Shopify vs SquareSpace: Head to Head Comparison

Ka anyị tụlee Shopify vs Squarespace.

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N'agbanyeghị eziokwu na m na ụwa nke Shopify and Squarespace—site building, shop-building, ecommerce, etc—I tend to mix these two names up.

Why? Well, I suppose because I frequently see advertisements for the both of them, and they’re the two big “S” names in building software.

Ọ bụ ezie na ọ bụ eziokwu na ụlọ ọrụ abụọ a jikọtara ọnụ, ha dịkwa ezigbo iche. Shopify bụ aha azụmaahịa kachasị ewu ewu na sọftụwia ecommerce, na-eme ka ihe karịrị ijeri $ 82 na-ere ahịa kemgbe mmalite ya na 2006.

Squarespace na-enye ụlọ obibi weebụsaịtị dị mfe ma hibere ya na 2003. Ọ nwere ike ọ gaghị abụ otu ndị kachasị ewu ewu website ewu ihe (anyị enweghị ọnụ ọgụgụ zuru oke maka ihe ndị a, iji mee ihe n'eziokwu), mana ọ bụ n'ezie otu ụdị ama ama ama.

Companieslọ ọrụ abụọ a nwere ike ikwu, dị ka akụkụ nke ama ama ha, ọtụtụ nnukwu aha edebanyela aka na ọrụ ha. Otu di na nwunye ShopifyNdị nnukwu ndị ahịa gụnyere ụlọ ọrụ Kylie Jenner na Nestle.

Squarespace, focusing more on an appeal to creatives, has Idris Elba and Keanu Reeves under its belt.

Woah. N'ụzọ doro anya, Shopify and Squarespace are leaders in their respective fields. Suppose these two big names were to clash—who would win?

This isn’t a hypothetical, of course. Website-builders almost always extends into ecommerce, which means shop building. While pretty much all the popular easy website creators advertise ecommerce functions, Squarespace is unique in its core focus on freelancers, creatives, and obere ulo oru.

Yabụ na enwere ngabiga, na asọmpi na-atọ ụtọ ọ na-ewepụta. Ka anyị lelee ya.

Shopify vs SquareSpace: Who has better pricing and features?

Ka anyị buru ụzọ lelee ọnụahịa na njirimara ị nwetara maka ha.

Squarespace’s prices are a tad more complicated in relation to Shopify's.

Squarespace has two types of atụmatụ, otu maka ecommerce na ibe maka weebụsaịtị, ụdị nke ọ bụla nwekwara ọkwa abụọ. Ga-eche nke ahụ n'ihi na anyị na-atụnyere Shopify, we’d only need to look at these two Squarespace plans. Nope.

Squarespace’s “Business” tier for normal sites also has ecommerce functionality.

This means you actually can get ecommerce software through Squarespace for the starting price of $18 a month. If you do so, you’ll suffer a 3% transaction fee, but you can add pop-ups, sell unlimited products, accept donations, get a free domain, and basically use a full ecommerce suite (including inventory tracking, order management, etc).

Ọ bụrụ na ịchọrọ iji atụmatụ “ụlọ ahịa dị n'ịntanetị”, ị ga-enweta pụtakwuru ọzọ na mgbakwunye na ihe niile dị n'elu: ị nwere ike wepu ụgwọ azụmahịa kpamkpam, nweta ndị na-akparaghị ókè, nweta usoro azụmahịa ka mma, jiri akara mbipụta, nweta ndenye ọpụpụ. na ngalaba nke gị, gbakwunye akaụntụ ndị ahịa ma ọ bụ ndenye aha na ọtụtụ ndị ọzọ.

Of course, some perks are reserved for different tiers, but with a range of $18 to $40 a month (billed annually—these are pricier if paid monthly), Squarespace manages to provide a ton of ecommerce tools and perks.

Ugbu a Shopify.

Ruo mgbe ebumnuche ndị dị mkpa gara, atụmatụ ntinye larịị na-amalite gị ịmalite ihe niile ịchọrọ yana atụmatụ ibu bu ụzọ tinye ụfọdụ ngwaọrụ na perks (karịsịa ọdụ ụgbọ mmiri). Ihe dị mkpa gụnyere ngwaahịa na-akparaghị ókè na usoro okike, ngwanrọ na-ewu ụlọ zuru oke, koodu nwepu, ọwa ahịa, na ndị ọzọ.

Onweghi oke na ihe ndekọ ndị ọrụ ị nwere ike iwele na agbanyeghị ọkwa gị, ndị mmadụ nọ na ọkwa nke mbụ enweghị ike iji kaadị onyinye ma ọ bụ nweta mkpesa dị elu.

Na ahụmịhe m, ngwanrọ ụlọ ụlọ ahịa yana ngwaahịa, usoro, kupọpị, na okike ekike dị mfe na Shopify. You nwere ike idezigharị ihe zuru oke ma zuo oke, ọ na-esitekwa na igbe ahụ.

This is also true for Squarespace in my experience—Squarespace doesn’t simplify or reduce the details you can manage in your store, though it’s not fully on Shopifylarịị.

Squarespace offers a slight advantage in having a single-page checkout option. Shopify adịghị, ọbụlagodi ma ị na-eji Advanced Shopify. Nke a abụghị nnukwu ọdịda, mana ọ bụ ihe ijuanya site na njikwa ndị na - eduga (dịka ịchọrọ ịme ka ọ dị mfe dị ka o kwere omume maka ndị ahịa gị ịzụta).

Ruo mbufe, ụlọ ọrụ abụọ a na-enye ụfọdụ ihe bara uru na ego, mana n'ụzọ dị iche iche.

Shopifymbupu ego dị oke mma, ruru 64% maka Isi Shopify na 74% maka Advanced Shopify. Agbanyeghị na ịgaghị enweta ego ndị a oge niile, ha bụ ego dị ukwuu na -eme ka ọ bụrụ ihe mara mma maka ndị ahịa ịtụ ngwaahịa gị.

Na mgbakwunye, akaụntụ niile ga-ebipụta aha mbupu, na atụmatụ abụọ a nwere atụmatụ USPS Mail Cubic dị mkpa - nke a ga-ana ụgwọ maka dabere nha, ọ bụghị ịdị arọ (n'okpuru usoro ụfọdụ) nke nwere ike belata ọnụ ahịa ndị na-ere ahịa.

Ihe ndị a bụ akụkụ nke ihe inye Shopify such tremendous appeal to businesses of all sizes. How does Squarespace fare?

Atụmatụ “webụsaịtị” nke nwere arụmọrụ eccmerce anaghị enwe nchekwa mbupụ ụgbọ mmiri. Agbanyeghị, atụmatụ "ụlọ ahịa n'ịntanetị" na-eme: ha abụọ na-ebipụta nnukwu aha akwụkwọ, dị ka ọ dị Shopify. Otu ọkwa kachasị elu nwere mgbakoro ụgbọ elu dị elu, nke bara uru-agbanyeghị, ha niile ShopifyAtụmatụ nke ya nwere ndị na-agbakọ mbupụ ụgbọ mmiri.

Squarespace’s “Advanced Online Store” plan lets you apply free shipping discounts to products automatically at checkout. You can’t set shipping rates per-product, so a free shipping option would be made available to all customers—it’s a little complicated and you need to be in the Advanced plan to exert the amount of control over it most desirable.

The less advanced Squarespace plans will let you create discounts that customers can apply to shipping—thus less directly offsetting the charges. It’s a bit complicated: you can read Ebe a maka ozi ndi ozo.

O di nwute na, Shopify and Squarespace take some transaction fees. Theses vary plan to plan: ShopifyOge kachasị elu nwere ọnụego kachasị ala na 2.4% + $ 0.30 maka ịzụta n'ịntanetị site na kaadị. Ọnụego ọnụ na-adị iche ma ọ bụrụ na ị na-eji ShopifyIhe nghazi nke ihe omume a iji kwụọ ụgwọ n'onwe gị, tinyekwara ụgwọ maka iji onye na-eweta ịkwụ ụgwọ na-abụghị Shopify Mentskwụ .gwọ.

Squarespace only takes transaction fees for its Business plan (as mentioned), the second “Websites” tier. Otu n'ime atụmatụ abụọ “Stolọ ahịa n'ịntanetị” na-ewepụ ụgwọ azụmahịa, yabụ ịkwesighi ịga tere aka izere ha.

Nke a bụ otu ihe ikpeazụ m huru n’ikwu okwu: ịwụfu mmiri. Shopify bụ onye ndu nke ụlọ ọrụ na - eme nkera n'ihi otu esi eme ka ịwụfu mmiri dị mfe. Ibepu ihe puru iche putara gi, onye nwere ụlọ ahịa, ga-enwe ndị ọzọ (nke na-ere ụlọ nkwakọba ihe, nke a na-echekwa) na - ebugharị ngwaahịa nke onye ahịa na-agwa ndị ahịa ozugbo. Nke a pụtara na onye ahịa ga-eji ụlọ ahịa gị, mana ị gaghị akwakọ ngwaahịa ahụ n'onwe gị.

Shopify ojiji Oberlo to make dropshipping incredibly easy. And it works, honestly, like a wonder. Squarespace has a corollary: instead of Oberlo, Squarespace integrates with Nke Biputere.

Nsogbu a bu na ị nwere ike iji nnwekọrịta ebipụta ya na atụmatụ ụlọ ahịa dị elu (elu kacha elu) yana ndị mmadụ Shopify nwere ike iji Oberlo na ọkwa ọ bụla, yana Oberlo nweere onwe ya kpamkpam iji oge ọ bụla ị nwere Shopify akaụntụ (ọbụlagodi ị nwere ike iwelite maka ọkwa Oberlo elu).

Ihe ndị a dị mkpa, mana, mgbe ị na-edobe ụlọ ahịa n'ịntanetị, ọdịdị na ụma, ngwaọrụ ndị na-abụghị nke ndabere bụ akụkụ dị mkpa nke arụ ọrụ ntanetị nke ọma.

Shopify vs SquareSpace: Who has better templates and apps?

Platesdị ndebiri na nhazi dị ezigbo mkpa maka ha abụọ Shopify and Squarespace—both market themselves as great places for beautiful storefronts and sites. If you’re looking into ecommerce, having an online store that looks great to your customers is highly important.

Companieslọ ọrụ abụọ a na-enye ọtụtụ ndebiri, ha abụọ mara ezigbo mma.

Shopify na-enye ole na ole iri na abuo themes, ọtụtụ n’ime ha kwụrụ ụgwọ.

Squarespace offers a similar number of themes, but there’s a catch.

The catch is that most of Squarespace’s themes are for ordinary sites. If you go to online store templates, there are only a few to choose from. You can add a store to another template, but it’s more of a hassle than it needs to be.

N'echiche m, ha abụọ Shopify and Squarespace have beautiful themes. I’d say I generally prefer Squarespace’s themes and find ShopifyO yiri ihe yiri nke ahụ - ọ bụ nke a, N'ihi na ShopifyA na-echebara isi isiokwu nke ụlọ ahịa echiche Shopify meriri maka isiokwu / ndebiri.

Agbanyeghị, ruo edezi na imepụta saịtị na-aga, m ga-enye Squarespace the award. It’s not a huge difference, but Squarespace places heavy emphasis on style and design, and this investment of energy has returned very well.

Na-esote, ụlọ ahịa ngwa ahụ dị mkpa pụrụ iche mgbe ị na-eji ecommerce n'elu ikpo okwu. Ọ dị mma ịnweta “n'igbe ahụ” dịka ị nwere ike, mana ị nweghị ike ịtụkwasị obi na nke a.

Shopify leads when it comes to apps and installations, in my opinion. Squarespace builds in a lot of integrations into the platform, which means you don’t use an app store for installations. Some integrations are included by default, and others can be enabled if you’re willing to pay.

You can view the full list of integrations Squarespace supports Ebe a, but it’s a decent enough list. Certainly, all the popular apps and add-ons are supported by Squarespace, and in some ways it can be really cost-efficient when they’re included.

Shopify dị iche. Shopify nwere ọdịnala ọzọ ụlọ ahịa ngwa ihe owuwu maka nrụnye ya. Nke a nwere ike ịda ka ihe ka njọ, mana echeghị m na ọ dị — ọ bụ eziokwu na ọ ga - adị ọnụ mgbe ụfọdụ.

The benefit is that you can access more than with Squarespace. Admittedly, most of what you’d be interested in is included on Squarespace, but Shopifylọ ahịa ngwa na-emegharị anya. Nwere ike ịchọta ihe nkwalite dịtụ mma, yana ọtụtụ ndị a ma ama na-enwekwa oge ụfọdụ.

Nke a na - eduga anyị na isi ihe anyị ga - atụle: mfe iji.

Shopify vs SquareSpace: Who is more easy to use?

Ease of use is a huge deal for SaaS (software as a service) companies. It’s all the rage these days—popular software and websites try to be sleek, modern, clean, and usable. Squarespace and Shopify tumadi n’ezie zuta onwe ha dika ndi isi n’oru ihe okike-enyi ndi mmadu.

Here’s Squarespace, for example, advertising its easy product management:

Ma nke a ga-abụ ShopifyIhe mmeghe:

Companieslọ ọrụ abụọ a ghọtara mkpa ọ dị maka iji nke ọma. Kechioma diri anyi, ulo oru abuo a na-ebi ndu ha.

Shopify and Squarespace both incorporate a lot of features and allow users to edit things to a high degree of detail, but make it clean and straightforward at the same time—a more impressive feat than you might think.

Nke a bụ nnyocha nke SquareSpacedashboard

na ebe a bụ nnyocha nke Shopifydashboard

On this note, I think Squarespace does a little better.

Detailsdezi nkọwa ụlọ ahịa dị ihe dị ka nhịahụ ma sie ike na ụlọ ọrụ abụọ ahụ (ọ bụ ezie Shopify bụ omimi karịa omimi), mana nhazi ihe eji arụ ọrụ ka mma Squarespace. Ọ bụghị naanị ndebiri ị nwerela, mana ngwaọrụ na ike ị nwetara maka edezi ndebiri ndị ahụ.

Ihe na-amasị m nke ukwuu Shopify and Squarespace is they make things easy for advanced users. Specifically, both companies let customers edit code directly if they choose to. This can allow for a great degree of detail and control if you or someone on your team has programming knowledge.

Ihe ndọghachi azụ ebe a bụ na onye ọ bụla chọrọ ịme koodu na Shopify ga-amụta ShopifyKoodu nke aka, Liquid. Onye nwere programmer nwere ah canu nwere ike pick bulie ya, ma] d still mkpagbu kar shouldr should mkpà.

On Squarespace, knowing the popular languages Javascript and CSS is all you need.

In short, I give credit to both companies for making things easy for developers and advanced users to take full control of their site should they wish. This mitigates the dumbing-down effects an “easy” builder application can have. Specifically, Squarespace is easier for developers who want to edit directly.

To put all that together, both Squarespace and Shopify dị oke mfe iji ma jigide njikwa ikike na-enweghị ịchụ ọtụtụ uru.

Ihe ga-eme nke a ga-abụ ihe a Shopify is slightly better for in-depth store details, and Squarespace is better for design. Plus, Squarespace is easier for programmers, though both Shopify and Squarespace are programmer friendly.

Shopify vs SquareSpace: Whose customer support is best?

Dịka m kwurula emesi okwu ike, iji “sọsọ” iji sọftụwia chọrọ ezigbo nkwado ndị ahịa. Ihe isi ike teknụzụ na-eme ọbụna n'ihe kachasị mma, yana ndị ọrụ dị elu nwere ike ịchọ ozi ngwa ngwa ịbanye na usoro ọhụụ.

ma Shopify and Squarespace have truly excellent customer support. However, I have to say that Shopify na-aga maịl ọzọ, n'ihi ya, m ga-amalite na ha.

Ihe mbu mere m ji kwuo nke a bụ Shopify na-enye gị ohere iji nweta ndị nnọchi anya site na nkata ndụ, email / sistem tiketi na ekwentị. Na mgbakwunye, na ahụmịhe m, nlọgharị ahụ na-aza ma na-enyere aka.

Ọ kariri ndị nnọchi anya dị irè. Shopify nwere ọtụtụ akụrụngwa saịtị. Ufodu n’ime ya bu ihe di nkpa eji eme ihe ichoro, di ka ihe ọmụma (nke a makwaara dị ka Ebe Enyemaka).

