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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    RWS Tridion Sites

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ARWS Tridion Sites provides web content management capabilities, connecting people, processes, and information across teams, brands, and markets, to deliver impactful online experiences globally. RWS Tridion Sites' DPX platform enables the use of either traditional or headless publishing. It includes advanced features such as automated personalization, multilingual capabilities and Semantic AI. The BluePrinting® technology at the core of RWS Tridion Sites simplifies reuse and…N/A
    Pricing
    SquarespaceRWS Tridion Sites
    Editions & Modules
    Basic
    $25
    per month
    Core
    $36
    per month
    Plus
    $56
    per month
    Advanced
    $139
    per month
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    Pricing Offerings
    SquarespaceRWS Tridion Sites
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details28% to 36% discount available for annual pricing.—
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    SquarespaceRWS Tridion Sites
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    Squarespace
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
    33 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    34 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    32 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    29 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    SquarespaceRWS Tridion Sites
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Squarespace and RWS Tridion Sites
    Feature
    Squarespace
    8.5
    59 Ratings
    5% above category average
    RWS Tridion Sites
    9.0
    9 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Role-based user permissions8.559 Ratings9.09 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Squarespace and RWS Tridion Sites
    Feature
    Squarespace
    4.2
    52 Ratings
    57% below category average
    RWS Tridion Sites
    9.1
    8 Ratings
    18% above category average
    API4.945 Ratings8.36 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language3.434 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Squarespace and RWS Tridion Sites
    Feature
    Squarespace
    7.1
    90 Ratings
    8% below category average
    RWS Tridion Sites
    8.5
    8 Ratings
    10% above category average
    WYSIWYG editor8.178 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness8.071 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Admin section6.089 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Page templates7.090 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Library of website themes7.087 Ratings8.24 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design7.386 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Publishing workflow6.278 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Form generator7.171 Ratings8.33 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Squarespace and RWS Tridion Sites
    Feature
    Squarespace
    7.0
    80 Ratings
    5% below category average
    RWS Tridion Sites
    7.6
    8 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Content taxonomy6.768 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    SEO support7.973 Ratings9.06 Ratings
    Bulk management8.045 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions5.760 Ratings8.35 Ratings
    Community / comment management6.760 Ratings3.03 Ratings
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    Umbraco CMS
    Score6.8 out of 10
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    Score6.8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Square Online
    Score7.4 out of 10
    Square Online
    Score7.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    RWS Tridion Sites
    Score9 out of 10
    Storyblok
    Score9.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SquarespaceRWS Tridion Sites
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.4
    (90 ratings)
    9.9
    (22 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    6.3
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    SquarespaceRWS Tridion Sites
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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.
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    RWS Group
    Love the product and I really like how we use it for public sites. The only negative aspect is that it is just hard to find Tridion devs that understand the tool, grasp .net, react, and understand the blueprint, etc.
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    Pros
    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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    RWS Group
    • Makes it easy to spin up a new site quickly
    • Allows for numerous users to work on the same site without conflicting with each other's changes
    • Allows you to unpublish changes or revert to old versions if you make a mistake
    • Allows you to time publishing actions (for example, you can set it to happen overnight)
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    Cons
    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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    RWS Group
    • Tridion is complicated in enough ways that it makes it difficult to train new users. Therefore, we have to limit the number of people with access to the system since we have not yet implemented Workflow.
    • When something goes wrong (items fail to publish, or there is unexpected behavior with components), there is little explanation provided that would point us in the right direction to troubleshoot. As a result, content Authors and Editors have to frequently ask for IT assistance.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Squarespace
    Unless our website requires significantly more functionality in the future, I can't see us terminating our contract
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    RWS Group
    I am giving this a semi-high rating because we have already got Tridion up and running and we are still in the process of moving the sites over to Tridion. It is unlikely we will be moving things to a new CMS AGAIN in the near future as the cost to get Tridion was high.
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    Usability
    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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    RWS Group
    The editor user interface is very user friendly and in-site editing makes simple updates fast and easy. The extensibility of Tridion is a big plus and the ability to add our own options into the default Tridion interface helps us integrate with external systems. Finally, the user permissions and security system helps us deploy it within our large organization.
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    Support Rating
    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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    RWS Group
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    RWS Group
    It is a nuclear missile compared to the other handguns and knives on the market today. But it also requires nuclear technicians and expertise that a handgun doesn't require. Do you need to decimate your competition and you have the investment capabilities necessary to put a nuclear missile into the sky? Then definitely do it. Especially if you need a very good multi-lingual blueprint provider like Tridion.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    RWS Group
    • SDL is a very complex system. Creating custom components by external vendors turned out to be expensive.
    • The learning curve is very slow, so training takes a lot of time and cost.
    • The revamped corporate site looks clean, modern, and is mobile-friendly.
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