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    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

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    Pricing
    Squarespace
    Editions & Modules
    Basic
    $25
    per month
    Core
    $36
    per month
    Plus
    $56
    per month
    Advanced
    $139
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Squarespace
    Free Trial
    Yes
    Free/Freemium Version
    No
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    No
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
    Additional Details28% to 36% discount available for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    Squarespace
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    Squarespace
    Chose Squarespace
    Each website platform has a place. Squarespace is great for simple informative websites, especially small or local businesses that are not ecommerce. Shopify is the leader for ecommerce website. WordPress is my favorite for website that need more features and flexability. My …
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    Chose Squarespace
    We used Squarespace simply because it had the domains available that other providers said were already taken.
    Incentivized
    Chose Squarespace
    Squarespace is more user-friendly and sleek. I'd recommend it over Freenom for beginners and those who are more interested in running a website (instead of caring about their DNS).
    Incentivized
    Chose Squarespace
    I like Squarespace better if you are starting from scratch. I was able to use WordPress when it was an existing site and I just had to make updates, but would have a difficult time starting from the beginning and building a WordPress site.
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    Chose Squarespace
    In my opinion, Squarespace beats Wix all day. We have used both for microsite development. We use WordPress for our main site as the featureset is open source and is considered the industry best practice. You can do a lot more specific features with WordPress that are sometimes …
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    Chose Squarespace
    None.
    Incentivized
    Chose Squarespace
    Squarespace if much less work than WordPress, plus hosting and security are not an issue. GoDaddy and Wix are okay, but nowhere near the flexibility or advanced feature set that you can get with Squarespace. Compared to the other products that I have used, Squarespace …
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    Chose Squarespace
    We picked Squarespace for a specific use case because it was easy to spin up the promotional content we needed.
    Incentivized
    Chose Squarespace
    Squarespace is easy to use, Webflow can feel clunky (though I haven’t tried it recently), and Wix is very similar, but I preferred the Squarespace aesthetic. Also, Squarespace has clear, transparent pricing - you know what you get, and I like the design styles. I’m not in a …
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    Chose Squarespace
    Squarespace was the quickest to get up and running for a basic website, and with the GoDaddy integration it simplified rapid setup. A plugin for basic language translation allowed us to be compliant from day one.
    Incentivized
    Chose 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 …
    Incentivized
    Chose Squarespace
    Submittable and Squarespace serve different functions but Squarespace is by far the easier and more user friendly platform.
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    Chose Squarespace
    WordPress is for more advanced users and allows more functionality to be built into the website. However, Squarespace is easy to use and you will be able to get a functioning website up and running on your own. That is their main point and purpose for their mission. However, …
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    Chose Squarespace
    I would choose Squarespace over all the competition unless I wanted a website builder/host that had an online course portal. Squarespace has the easiest website builder. It's relatively cheap. It automatically updates. It is easy to integrate with third-party services such as …
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    Chose Squarespace
    Both of my fields are visual, so design is as important as functionality. Unbounce looks great, but it's not set up for the same full functionality. I've also been quite familiar with Squarespace and felt comfortable with them.
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    Chose Squarespace
    Not even comparable. I was hacked within 2 years with WordPress in a brute force attack. Since going to Squarespace, I have had zero security issues. I feel the two platforms, though similar, are incomparable.
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    Chose Squarespace
    I found it easier for me to use square space myself rather than have a middle person between me and my website. It was a lot easier for me to access and change something and when I wanted to change something on my site. It gave me flexibility and more options to utilize my …
    Incentivized
    Chose Squarespace
    I didn't evaluate any other platforms because I knew Squarespace was the best.
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    Chose Squarespace
    Squarespace's most attractive feature in comparison to WordPress and Wix is its library of themes available to use. WordPress has a neverending supply of options but that's WordPress, the industry-standard however the limited options for Squarespace is nice so you aren't …
    Incentivized
    Chose Squarespace
    Squarespace offers better SEO options and ease of use than Wix/Weebly site builders. Squarespace is easy to manage and easy to track inventory and sales. For companies with lower skill sets in-house, it is also very easy to train staff to manage the platform.
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    Chose Squarespace
    I liked the usability of Squarespace better than Network Solutions for the type of website we were looking for. I found it was easier to create and customize and I liked the overall look of the website in Squarespace better than what the end result of the Network Solutions site …
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    Chose Squarespace
    Myself and my team have used more robust web development platforms for bigger organization presence on the web. However that has always required more time, effort and talent by using web developers to setup and add content to the sites. With squarespace, a site can be setup in …
    Incentivized
    Chose Squarespace
    Squarespace is the best option relative to other web hosting and design platforms we initially reviewed. It was a bit more expensive than some of the free models we looked at but those sites often came with hidden fees if we wanted to customize anything and Squarespace has …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
    35 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    35 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    34 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    31 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    33 Answers
    Features
    Squarespace
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Squarespace
    Feature
    Squarespace
    8.4
    67 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Role-based user permissions8.467 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Squarespace
    Feature
    Squarespace
    6.6
    58 Ratings
    17% below category average
    API7.051 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language6.237 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Squarespace
    Feature
    Squarespace
    7.6
    99 Ratings
    3% below category average
    WYSIWYG editor9.284 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness6.878 Ratings
    Admin section7.398 Ratings
    Page templates7.099 Ratings
    Library of website themes7.296 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design8.195 Ratings
    Publishing workflow8.386 Ratings
    Form generator6.580 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Squarespace
    Feature
    Squarespace
    6.1
    89 Ratings
    21% below category average
    Content taxonomy7.376 Ratings
    SEO support6.380 Ratings
    Bulk management5.851 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions5.565 Ratings
    Community / comment management5.567 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Squarespace
    Small Businesses
    Umbraco CMS
    Score6.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Square Online
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    RWS Tridion Sites
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Squarespace
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (100 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (14 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Squarespace
    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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