Squarespace Reviews: 4.4/5 — Solid Choice

Squarespace offers templates that are absolutely gorgeous. You can't go wrong with a long scrolling picture. It is crisp and clean and makes me look like a coding pro even though I only use the basics. It was my first website builder I used because they offered a student discount when I was in undergrad. Now that I am in the workforce, I usually recommend to clients that they switch to this site.

The cost is a major bummer. When I lost my student discount I couldn't believe how expensive it was. I had already put years of work onto my site, however, so I sucked it up and now pay monthly until I can cough up the year subscription. I also haven't been able to split rows into multiple columns. I've tried multiple different templates but nothing has worked. This is the only reason that I sometimes used Wordpress, which has an easy drag and drop interface which allows column building.

I use Squarespace for my personal portfolio which includes a photograph, marketing content, writing, and contact info. It has allowed me to create a very user-friendly site. I also made my companies' website using Squarespace after Wordpress wouldn't work the way I needed it to.

I like that Squarespace has enough features to be manipulated in many different directions, yet the interface is simple enough to navigate and understand.

Certain limitations due to template are really annoying and you don't realize what you can't do until you've already committed to a template

Lead generation- I've used Squarespace's pop up feature to collect emails

The people at Squarespace have really thought of everything. There are templates for all type of businesses and styles for every personality. The benefit to Squarespace is actually it's lack of flexibility. You can customize a lot, but Squarespace keeps you within boundaries to ensure the site looks clean and functions properly. While some people may think this is a disadvantage, I've seen way too many Wordpress sites in a state of a mess due to too much freedom.

There have been just a few instances when a client will want me to customize their site in ways that the Squarespace templates do not allow. To do so would take a developer. I'd like to see better access to hiring developers for specific tasks if needed.

I use Squarespace to host my own website, freelance graphic design and web design. I have also used Squarespace with many clients. The huge benefit with Squarespace is after I set up a site for someone and customize it, I am able to easily hand it off to them with a short instruction on how to use and update their site. Low maintenance for me.

I love how user friendly it is. It's extremely easy to update everything, even on my mobile device.

I wish I knew HTML to manipulate a few things but 9 times out of 10, I am able to find a template that contains what I am looking for.

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I love how user friendly it is. It is easy for us to update.

I dislike some of the formatting for the pages.

We have migrated all of our websites on square space.It has helped us track our viewing. Very easy for us to update.

The templates are beautiful and if you ever need help, the Live Chat team will walk you through it or send you your own screencast of how to fix the problem.

Absolutely nothing. If I have ever had a complaint, they have taken care of it immediately.

I can optimize my own website and not have to rely on a "Webmaster" to get back to me.

Drag and drop builder makes it easy to design website to specifications without coding background. Cost effective for new company.

The options/customization are limited at times.

Much easier to market and get business opportunities with a website.

I felt that Squarespace was a very intuitive platform. I've used wix, weebly, and wordpress, and after playing with Squarespace I feel like it was the easiest to use—and you got a GORGEOUS, modern website once you were done!

I've only worked out of templates, so that in itself has its own challenges. Their templates are beautiful, but there are constraints you can't get out of. For example, the spacing! I want 3 images with 3 columns of text centered in the page, and to do so you need to add the images, columns, and "spacers" strategically in place. Well, it's basically impossible to get it centered, because you can't adjust how large the spacers are—you're limited to certain sizes.

So, I've built 2 websites on Squarespace, each of them with different styles and purposes. The biggest business problem we've solved is the ease-of-use. The learning curve is pretty small, so anybody can hop in and make some changes without messing it up. We save time since we don't have to train anyone, and you're efficient in a short amount of time.

I love how easy it is to use. You can simple plug and chug a variety of features depending on the type of site your looking for (ie. blog vs. ecommerce).

Personally, we've added a little bit of coding on our site to enhance a few features. This can be a little tricky when navigating because it adds an extra barrier, but it is nice to know that custom coding is available.

Our team uses Squarespace for our company business. It's a great way to creatively and effectively showcase our skills set, type of clients and offerings, as well as a blog and team profiles.

This product is incredibly easy to use, even for people who have never built a website. They customer support is incredible, and will help in a timely and efficient manner if you ever need it. You have the ability to choose a template that fits your brand or the type of image you are trying to portray to your customers.

It's hard to think of something I dislike

With Squarespace, it's so easy to create a professional looking website and brand that will help attract high-end clients so that you can reach all of your business goals. Even if you have no knowledge of running websites, with Squarespace you can easily build and maintain a website that will make people think you paid a designer thousands of dollars.

Easy to navigate, user-friendly, and inexpensive

I like the most features but I wish it was a little cheaper

Attracting new customers and displaying ads

When you have a lot going on, creating and maintaining a website needs to be quick and efficient without looking like crap. This is what Squarespace helps ya do!

Sometimes switching themes isn't as a smooth process as I would like. And sometimes, it's hard to get things as customized as you want, but it's not a deal breaker.

It was quick to set up and I'm able to easily maintain my website. That way I have more time focusing on my business

The drag and drop style of this platform makes it very easy to design beautiful websites. No coding experience required!

I honestly can't think of a single thing!

Squarespace allows me to easily and inexpensively publish a website for any need, whether temporary or permanent.