Ihe omuma banyere ihe omuma dika nke kacha mma n'ime ha, yana oke nke isiokwu edemede. Dị oke egwu, ị nwere ike ịchọta ọbụna ajụjụ gị ndị na-enweghị isi na ọdụ enyemaka.

Shopify nwere blog, nke mara ezigbo mma, mana o nwere ihe mmụta dị iche na nke dị omimi. Otu ihe atụ ga-ekwe omume Shopify Ụlọ akwụkwọ, nke nwere usoro nkuzi n'efu nke nwere ike ịba uru nye ndị mbido. Ihe atụ ọzọ bụ isi Shopify's nzukọ obodo, nke ga-eme ka ị banye ShopifyNnukwu onye ọrụ ya ma bara uru maka nsogbu ma ọ bụ ndụmọdụ pụrụ iche.

Ọzọ ga-abụ Shopify -eduzi, nke bụ nchịkọta dị mma nke ebooks na-akwụghị ụgwọ nke nwere azụmaahịa n'ozuzu ya na ndụmọdụ ntanetị. Shopifypọdkastị abụọ ụdị, ụdị mgbakwunye maka ndị nwere mmasị, na akwụkwọ nkà ihe ọmụma azụmahịa abụghị ihe m mata dị ka nke bara uru karịsịa mana ọ dị mma ịnweta.

Shopify Polaris bụ ezigbo ihe omimi banyere ShopifyOkike okike. Ọ bụ ihe amabeghị ama, mana ọ ga - abụ nchekwa ndụ ma ọ bụrụ na ị na - ewu saịtị maka ndị ahịa (ma ọ bụ ọ bụ naanị maka onwe gị).

Egbu, Shopify enye ụfọdụ free ngwaọrụ nke ahụ nwere ike ịbanye na mmalite maka ndị mbido.

Yabụ, ee. Chaị. Shopify clearly has a ton of resources, and even if some are fluffy, a lot aren’t. How on earth can Squarespace live up to this?

Well, Squarespace starts with pretty good customer representatives and an accessible means of contacting them: live chat or email. Unfortunately, there is no phone support yet.

Ọ dị mma n'agbanyeghị, n'ihi na ndị nnọchiteanya na-aza ma na-enyere aka site na nkata ndụ ma ọ bụ email.

The cornerstone of Squarespace’s onsite resources is its ihe ọmụma.

Squarespace’s knowledgebase isn’t as in-depth as Shopify's, mana ọ ka mara ezigbo mma. Ọ gụnyekwara nkuzi vidiyo maka ndị kachasị amasị ya ịgụ akwụkwọ.

Squarespace offers a lot more aside from its knowledge base. For example, Squarespace has webinars, blog (ọzọ, nke a bụ ihe niile), na a forum. Achọpụtara m na nzukọ a adịghị ike karịa Shopify's, mana ọ ka bụ ọ baara uru.

Squarespace also brings a lot to the table when it comes to customer support and resources. The reason I grant the win to Shopify ọ nwere ọtụtụ nhọrọ maka ịkpọtụrụ ndị nnọchi anya, gbakwunyere na o nwere ọtụtụ ihe na akụnụba na-abụkarị ihe omimi.

Who is more secure and reliable?

Ugbu a, maka ihe ikpeazụ na ndenye anyị: nchekwa na ntụkwasị obi. Don'tchọghị m ka m gwa gị ihe kpatara nchebe ma ọ bụ ntụkwasị obi ji dị mkpa iji rụọ ahịa azụmahịa n'ịntanetị, yabụ ka anyị waba n'ime.

Abughi nke ndị na-asọmpi anyị kwuru otu gbasara nchekwa ha, mana nke a apụtaghị na ha enweghị ya. Ha kpachapụrụ anya na asambodo ha maka nhazi ịkwụ ụgwọ na ozi ndị ahịa, nke na-ada ụda dị oke mma ruo mgbe ị ghọtara na ọ na-egosi ọkọlọtọ (dịka ihe megidere ihe dị elu).

Squarespace is significantly better in outlining its security practices, though it’s slightly out of the way.

