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    Elastic Path

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AElastic Path is a privately held company that provides an enterprise level Java ecommerce platform. It is meant to integrate with many commonly used content management systems, like Adobe Marketing Cloud, OpenText, and Hippo.N/A

    Squarespace

    Score8.6 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

    Pricing
    Elastic PathSquarespace
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Basic
    $25
    per month
    Core
    $36
    per month
    Plus
    $56
    per month
    Advanced
    $139
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Elastic PathSquarespace
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—28% to 36% discount available for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    Elastic PathSquarespace
    Considered Both Products
    Elastic Path
    No answer on this topic
    Squarespace
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    97%
    Would buy again
    33 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    34 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    32 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    29 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    31 Answers
    Features
    Elastic PathSquarespace
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of Elastic Path and Squarespace
    Feature
    Elastic Path
    7.6
    1 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Squarespace
    -
    Ratings
    Product catalog & listings7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product management5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk product upload6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Branding7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile storefront7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product variations8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Website integration10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visual customization10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    CMS8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Elastic Path and Squarespace
    Feature
    Elastic Path
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Squarespace
    -
    Ratings
    Abandoned cart recovery7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Checkout user experience7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of Elastic Path and Squarespace
    Feature
    Elastic Path
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Squarespace
    -
    Ratings
    eCommerce security8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Elastic Path and Squarespace
    Feature
    Elastic Path
    9.7
    1 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Squarespace
    -
    Ratings
    Promotions & discounts9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Elastic Path and Squarespace
    Feature
    Elastic Path
    8.4
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Squarespace
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-site management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order processing9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Shipping8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom functionality9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Elastic Path and Squarespace
    Feature
    Elastic Path
    -
    Ratings
    Squarespace
    8.5
    59 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.559 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Elastic Path and Squarespace
    Feature
    Elastic Path
    -
    Ratings
    Squarespace
    4.2
    52 Ratings
    57% below category average
    API00 Ratings4.945 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings3.434 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Elastic Path and Squarespace
    Feature
    Elastic Path
    -
    Ratings
    Squarespace
    7.1
    90 Ratings
    8% below category average
    WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings8.178 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings8.071 Ratings
    Admin section00 Ratings6.089 Ratings
    Page templates00 Ratings7.090 Ratings
    Library of website themes00 Ratings7.087 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings7.386 Ratings
    Publishing workflow00 Ratings6.278 Ratings
    Form generator00 Ratings7.171 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Elastic Path and Squarespace
    Feature
    Elastic Path
    -
    Ratings
    Squarespace
    7.0
    80 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Content taxonomy00 Ratings6.768 Ratings
    SEO support00 Ratings7.973 Ratings
    Bulk management00 Ratings8.045 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings5.760 Ratings
    Community / comment management00 Ratings6.760 Ratings
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    Score9 out of 10
    Square Online
    Score7.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Elastic PathSquarespace
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.4
    (90 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Elastic PathSquarespace
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Elastic Path
    Elastic path is a cost-effectively product which bring the advanced capabilities to enable business to drive a better customer experience. The ecommerce solution is very clean and it is built heavily using open source tools.Elastic path ecommerce is definitely a strong competitor which would fit for any retailers / telco's .
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    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.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Elastic Path
    • Easy for non-Java programmers to understand
    • Comes with a lot of built-in functionality
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    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
    Elastic Path
    • Product management tool should be assesible over web.
    • Versioning of catalog items would a nice feature to have.
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    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
    Elastic Path
    Team now has skill using Elastic Path
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    Squarespace
    Unless our website requires significantly more functionality in the future, I can't see us terminating our contract
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    Usability
    Elastic Path
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Elastic Path
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Elastic Path
    As a system integrator here are my thoughts -- Elastic path is one of best ecommerce tools, which would fit any retailer/ telcos business needs. The software architecture is well thought through and it is built with open source tools, the Ecommerce application is easily extensible and it enables clients to get there E-commerce application in less time. We have evaluated other products like ATG ecommerce, WCS, Magento. Elastic path is definitely a briliant ecommerce product which I would recommend to any clients.
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    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
    Elastic Path
    • The positive impact was quick development time
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    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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