A business owner moved from WordPress to Squarespace because it is much easier to update and hand off to someone else.
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Customer reviews (196)
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Long-time Squarespace user who finds it the most user friendly versus Weebly and Wix, and is over WordPress.
Very happy with Squarespace after trying many other systems; came back because it works and looks great.
Has run a self-built Squarespace site for about a decade for roughly $200 a year plus $40 for the domain on Namecheap.
A long-time Wix user now churns out quick sites on Squarespace because it works faster without cross-platform oddities.
A solopreneur with three Squarespace sites finds it excellent: HubSpot and Mailchimp sync, good mobile and SEO.
Bought a $300 Squarespace template for a new film festival site and is very happy; mostly intuitive and easy to use.
Reasonably happy with Squarespace: payments take a few days to process at low volume and the UI is easy to use.
Moved from Google Sites and Workspace to Squarespace at about £200 a year and says it is much, much better.
Launched a real Squarespace site and took a test payment in under five hours; found Shopify and WooCommerce harder.
Three years selling prints and services on Squarespace; easy to navigate, linked to email and payments, reasonably priced.
Runs an online shop on Squarespace processing about $4,000 a month with no issue in 18 months.
Builds client sites on Squarespace after switching from Wix, which handled mobile layouts so poorly they had to leave.
Moved from ThriveCart to Squarespace; only dislike is the limited coupon system, otherwise works well.
Says Squarespace costs about $250 a year for everything including Google Workspace email and is far simpler than self-hosting.
Prefers Squarespace over Wix for more transparent pricing and easy customization.
Uses Squarespace as a simple landing page; easy to use and reasonably priced with zero qualms.
Calls Squarespace a trivial expense with 100% uptime that has never broken, with seamless Acuity and Stripe integration.
Just switched from Wix to Squarespace and is having a much better experience.
Solo consultant who runs on Squarespace: booking built in, maintenance essentially zero, clean templates, would pick it again.
Built their site themselves on Squarespace with paid photos and says it looks amazing versus a $15k quote.
Compared WordPress and Squarespace and finds Squarespace user-friendly for a good-looking site.
Just built a site on Squarespace, found it simple to set up and says it looks professional.
A professional designer built their own site on Squarespace so it can be handed to someone less skilled in coding.
Two Squarespace sites that were easy with no issues, using only the site shell and blog.
Their sites registered at GoDaddy and hosted on Squarespace took five minutes to set up.
Coming from Wix with little time, found Squarespace a godsend for making a good-looking site.
Uses Squarespace with Stripe and loves it: simple, no per-sale platform fee, though weak for stores with many SKUs.
Set up their entire Squarespace site in about 3 hours learning from zero.
Has used Squarespace for several sites; a designer template under $300 gave a beautiful site and tutorials.
A cleaning business owner built their website on Squarespace and finds it great and easy to use.
A web developer builds most client sites on builders and prefers Squarespace because it is easy and clients do not notice the difference.
Many years on Squarespace and happy, with lots of functionality and easy page creation.
Runs brochure and e-commerce sites on both Wix and Squarespace and prefers Squarespace.
Uses Squarespace for an art portfolio after Wix and WordPress and finds the learning curve very low.
Their non-profit found Squarespace much easier for volunteers to learn than other member site builders.
Has made several Squarespace sites and only needed code for one; easy to hand to a client to run.
Has maintained sites on Wix, Squarespace and WordPress and finds Squarespace extremely easy to maintain and set up in an evening, despite upsells.
Has built several Squarespace sites over a weekend each, including scheduling and payments, and calls it super easy.
Has used Squarespace for most of their sites without hiring anyone; easy, modular and drag and drop.
Common questions about Squarespace
What do customers say about Squarespace?
Customers are split. Many find it easy to use and stable for simple sites and small shops, but the most common complaint is support, often bots and slow replies, especially over domain renewals and failed payments after the Google Domains move. Rising prices and a few payment holds also come up.
Is Squarespace worth it?
Of the 161 reviews with a clear verdict, 35% are positive, 5% mixed and 60% negative. The praise mentioned most is easy to use. The most common complaint is poor support.
What do people like about Squarespace?
The praise reviewers mention most: easy to use (49 reviews), reliable (18 reviews) and great value (8 reviews). For example: Reasonably happy with Squarespace: payments take a few days to process at low volume and the UI is easy to use.
What are the most common complaints about Squarespace?
The complaints reviewers mention most: poor support (48 reviews), renewal price hike (26 reviews) and surprise bill (8 reviews). For example: A Squarespace domain with a dead owner email took about six weeks to resolve because of the verification step.
What does the signal score of 66 mean?
It's how well reviewed Squarespace is, out of 100. Negative and mixed reviews take points off, and so does having only a few reviews: a service needs plenty of them, compared with the most-reviewed services here, to reach the high 80s and 90s. It's worked out from reviews only, needs at least 5 of them, and updates as new ones come in.
What are the specs of Squarespace?
Category: Website builder. Free plan: No.
Where do these Squarespace reviews come from?
196 are quotes from Reddit and YouTube, each linked to the original. Customer reviews are checked for spam before they appear. Every review, written here or quoted, is read as positive, mixed or negative.