library, which is a central repository for resuable content that lets users save global and personal content blocks and access Titan CMS-delivered and theme-based templates to build pages.Screenshot of Titan CMS' admin interface, which includes a simple app ribbon, drag-and-drop design, file upload functionality, search capability, and a flat navigation tree to locate and manage both content, data, image, and files.