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Squarespace Inc

Squarespace

Composite Score

8.0 /10

CX Score

8.0 /10

45 Reviews Write a Review

What is Squarespace?

From websites and online stores, to marketing tools and analytics, Squarespace is the all-in-one platform to build a beautiful online presence. Our platform empowers millions of people — from individuals and local artists to entrepreneurs shaping the world’s most iconic businesses — to share their stories and create an impactful, stylish, and easy-to-manage online presence.

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Awards & Recognition

Squarespace won the following awards in the Digital Experience - Midmarket category

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1 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

3 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2023

Squarespace Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

88 Likeliness to Recommend

86 Plan to Renew

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+80 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Squarespace?

6% Negative

3% Neutral

91% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Performance Enhancing
Saves Time

Feature Ratings

Average 81

Web Publishing Capabilities

Standard Templates

Content Security

Management Interface

E-Commerce Integration

Multi Channel Support

Translation Facilitation

Content Repository

Digital Asset Management

Social Media Integration

Analytics and Reporting

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 81

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Business Value Created

Vendor Support

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Squarespace Reviews

Cory (CJ) P.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Other
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2023

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Effective Service
Helps Innovate

Mate K.

Role: C-Level
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2023

Easy to use for simple low code/no code websites

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Squarespace from other similar products?

Beautiful templates tailored to simple websites with basic SEO, analytics, social media, email marketing and blog functionality. Ideal for portfolio or blog sites.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Easy of use and and simple templates, fast and efficient publishing process.

What do you dislike most about this product?

High cost, and low customisability

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Consider this tool if you need a simple yet powerful out-of-the-box no code/low code tool to create a company website or landing page.

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Efficient Service
Respectful

Cons

Vendor's Interest First
Less Generous

Cat K.

Role: C-Level
Industry: Not for Profit
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2023

Gets the job done, but nothing special.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Squarespace from other similar products?

The design functionality is easier than other website apps I've used. I rarely have to get into the code because the out-of-the-box components are sufficient most of the time.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The internal navigation is great - being able to sort pages in a way that makes the most sense to us on the back-end, but without that organization system being visible to website visitors. (You can create folders and arrange them however you want. Pages don't have to be organized according to the forward-facing nav.)

What do you dislike most about this product?

The analytics are lacking. I continue to use Google Analytics for everything because it has way more options for custom tags and reports.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Be sure to implement Google Analytics alongside Squarespace so you have the data ready when you need an answer to an analytics question. Squarespace might not have your answer.

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Efficient Service
Caring

Cons

Commodity Features
Inhibits Innovation
Slower Product Innovation

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Awards & Recognition

Squarespace Ratings

88 Likeliness to Recommend

86 Plan to Renew

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+80 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Squarespace?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Web Publishing Capabilities The ability to build and upload websites, update the associated webpages, and post content online.

Standard Templates The solution provides the ability to use standard pre-made website designs, which help to simplify the process of building web presence.

Content Security The ability to integrate existing security protocols and technologies, SSO, and Role-based permissions. Support for content filtering integration

Management Interface Advanced management interface functionality for enterprises that perform frequent refreshes of their site, perhaps through a syndication or publication process.

E-Commerce Integration Includes payment and multiple design options, website security, online support, and integrated shipping.

Multi Channel Support Integration with email, telephone, and live chat, and with self-service and social media.

Translation Facilitation Certain WCM tools offer workflow capability to facilitate language translation. This feature is appropriate primarily for multinational entities.

Content Repository Database of content with an associated set of data management, ability to search, and access methods allowing application-independent access to the content.

Digital Asset Management Controls non-text assets such as images and video clips; includes advanced DAM functionality for product marketing.

Social Media Integration The solution provides support for social property and content creation management, as well as social media analytics.

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Squarespace Reviews

Cory (CJ) P.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Mate K.

Easy to use for simple low code/no code websites

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Cat K.

Gets the job done, but nothing special.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

Web Publishing Capabilities

Standard Templates

Content Security

Management Interface

E-Commerce Integration

Multi Channel Support

Translation Facilitation

Content Repository

Digital Asset Management

Social Media Integration

Analytics and Reporting

Vendor Capability Ratings

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Business Value Created

Vendor Support

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration