NVU is an open source web authoring tool for Linux, Windows, and Mac. It is designed to allow users to create web pages and manage a website with no technical expertise or knowledge of HTML.
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Squarespace
Score 8.6 out of 10
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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
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Basic
$25
per month
Core
$36
per month
Plus
$56
per month
Advanced
$139
per month
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Free Trial
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Yes
Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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No
Entry-level Setup Fee
No setup fee
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28% to 36% discount available for annual pricing.
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Platform & Infrastructure
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NVU
3.0
Ratings
87% below category average
Squarespace
4.2
Ratings
57% below category average
API
3.00 Ratings
5.00 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language
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3.50 Ratings
Web Content Creation
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NVU
3.0
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88% below category average
Squarespace
7.1
Ratings
8% below category average
Page templates
3.00 Ratings
7.00 Ratings
Library of website themes
3.00 Ratings
7.00 Ratings
Form generator
3.00 Ratings
7.10 Ratings
WYSIWYG editor
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8.10 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness
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8.00 Ratings
Admin section
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6.00 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design
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7.30 Ratings
Publishing workflow
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6.20 Ratings
Web Content Management
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NVU
3.0
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84% below category average
Squarespace
7.0
Ratings
5% below category average
Bulk management
3.00 Ratings
8.00 Ratings
Community / comment management
3.00 Ratings
6.70 Ratings
Content taxonomy
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6.70 Ratings
SEO support
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5.70 Ratings
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NVU is an easy self explanatory program that helps us edit the Landing Pages for the company for which I work. However, many of the features of being able to edit text & text boxes is out of date & very jumpy. I often have to rewrite sentences in order to fit better on a line because I can't adjust the text box without it messing up the entire Landing Page.
We've found Squarespace perfect for quick, well-designed websites that you can literally design and launch in a day. However, if you want to get more complex with your website, including custom backend integrations or code, Squarespace presents a bit more of a challenge when it comes to what they will allow you to modify on their platform (especially using third-party integration apps).
It allows me to easily create the Landing Pages for my company. I can easily create a copy of an NVU file & then rename it in order to create a new file. Then once I've made the necessary changes to the new file, I just drag & drop the new file into our backend to automatically upload to our site.
It allows me to edit text fairly easily. I can drag & drop the text within a text box.
Squarespace is very easy to use, this is a super helpful thing as small business owners we have to wear many hats and being a full blown website developer doesn't need to be one of them.
Squarespace has quick and simple plugins.
Squarespace allows you to easily expand as you need to.
I can't widen a text box without it jumping & messing up the entire Landing Page.
I can't drag text from one text box into another.
The text settings change if I don't copy a word that already exists in a word box & paste it into the new line of text before starting to type a new sentence.
Sometimes I try to open a Landing Page to edit it & it says that NVU is unavailable & I have to close the program & try again.
It's dead simple to use. There are no over complicated controls or tons of menus to screw things up. People with bad taste couldn't make an ugly website. While it may be frustrating for the pro designer to get exactly what they want, it prevents the uninitiated from making something ugly
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
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 definitely offers more options, customization, advanced features and design options than others, for a great price.
I can see how squarespace can improve efficiency since it's so quick to build a site on there.
For those who don't want to hook up a bunch of different stuff to their website and make it work...they most likely have whatever plug in you need and you can add it. Worst case scenario, they have developers you can hire who can make what you need.
As your business grows you can add an online storefront to your site and make more money that way! Easy peasy!
They have an easy system for adding special SEO words/phrases so you don't have to learn SEO at all!
