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About

Create a website that books the clients you love. Showit gives you complete creative control so you can finally build the website you've been dreaming of. Freedom to create your website just the way you want it.Tell a visual story that attracts your ideal clients by highlighting your favorite images and galleries. Say what you want, exactly how you want to say it. Choose from the 952 different Google fonts available absolutely free. Or, add your own custom creation. Do whatever you want, really. With Showit you're not forced to place content where we decide. You get to do what works best for you. So, explore until you get it just right. Showit is a drag-and-drop website platform that provides total creative freedom over the layout and design of your website, all without a single line of code. Finally, you get a website that is as hard working as you are. Design your WordPress theme in Showit. Publish your blog articles in WordPress.

About

Squarespace is an all-in-one website builder and content management platform that helps users create professional websites without needing to code. It offers customizable templates, AI website building tools, hosting, domain registration, analytics, and design controls in one subscription. Businesses can use Squarespace to build websites, portfolios, blogs, online stores, service pages, and branded digital experiences. The platform also includes tools for ecommerce, appointment scheduling, payments, invoicing, email marketing, SEO, and social media connections. Squarespace supports secure online selling through features such as checkout, product pages, commerce analytics, and Squarespace Payments. With professional design templates and built-in business tools, Squarespace helps individuals and companies launch, manage, and grow their online presence from one platform.

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Supported
iPad Supported
Android Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

Designers and professionals needing a website building software solution to create a website for their photographs

Audience

Squarespace is best suited for small businesses, creators, freelancers, ecommerce sellers, service providers, artists, bloggers, entrepreneurs, and personal brands that need a professional website, online store, portfolio, scheduling tools, marketing features, and domain management in one platform

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Supported
Online Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

API

Offers API Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

$19 per month
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Supported

Pricing

$25/month
Or $16 per month if paid annually
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 1.3 / 5
ease 1.0 / 5
features 1.3 / 5
design 2.0 / 5
support 1.0 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.3 / 5
ease 4.6 / 5
features 4.6 / 5
design 4.6 / 5
support 4.3 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • I like the $2000 template I bought and the design options are limitless, but there's a strong learning curve.
  • On one hand, there's adequate design freedom with this platform, which is it's biggest advantage. If you're good with design, shout will be a satisfying platform to work with.
  • For the free form single-landing page-only person, I can see this being a fun experiment, but ultimately this is NOT a robust platform. You will struggle to manage it in the long term and it is not scalable as your business grows.

Cons

  • Customer Service is horrible and they're aren't even sorry about it.
  • There is almost zero support when compared to competitors like Squarespace. If you're accustomed to using the Squarespace chat function and having people willing and able to help you learn the platform, Showit will put you in for a rude awakening. I needed to hide a page in advance of a product launch. I had to email a support person, and they got back to me 3 hours later. Their answer was, in essence: sorry, you can't do that. When I asked for a way to work around this or if they had any ideas, they didn't bother to respond. This is relevant because most people don't have time to learn a new platform from the ground up and become an expert. Squarespace at least provides the support necessary to help solve individual problems, and provides people who work with you. Showit, on the other hand, feels cheap in the sense that they leave you out in the cold. Additionally, there are just fewer resources available for learning the platform. There's guides of course, but with a company this size, one would think they'd understand they need to fill the gap between Squarespace and themselves - Squarespace is an enormous company and there's countless you tubers, bloggers, and resources available to learn to work with their program. Showit has barely anything available in comparison, resulting in frustrating setback after frustrating setback as you try to learn the new software. Why they wouldn't invest more in educational resources, or as mentioned above (!) individual customer support, is beyond me.
  • This web editor was extremely frustrating. It's for advanced users only who understand the implications of complete design freedom on the page. Doubles the work for desktop and mobile views, terrible (no) form features with only free text one option for field types, no standard spacing, every element must be rearranged if there are changes to content. This is honestly the worst web builder I've used outside of Wordpress.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • As a designer, I love how Squarespace allows you to design pages that are beautiful and functional quickly. Regardless of your design background, the interface is self-explanatory and very intuitive. I appreciate that what you see on the back end of your website is what you get.
  • Squarespace is easy to navigate. In general, the interface is clean and simple to use. There aren't an overwhelming amount of options.
  • Drag and Drop designer Premium templates and themes SEO friendly - better than other website designers Customer service is good Offers a free trial
  • Squarespace basically manages online presence of our company. Various templates are available to choose and we are ready to post. Drag and drop elements saves time. Customer support available 24/7. Creates an impactful stories. Extremely flexible and easy to use software.
  • Analytics and built-in SEO is handy integrated features. The whole structure building process is a simple drag and drop. Prebuilt templates are professional and appealing designed. It supports custom fonts and mobile-friendly web designing.

