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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Shopify Plus

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AShopify Plus is an eCommerce solution built for enterprise-level companies that enables them to sell online and offline across social channels like Facebook , Pinterest, and marketplaces like Amazon and eBay.

    $2,300

    per month with a 3-year commitment

    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
    Shopify PlusSquarespace
    Editions & Modules
    3-year term
    $2300
    per month
    1-year term
    $2500
    per month
    Basic
    $25
    per month
    Core
    $36
    per month
    Plus
    $56
    per month
    Advanced
    $139
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Shopify PlusSquarespace
    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.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Shopify PlusSquarespace
    Considered Both Products
    Shopify
    Chose Shopify Plus
    While Squarespace has a more sophisticated site theme and template offering, the inventory management, and drop shipping options (while still not perfect, or ideal) makes Shopify Plus the right choice for powering e-commerce businesses.
    Incentivized
    Chose Shopify Plus
    Squarespace is a platform meant for creating websites/blogs that also has an eCommerce component layered on top. Conversely, Shopify Plus was build from day one with eCommerce in mind. This is evident throughout the experience, especially with regards to order management, and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Shopify Plus
    There are all good for business who are just starting but as the business grows the platform has to be able to scale with it
    Incentivized
    Chose Shopify Plus
    Shopify Plus has the most robust capabilities of the pure cloud plays and the app store ecosystem is the largest and best.
    Incentivized
    Chose Shopify Plus
    I selected Shopify Plus because the clients found it easy to use to manage their website, whenever they needed an update of their website. Shopify Plus is great when it comes to e-commerce websites and should only be used for e-commerce.
    Incentivized
    Squarespace
    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.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
    21 Answers
    97%
    Would buy again
    33 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    21 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    34 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    21 Answers
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    32 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    19 Answers
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    29 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    19 Answers
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    31 Answers
    Features
    Shopify PlusSquarespace
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of Shopify Plus and Squarespace
    Feature
    Shopify Plus
    8.6
    36 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Squarespace
    -
    Ratings
    Product catalog & listings9.534 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product management8.435 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk product upload6.532 Ratings00 Ratings
    Branding8.233 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile storefront9.634 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product variations9.234 Ratings00 Ratings
    Website integration9.031 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visual customization9.234 Ratings00 Ratings
    CMS8.233 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Shopify Plus and Squarespace
    Feature
    Shopify Plus
    8.4
    35 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Squarespace
    -
    Ratings
    Abandoned cart recovery7.434 Ratings00 Ratings
    Checkout user experience9.434 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of Shopify Plus and Squarespace
    Feature
    Shopify Plus
    9.6
    33 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Squarespace
    -
    Ratings
    eCommerce security9.633 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Shopify Plus and Squarespace
    Feature
    Shopify Plus
    8.3
    35 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Squarespace
    -
    Ratings
    Promotions & discounts8.734 Ratings00 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations8.329 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO7.834 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Shopify Plus and Squarespace
    Feature
    Shopify Plus
    8.5
    34 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Squarespace
    -
    Ratings
    Order processing9.034 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory management7.233 Ratings00 Ratings
    Shipping8.633 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom functionality9.133 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Shopify Plus and Squarespace
    Feature
    Shopify Plus
    -
    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 Shopify Plus and Squarespace
    Feature
    Shopify Plus
    -
    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 Shopify Plus and Squarespace
    Feature
    Shopify Plus
    -
    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 Shopify Plus and Squarespace
    Feature
    Shopify Plus
    -
    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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    Shopify PlusSquarespace
    Small Businesses
    Ecwid by Lightspeed
    Score10 out of 10
    Umbraco CMS
    Score6.8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Shopify
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Square Online
    Score7.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
    RWS Tridion Sites
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Shopify PlusSquarespace
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (36 ratings)
    9.4
    (90 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    9.6
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Shopify PlusSquarespace
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Shopify
    Shopify Plus makes order management simple and less error prone. Connecting our ERP allows us to seamlessly manage our product listings, fulfill orders, and sync customer data. Limitations to the number of product variants requires attention from our staff to make sure our products sync without issue. Other than being arbitrary, there's really no need to limit the number of product variants.
    Incentivized
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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
    Shopify
    • Syncs directly with ShipBob WMS.
    • Shopify Scripts and the Script Editors allows us to tailor our checkout screen.
    • Gives us advanced sales reporting, showing trends, performance, year to year, and even projections.
    • Scalable for high volume, handles spikes in traffic without downtime.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Cons
    Shopify
    • When linking to our communication service some customers have several emails with orders and only one email generates orders. It would be nice if we could combine all of this information into one account.
    • If a customer has multiple accounts you are also unable to edit the email address as it is already used, another reason merging accounts would be helpful.
    • Some of the processes in Shopify are too easy to complete. I’m certain scenarios a peony of “are you sure you would like to complete(this action)” would be extremely helpful and avoid mistakes that are not reversible.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Likelihood to Renew
    Shopify
    No answers on this topic
    Squarespace
    Unless our website requires significantly more functionality in the future, I can't see us terminating our contract
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Usability
    Shopify
    Shopify Plus is intutive as stated previously. It's easy to find what we want and edit (reports, products, online store theme, etc...) You dont need to have a ton of coding experience to be able to get a website up and running on Shopify Plus. The reason I wont give a 10/10 and gave an 8 is because I do think it is heavily realiant on app and it can open up a can of worms with the amout of apps that are out there, their costs, and which one to chose. There are also some internal limitations as stated previously with discounts and personalized message for different customer groups. But overall, it is a good platform that I recommend.
    Incentivized
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    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.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Shopify
    Always are quick to answer our questions and help us find a solution
    Incentivized
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    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
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Shopify
    Shopify had the quickest go-to-market and most robust API among the products we compared. CommerceCloud required a VERY LONG integration phase that we just didn't have time for. BigCommerce fell short on the number of features and API coverage that we needed. Overall Shopify gave us the most bang for the buck.
    Incentivized
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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).
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Shopify
    • The pricing of Shopify Plus over the regular Shopify Account solution is about 10x if not 20x the cost. But with this cost comes the increased reliability and trust you have in your eCommerce Software solution/website. We still have a great ROI with the Shopify Plus Pricing.
    • With Shopify Plus, we have been able to drill deeper into a more robust eCommerce experience for our customers
    • With Shopify Plus, we have been able to customize our Website further with recommended apps, features, and customizations based on our Dedicated Account Reps expertise.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Shopify Plus Screenshots

    Screenshot of The home screen of your Shopify admin, including proactive home cards and reporting and live view insights.Screenshot of Your Shopify Plus store is ready for mobile commerce. Customers can browse and buy from your store with an optimized experience on device.Screenshot of Editing products across sales channels.Screenshot of Easily edit colours, typography, settings, and drag and drop sections for each of your store's templates with the theme editor.