About Squarespace
Squarespace pricing
Squarespace does not have a free version but does offer a free trial. Squarespace paid version starts at US$19.00/month.
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Squarespace Reviews
Feature rating
- Industry: Marketing & Advertising
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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The best web design platform available
I am designing 99% of my clients websites on Squarespace. It helps me get to market faster and easier, and deliver a product my clients love.
Pros
I have been designing websites professionally for over 15 years and it's very rare that I don't design on Squarespace for clients. It's easy to use, the templates are beautiful, and there are so many features and endless flexibility.
Cons
I wish custom code injection was available on the basic/personal levels. As of right now, you need to upgrade to the business account to inject any code in the header or footer.
Alternatives Considered
WordPressReasons for Choosing Squarespace
Cost and security.Switched From
WordPressReasons for Switching to Squarespace
Squarespace is cheaper, more secure, and easier to use.- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Monthly for 2+ years
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A good option for my SME business
It allowed me to get up and running quickly and improve the website and increase the volume of content over time
Pros
The templates are pretty good and the customisation process easy. I was able to design and publish a website for my business within days. Updates and posts are easy, and there are a lot more features that are released on a regular basis. The cost is pretty low and paid on a subscription
Cons
Probably fewer template options that some of the longer established alternatives. The integration to my CRM required a middleware application (Zapier), which wasn't a big deal but some other website CMS can connect without this tool
Alternatives Considered
WordPressReasons for Switching to Squarespace
Easier to use
- Industry: Design
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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SquareSpace is a let-down. It's hard to use and is missing basic features. The marketing...
Overall, I hated using SquareSpace and I was so disappointed because I switched away from WordPress + Divi to give SquareSpace a whirl based on SquareSpace's amazing marketing. What a let down. I will never use SquareSpace again. My client wanted both of his sites designed in SquareSpace because he was also duped by the ads. I made one site and it took forever because I was constantly googling how to do something with code to get the site how we wanted it. If you use SquareSpace be prepared to be frustrated or to hire a developer. Basic functionality is missing and you can't copy anything you've done to use elsewhere. I wanted to duplicate the first site and modify it for the second. You can't do that. I had to make both sites from scratch. Support was absolutely terrible. Zero help compared to the awesome Divi support staff that has made my designing life so great for so many years (I'm not an affiliate, just a fan). Oh! And SquareSpace is expensive! You have to pay for each and every site. With WordPress, you pay for hosting somewhere, like Siteground, and you can add as many sites to that account as you like no charge. Squarespace has pretty templates that you can't modify pretty much at all, and it's expensive with terrible support. Do not choose SquareSpace as your CMS unless you are a developer. Awful.
Pros
SquareSpace has beautiful templates. They are truly gorgeous. SquareSpace also has an easy-to-use sidebar of options that puts everything that you can do on the left side. The interface is as clean as the templates. Hosting of your site is done through Squarespace. That's it when it comes to pros. There are a ton of Cons to using SquareSpace.
Cons
As a WordPress user (who has also designed with Wix), SquareSpace falls short almost everywhere. You can't import your brand font—essential. You have to use code or a back-door solution with AdobeFonts. If you want 5 items in a row, no can do. You get 4 or 6. You can't drag the amount of padding around items and sections. You must use spacer blocks (time consuming and such a bad way to do things). There's no media storage! If you upload your photo it isn't stored anywhere for easy selection later. You must upload the same image multiple times whenever you need it—frustrating. Changes can't be made on individual copy styles. Squarespace sets up its CMS as a global system so if you want to change the way your font looks in just one place, you need to insert code (markdown block). You should be able to select it and change the size or colour. But no. It's CRAZY! So time-consuming. Missing basic word-processing functionality. Squarespace has no plugin options. You can't duplicate a page of your site and you can't duplicate your site! Everything is done from scratch! In WordPress, you download a .JSON file and upload it somewhere else and you're flying. Not with SquareSpace. You can't make your overlays look different per section. Everything applies globally. You can't add borders to images. The biggest CON? There's no undo! No revision history. If you delete something accidentally, it's gone forever. Support is terrible. Every answer is "you can't do that" or "try to find code.
- Industry: Broadcast Media
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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For simple website design and amangement look no further.
I think squarespace is great. For a non technical user what this provides me with is a very simple and quick way of developing and managing an attractive website with all the functionality needed.
Pros
Squarespace makes designing and managing your website simple. Making edits, implementing redesigns are quick and easy to complete. This was the main reason we switched as we wanted anybody to be able to manage the website with no need for technical web skills.
Cons
Sometimes the way things work are not intuitive, they remain easy, but initially the way to achieve something is not always obvious. Additionally Squarespace in my opinion is not designed for high end, high functionality websites so for some the service may be limited.
Reasons for Choosing Squarespace
Wordpress was to difficult to manage and we wanted a service that allowed for easy website management without the need of hiring a proffessional web team.Switched From
WordPressReasons for Switching to Squarespace
We had a wish list and Squarespace was the only one that gave us everything we wanted.- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Easy to integrate
My overall experience with the product can measure in a few words - user friendly and well built.
Pros
We mainly do integrations for our customers who have their websites built with Squarespace and I can say that it's pretty easy to integrate and navigate using the platform.
Cons
I don't think I've so far discovered anything that isn't right or anything that isn't working as intended to be honest.