I really like how you can use the Squarespace Templates and then easily customize to suit your brand. It is so incredibly easy and manageable!

I find it hard to make changes once I have decided on a template - including adding pages, changing some functionality, etc.

My website on Squarespace acts as a lead generator, portfolio for my work, calendar for events and a shop.

I love the templates that are available and how there are constantly new ones being added. It's really easy to customize them and make them work for whatever your specific needs are. I don't have much coding knowledge and I still think I've been able to create some beautiful websites.

Some things can be hard to change and you need to have coding knowledge to remove/add small things which you often realize after you have already built out your site.

Squarespace has allowed me to create a professional looking website which acts as an online presence for my business and gives me more legitimacy when connecting with prospective customers. It's also allowed for me to rank for SEO keywords which is great when people are searching for my business.

The design of the site - it is simplistic to me, but in a clean cut way. By doing so, it makes the information look more appealing and straight forward to our customers.

Some functions are hard to find. For example, when setting the prices you had to go to a several different pages - this was the only time that squarespace was not user friendly.

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This platform solved a major headache for me as a part time freelancer - CMS, hosting, analytics, and landing page all in one. And for a low monthly price.

Wish analytics were a little more powerful, and sometimes the templates can be limiting.

Hosts my freelance site and has eliminated my hosting charges while providing exceptional value.

Square space is great because not only is it easy to use, but it's very inenpensice to use, and sometimes even free. There are many options for creating amazing and cutting-edge websites that look professional and chic.

For the free options, there are too many ads and hoops to jump through. Its best to pay for a small package if there are budget concerns.

Creating a website that looks modern and interesting. The website options from square space are very current to what trends are popular these days.

I love this CMS more than any other I've ever used. The site templates are beautiful, making changes is intuitive because you just navigate the site in order to click and make changes. So much easier than Wordpress.

Advanced plugins for list management and integration are more limited than they are with Wordpress.

Elevates the image of your business because the template designs are so modern.

Squarespace is very easy and straight to the point. I love the design and clean lines of every site I look at. I literally can start a website within 10 minutes or less because it's that easy and it look professional.

The biggest issue I have are the monthly cost and lack of templates. Since cost can change and if you change from a web store or increase in visitors it can be a bit of a pain in pricing.

In the past when using it, it was simply having a website. The benefits of anyone being able to use it is also great.

I like how easy it is to manage your site and I think they have amazing options for templates for personalize your site.

I can't think of anything that I dislike. I really like this product.

It helps get my work out there and show people what I can do to help them market their company.

The platform is simplistic so what you produce is very beautiful.

Not a thing. I really enjoy the site because of its fluidity.

The fact that I just need an online presence is what Squarespace is solving for me. I care about my company's image so, they furnish that for me.

The ease of use! Not to mention, the opportunity to be creative and create a professional site to fit your business needs.

While it is extremely user friendly, it is time consuming. Given other platforms of it's kind, I still think it's a great tool.

It provides a very professional site. You can avoid Squarespace branding with the paid membership so it truly does look like it's your own.

The best part is that it's so easy to use and the designs are very sleek. I get shocked sometimes when I realized some companies are using Squarespace, because customization to them is easy too!

It would be great to have additional plugins available.

Easy to build websites.

Ease of use with nice dashboard and solid pricing

needs a better dash to manage multiple website. better overview is a must

Websites for our real estate needs

Squarespace provides a user-friendly interface for small business owners to create sleek, gorgeous websites. It's been great for my clients who would like me to do the bulk of the site design/build, but would like the ability to go in and make minor changes, additions or updates themselves. It's so easy to use that I'm able to build sites from start to finish in less than a week.

After being on Squarespace for a few hours, the site can get glitchy and freeze or kick me out. I've had a few times when a client requested something in the design that Squarespace didn't offer, but it was rare and minor, especially considering the price we were paying for the site.

Many of my small business clients do not need a custom-designed, expensive or heavy duty website. They want something that looks beautiful and professional but is easy to use and inexpensive. Squarespace allows them to have something that looks custom when they aren't on a custom budget.

You can build beautiful websites which are pretty hard to mess up. Makes it great for small businesses and handing off to an in-house team to manage, even if they have no experience.

If you want custom coding, this may not be a good choice. It's possible, but more ideal for using their template designs.

Nice web presence following best practices with little amount of set up time or costs.

Templates offered are great and easy to use.

The host site has gone down on us once and it took a little longer to restore than desired.

It's a great way to communicate the mission and events of my nonprofit organization.

I love that Squarespace allows anyone, regardless of design and coding knowledge to build a beautiful, mobile responsive site.

As you build multiple sites, you notice that there are some limitations to the templates. So although they are amazing, it's harder to customize.

The ability for me to run my business without hiring a website designer.

Love how easy it is to get set up, customize, and integrate even with e-commerce stores. FInd it extremely useful to build and hand off to clients as well (given how simple its dashboard is).

Link any CMS tool it is limited. For those that are looking for a little bit more customizability or more freedom (with javascript) etc.

Squarespace lets me build really easy landing pages, client projects, or even build quick marketing websites for the companies I've worked for/with. It's extremely easy to get set up and has a really simple integration with both e-commerce transactions (stripe) and google analytics (for tracking).