Shopify vs SquareSpace: Head to Head Comparison

Tiyeni tikambirane Shopify motsutsana ndi squarespace.

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Ngakhale kuti ndimakhudzidwa kwambiri ndi zolengedwa za 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.

Ngakhale zili zowona makampani awiriwa kukuchulukana, amakhalanso osiyana kwambiri. Shopify ndilo dzina lokhazikitsidwa kwambiri pa mapulogalamu a ecommerce, chifukwa chotsogola zoposa $ 82 biliyoni pakugulitsa kuyambira kukhazikitsidwa kwake mu 2006.

Squarespace imapereka chida chosavuta cha webusayiti ndipo idakhazikitsidwa mu 2003. Zingakhale zosatchuka kwambiri webusaiti anaumanga (tiribe manambala enieni a zinthu izi, kukhala owona), koma ndichimodzi mwazina zodziwika bwino.

Makampani onsewa atha kufunsa, ngati gawo la kutchuka kwawo, mayina akuluakulu ambiri omwe adasaina pazinthu zawo. A angapo ShopifyMakasitomala akuluakulu akuphatikizapo kampani ya Kylie Jenner ndi Nestle.

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

Tsoka. Mwachionekere, 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 mabizinesi ang'onoang'ono.

Ndiye kuli kudutsa, ndi mpikisano wosangalatsa womwe umabweretsa. Tiyeni tiwone.

Shopify vs SquareSpace: Who has better pricing and features?

Tiyeni tiwone kaye mitengo ndi momwe mumapezera.

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

Squarespace has two types of mapulani, imodzi ya ecommerce ndi ina ya mawebusayiti, ndipo mtundu uliwonse uli ndi mitengo iwiri. Mukuganiza kuti chifukwa tikufanizira 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).

Ngati mukufuna kugwiritsa ntchito mapulani a "pa intaneti", mumapeza ndalama zingapo kuwonjezera pazomwe zili pamwambapa: mutha kuchotsera ndalama zonse, kupereka ndalama zopanda malire, kupeza mayendedwe abwinopo, kugwiritsa ntchito zilembo, kusindikiza zilembo, kupeza malo otetezeka patsamba lanu, onjezani maakaunti kasitomala kapena zolembetsa, ndi zina zambiri.

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.

Tsopano za Shopify.

Momwe mapulani amakulu amapitira, njira yolowera imakuyambirani ndi zonse zomwe mungafune ndipo mapulani okulirapo amaonjezerapo zida zina ndi zina (makamaka ma fayilo otumiza). Zinthu zoyambira zimaphatikizapo zinthu zopanda malire ndikupanga dongosolo, pulogalamu yonse yomanga sitolo, makodi ochotsera, njira zogulitsira, ndi zina zambiri.

Mulibe malire m'makaunti a ndodo omwe mungatengepo mosagwirizana ndi gawo lanu, ndipo anthu omwe ali pachiwonetsero choyamba sangathe kugwiritsa ntchito makhadi amphatso kapena kulowa malipoti apamwamba.

Pazomwe ndawona, mapulogalamu omanga sitolo komanso malonda, dongosolo, kuponi, ndi chilengedwe chotsitsa ndizotchuka kwambiri Shopify. Mutha kuwongolera zinthu ndi tsatanetsatane wabwino, ndipo zonse zimatuluka m'bokosi.

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 Shopifymulingo.

Squarespace offers a slight advantage in having a single-page checkout option. Shopify satero, ngakhale mutakhala kuti mukugwiritsa ntchito Advanced Shopify. Uku sikukulephera kwakukulu, koma ndikosadabwitsa kuchokera ku dzina lotsogola (momwe mukufuna kuti lipangike zosavuta kuti makasitomala anu azigule).

Kutumiza komwe kumapita, makampani onse awiriwa amapereka zina zabwino ndi kuchotsera, koma mosiyanasiyana.

Shopifyzotumiza kuchotsera ali onenepa, mpaka 64% kwa Basic Shopify ndi 74% ya Advanced Shopify. Ngakhale simupeza ndalama izi nthawi zonse, kuchotsera kwakukulu komwe kumapangitsa chidwi cha makasitomala kulamula zamalonda anu.

