Chose Squarespace
Squarespace is more user-friendly and sleek. I'd recommend it over Freenom for beginners and those who are more interested in running a website (instead of caring about their DNS).
Lightspeed eCom vs. Squarespace
Lightspeed eCom vs. Squarespace
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 Lightspeed eCom | N/A | Lightspeed eCom is an ecommerce solution based on the vendor's (Lightspeed in Montreal) acquisition of SEOshop in 2015. The solution can be tried free, and is available with both the restaurant and retail POS versions of Lightpeed's point-of-sale solutions. | $19 per month 100 products + Sell on Instagram and Facebook | |
 Squarespace | N/A | 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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| Considered Both Products | Lightspeed eCom No answer on this topic |  Squarespace  Caitlin Sloan Founder & CEO Chose Squarespace I like Squarespace better if you are starting from scratch. I was able to use Wordpress when it was an existing site and I just had to make updates, but would have a difficult time starting from the beginning and building a Wordpress site.  Maria Halse Duloquin Innovation Consultant Chose Squarespace Squarespace is easy to use, webflow can feel clunky (though I haven’t tried it recently), and Wix is very similar, but I preferred the Squarespace aesthetic. Also, Squarespace has clear, transparent pricing - you know what you get, and I like the design styles. I’m not in a …  Andy Ryan Launch Engineer Chose Squarespace I would choose Squarespace over all the competition unless I wanted a website builder/host that had an online course portal. Squarespace has the easiest website builder. It's relatively cheap. It automatically updates. It is easy to integrate with third-party services such as …  Lisa Cooley Art Advisor Chose Squarespace Both of my fields are visual, so design is as important as functionality. Unbounce looks great, but it's not set up for the same full functionality. I've also been quite familiar with Squarespace and felt comfortable with them.  Shawn Dehner Owner Chose Squarespace Not even comparable. I was hacked within 2 years with WordPress in a brute force attack. Since going to Squarespace, I have had zero security issues. I feel the two platforms, though similar, are incomparable.  Nicole Nagy Product Designer Chose Squarespace I didn't evaluate any other platforms because I knew Squarespace was the best.  Darcy Knapp, MBA Owner/President 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. |
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| Small Businesses |  Ecwid by Lightspeed Score 10.0 out of 10 |  ManageWP Score 10.0 out of 10 |
| Medium-sized Companies |  Shopify Plus Score 9.0 out of 10 |  RWS Tridion Sites Score 9.0 out of 10 |
| Enterprises |  IBM Digital Commerce Score 9.0 out of 10 | RWS Tridion Sites Score 9.0 out of 10 |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | - (0 ratings) | 9.2 (0 ratings) |
| Likelihood to Renew | - (0 ratings) | 10.0 (0 ratings) |
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| Support Rating | - (0 ratings) | 10.0 (0 ratings) |
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| Likelihood to Renew | No answers on this topic |
 Sharon Reaves Owner/Founder/Design Guru |
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 Angela Skees Director of Graphics and Marketing |
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