M na-atụ aro ịlele ahụ Page itself if you want to see the full details for yourself, but the short version is that yes, Squarespace takes all the appropriate measures. Firewalls, internal monitoring, secure servers, DDoS attack prevention protocols, etc.

And of course, Squarespace and Shopify nye SSL maka akaụntụ niile.

Ugbu a, ọ bụrụ na arụ ọrụ arụ ọrụ, enwere m naanị ezigbo ụlọ ọrụ ọ bụla. Nke a gụnyere ọ bụghị naanị oge na ọsọ saịtị, mana ojiji nke software ahụ kwa ụbọchị. Emebeghị m peeji ndị oyi kpọnwụrụ akpọnwụ, mkpọka saịtị, ma ọ bụ ihe ọ bụla nwere nnukwu nchegbu.

These companies are both industry leaders with large thanks to their reliable performance. As far as security goes, Squarespace clearly is more transparent, but I don’t think it’s necessarily more secure than Shopify.

Buru n’uche na Shopify na-arụ ọrụ ụfọdụ ụlọ ọrụ kachasị ukwuu n'ụwa (ma ee, nchekwa ụlọ ọrụ ga-adị elu karịa nke akaụntụ nkịtị - n'agbanyeghị, isi okwu guzoro) ma meela ka iri puku kwuru ijeri azụmahịa, ọ nwere ike ịbụ nchekwa nwere ike.

Shopify vs SquareSpace: Which do I Recommend?

It’s time to put everything we’ve talked about together. Which is better—Squarespace, or Shopify?

Anyị niile maara na enweghị otu nha nke dabara niile, yana Shopify and Squarespace clearly have some different pros and cons.

Ha abụọ nwere nchekwa ma rụọ ọrụ ntụkwasị obi. Ha abụọ nwere nkwado ndị ahịa dị mma, ọ bụ ezie na echere m Shopify buru ụzọ.

Ruo nfe iji ya eme ihe, ha abụọ dị mma, mana Shopify is better at store details and Squarespace is better at site design. Plus, Squarespace is easier for programmers who want to edit a site’s code.

Ruo ndebiri Shopify has a larger selection of online store-specific templates but Squarespace has a larger selection of templates in total—they just may require some extra steps to turn into stores. Design capacity is better with Squarespace, Otú ọ dị.

Squarespace’s integrations are mostly included in the Squarespace infrastructure and there is no app store. This can at times make things easier and more affordable, but Shopifyapplọ ahịa ngwa nwere ihe ndozi na nhọrọ dị njọ karịa (ọ bụ ezie na ọ nwere ike ịdị ọnụ mgbe ụfọdụ).

As far as price and overall go features go, things get dicey. Squarespace is of course much cheaper, and Shopify'S nso bu ihe buru ibu (obu ezie na o na - amalite mgbe a na - anabata ya n'uche m).

Squarespace is very well-featured for its comparatively low prices, which at first can make it seem a better deal.

gbakwunyere, Shopify is better for those who wish to scale their stores, which explains part of the prices, and the tools you get out of the box can be very in-depth if you wish them to be (though Squarespace’s aren’t bad either).

Although Squarespace foregoes some of the things that make Shopify dị oke ọnụ karịa ka ọ kwesịrị ịdị, dịka itinye ihe ndị bụ isi na ọkwa elu ma na-akwụ ụgwọ azụmahịa azụmahịa, Shopify ka bu nnabata eccmerce siri ike.

M ga-ekwu n'ozuzu ya Shopify enwetara m nkwanye. Maka ndị na-ere ngwaahịa dijitalụ for whom shipping is not a major cost, Squarespace might be better. But for anyone planning on shipping regularly and/or in large quantities, Shopify is easily the better option. It’s also a better option for those who are particularly anal about controlling store details—Squarespace can be very detailed as well, but Shopify na-emetụta ezigbo ọgụ ma ọ bụrụ na ọ chọrọ.

Ma hey, ọ bụrụ na ejighị n'aka, ị nwere ike ịnwale ha mgbe niile! Shopify nwere ụbọchị 14 ikpe n'efu na Squarespace na-eme ka ị nọrọ na nnwale efu ruo mgbe ị dịla njikere. Gaanụ ma pụọ ​​ebe ahụ, ndịn'agha ibe m!