Squarespace vs. TypePad (discontinued)

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
TypePad (discontinued)
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
TypePad is a blogging platform from Newfold Digital (formerly Endurance International Group), that is no longer accepting new subscribers.N/A
Pricing
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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
SquarespaceTypePad (discontinued)
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
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
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Features
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Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Squarespace
8.2
67 Ratings
0% below category average
TypePad (discontinued)
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Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.267 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Squarespace
6.5
58 Ratings
17% below category average
TypePad (discontinued)
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Ratings
API7.151 Ratings00 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
TypePad (discontinued)
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Ratings
WYSIWYG editor9.184 Ratings00 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness7.378 Ratings00 Ratings
Admin section7.498 Ratings00 Ratings
Page templates7.399 Ratings00 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
TypePad (discontinued)
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Ratings
Content taxonomy7.376 Ratings00 Ratings
SEO support6.780 Ratings00 Ratings
Bulk management5.951 Ratings00 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions5.565 Ratings00 Ratings
Community / comment management6.067 Ratings00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
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Small Businesses
ManageWP
ManageWP
Score 10.0 out of 10
Medium
Medium
Score 9.8 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
RWS Tridion Sites
RWS Tridion Sites
Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium
Medium
Score 9.8 out of 10
Enterprises
RWS Tridion Sites
RWS Tridion Sites
Score 9.0 out of 10
Quora Blogs
Quora Blogs
Score 8.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(100 ratings)
8.0
(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
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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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Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com)
TypePad is great for serious bloggers who aren't very tech savvy, but advanced users may become fed up with the simplicity
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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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Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com)
  • Great support
  • Many themes you can choose from
  • Very easy to use from the beginning
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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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Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com)
  • Some themes appear very outdated.
  • Limited options for backup
  • Lack of flexibility for advanced users
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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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Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com)
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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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Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com)
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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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Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com)
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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).
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Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com)
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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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Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com)
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