Cons

  • After a number of years, we moved away from this for our primary school website, as we wanted something we could build out into a dynamic app as well. I wish there was a way to make modifications to pages without them being immediately live.
  • Should you have a specific question, it can be difficult to immediately reach customer service.
  • Subscription price is very expensive and not ideal for long term.
  • Sometimes speed is low otherwise everything is perfect, good software.
  • Overall I had an outstanding experience with Squarespace.

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Supported
In Person Not Supported

Training

Documentation Not Supported
Webinars Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Supported

Company Information

Showit
Founded: 2008
United States
showit.com

Company Information

Squarespace
Founded: 2003
United States
www.squarespace.com

Alternatives

Alternatives

Categories

Photography Studio Supported
Website Builder Supported

Categories

Website Builder Features

Auto Update Supported
Content Import / Export Supported
Drag & Drop Supported
Invoices Supported
Landing Pages / Web Forms Supported
Newsletter Management Supported
Online Booking Supported
Online Store Builder Supported
Pre-built Templates Supported
Real Time Editing Supported
SEO Supported
Survey Builder Supported
White Label Not Supported

Web Hosting Features

Cloud Hosting Supported
DDOS Protection Not Supported
Dedicated Hosting Supported
Email Hosting Not Supported
Managed Hosting Not Supported
Multiple Datacenter Locations Not Supported
Private SSL Supported
Server Backups Not Supported
Shared Website Hosting Supported
SSD Storage Not Supported
Unlimited Bandwidth Option Not Supported
VPS Not Supported
Website Builder Supported

eCommerce Features

Catalog Management Not Supported
Channel Management Not Supported
CRM Supported
Customer Accounts Supported
Data Security Supported
Email Marketing Not Supported
Inventory Management Supported
Kitting Supported
Loyalty Program Not Supported
Mobile Access Supported
Multi-Store Management Not Supported
Order Management Supported
Product Configurator Supported
Promotions Management Supported
Returns Management Not Supported
Reviews Management Supported
SEO Management Supported
Shopping Cart Supported
Templates Supported

Integrations

Common Ninja Supported
MemberSpace Supported
Baaz Not Supported
EmbedReviews Not Supported
Enveyo Not Supported
FlatRateChat Not Supported
Fulply Not Supported
Hovr Not Supported
Insightly Not Supported
Kaption Not Supported
Mirror App Not Supported
Onport Not Supported
Provide Support Not Supported
RightHandMan Not Supported
SEATEXT AI Not Supported
Slack Not Supported
Ticket Tailor Not Supported
YouTube Not Supported
Ziggeo Not Supported
feedoptimise Not Supported

Integrations

Common Ninja Supported
MemberSpace Supported
Baaz Supported
EmbedReviews Supported
Enveyo Supported
FlatRateChat Supported
Fulply Supported
Hovr Supported
Insightly Supported
Kaption Supported
Mirror App Supported
Onport Supported
Provide Support Supported
RightHandMan Supported
SEATEXT AI Supported
Slack Supported
Ticket Tailor Supported
YouTube Supported
Ziggeo Supported
feedoptimise Supported
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