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Magento Open Source

128 Reviews and Ratings

Squarespace

318 Reviews and Ratings

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Magento Open Source

    Score8.4 out of 10
    		N/AMagento Open Source is an ecommerce content management solution originally developed by Varien Inc and presently supported by Adobe. The Open Source product is for developers and merchants that is available as a free download, and supported with free upgrades from the Magento Community.N/A

    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
    Magento Open SourceSquarespace
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Basic
    $25
    per month
    Core
    $36
    per month
    Plus
    $56
    per month
    Advanced
    $139
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Magento Open SourceSquarespace
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPricing for Magento will vary greatly depending on outsourcing support and maintenance services.28% to 36% discount available for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    Magento Open SourceSquarespace
    Considered Both Products
    Adobe
    Matt Railey
    Director of User Experience and Technology in Marketing at TrueParallel, Inc. (Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees)
    Chose Magento Open Source
    Compared to other small - medium sized business e-commerce solutions, Magento is by far requires the most development resources to implement and maintain. Creating a custom Drupal or WordPress based e-commerce solution requires development resources as well, but the complexity …
    Incentivized
    Squarespace
    Verified User
    Chose Squarespace
    Squarespace can't even begin to compare against any of the other options, Squarespace is a very basic, simplistic, minimal webpage builder with no special features to create a truly outstanding website. An outstanding website that brings a company customers/orders requires a …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
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    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
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    Features
    Magento Open SourceSquarespace
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of Magento Open Source and Squarespace
    Feature
    Magento Open Source
    7.7
    28 Ratings
    Squarespace
    -
    Ratings
    Product catalog & listings8.528 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product management9.528 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk product upload8.026 Ratings00 Ratings
    Branding6.526 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile storefront4.028 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product variations9.526 Ratings00 Ratings
    Website integration8.024 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visual customization6.527 Ratings00 Ratings
    CMS8.526 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Magento Open Source and Squarespace
    Feature
    Magento Open Source
    8.0
    28 Ratings
    Squarespace
    -
    Ratings
    Abandoned cart recovery7.123 Ratings00 Ratings
    Checkout user experience9.028 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of Magento Open Source and Squarespace
    Feature
    Magento Open Source
    6.6
    26 Ratings
    Squarespace
    -
    Ratings
    eCommerce security6.626 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Magento Open Source and Squarespace
    Feature
    Magento Open Source
    4.2
    28 Ratings
    Squarespace
    -
    Ratings
    Promotions & discounts5.628 Ratings00 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations2.022 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO5.125 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Magento Open Source and Squarespace
    Feature
    Magento Open Source
    9.1
    28 Ratings
    Squarespace
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-site management9.525 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order processing9.527 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory management9.525 Ratings00 Ratings
    Shipping8.524 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom functionality8.526 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Magento Open Source and Squarespace
    Feature
    Magento Open Source
    -
    Ratings
    Squarespace
    8.5
    59 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.559 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Magento Open Source and Squarespace
    Feature
    Magento Open Source
    -
    Ratings
    Squarespace
    4.2
    52 Ratings
    API00 Ratings4.945 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings3.434 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Magento Open Source and Squarespace
    Feature
    Magento Open Source
    -
    Ratings
    Squarespace
    7.1
    90 Ratings
    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 Magento Open Source and Squarespace
    Feature
    Magento Open Source
    -
    Ratings
    Squarespace
    7.0
    80 Ratings
    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
    User Ratings
    Magento Open SourceSquarespace
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (29 ratings)
    9.4
    (90 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)