Kuphatikiza apo, maakaunti onse amafikira kusindikiza zilembo zotumizira, ndipo mapulani omalizawa ali ndi mitengo yamtengo wapatali ya USPS Pre-Mail Cubic - izi zitha kulipira phukusi kutengera kukula, osati kulemera (pansi pa magawo ena) omwe angatsitse mitengo kwambiri kwa ogulitsa.

Zinthu izi ndi gawo la zomwe zimapatsa Shopify such tremendous appeal to businesses of all sizes. How does Squarespace fare?

Dongosolo la "tsamba" ndi magwiridwe azachuma sakhala ndi zotumiza zokha. Komabe, mapulani a "pa intaneti" amachita: onsewa amakhala ndi zilembo zambiri, monga Shopify. Tigiriki yapamwamba kwambiri imakhala ndi chowerengera chapamwamba chotumizira, chomwe ndi chothandiza, komabe, zonse ShopifyMalingaliro anu ali ndi zowerengetsa zam'madzi.

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 Pano kuti mumve zambiri.

Mwatsoka, Shopify and Squarespace take some transaction fees. Theses vary plan to plan: ShopifyMafuta abwino kwambiri ali ndi gawo lotsika kwambiri pa 2.4% + $ 0.30 pakugula pa intaneti kudzera pa khadi. Mitengo imasiyanasiyana ngati mukugwiritsa ntchito Shopifypurosesa kuti muthe kulipira nokha, kuphatikiza apo pali ndalama zolipirira amene amapereka zina Shopify Malipiro.

Squarespace only takes transaction fees for its Business plan (as mentioned), the second “Websites” tier. Pulogalamu ziwiri zonse za "Online Stores" zimachotsa ndalama zomwe zingagulitsidwe, chifukwa chake simuyenera kupita kutali kuti mupewe.

Ichi ndi chinthu chimodzi chomaliza chomwe ndikupeza kuti ndichofunika kunena: kusiya. Shopify ndi mtsogoleri wamakampani pang'ono panjira chifukwa chophweka. Kuchepetsa kwenikweni kumatanthauza inu, mwini sitolo, akhoza kukhala ndi gulu lachitatu (lomwe likugulitsa nyumba yosungiramo katundu, mwina) kutumiza malonda omwe amalamula kasitomala mwachindunji kwa kasitomala. Izi zikutanthauza kuti kasitomala amagwiritsa ntchito sitolo yanu, koma simunadzigulitsa nokha.

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

Vutoli ndikuti mungagwiritse ntchito Kuphatikiza kosakanizika ndi mapulani a Advanced shopu (gawo lalikulu kwambiri) ndi anthu ena Shopify mutha kugwiritsa ntchito Oberlo pachaka chilichonse, kuphatikiza Oberlo ndi ufulu kugwiritsa ntchito bola mukakwaniritsa Shopify account (ngakhale mutha kukweza ma tiers apamwamba a Oberlo).

Zinthu izi ndizofunikira, koma, mukakhazikitsa malo ogulitsira pa intaneti, mawonekedwe ndi zina zowonjezera, zida zosagwiritsidwa ntchito mwapadera ndizofunikira kwenikweni pakuchita bwino kwa ecommerce komanso.

Shopify vs SquareSpace: Who has better templates and apps?

Ma template ndi mapangidwe ndizofunikira kwambiri kwa onse 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.

Makampani onsewa amapereka ma templates osiyanasiyana, ndipo onse ndi abwino.

Shopify amapereka angapo Tiwona, ambiri aiwo adalipira.

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.

Malingaliro anga, onse Shopify and Squarespace have beautiful themes. I’d say I generally prefer Squarespace’s themes and find Shopifyzikuwoneka pang'ono - ndizochita, komabe. Chifukwa ShopifyMitu yonse yakonzedwa makamaka kumasitolo, ndinganene Shopify amalandira mitu / template.

Komabe, momwe angasinthire ndi kupanga tsamba, ndikupatsani 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.

Chotsatira, malo ogulitsira pulogalamuyi ndi ofunika kwambiri mukamagwiritsa ntchito nsanja yamalonda. Ndibwino kuti mutuluke mu bokosi momwe mungathere, koma nthawi zonse simungadalire.

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 Pano, 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 ndi zosiyana. Shopify ili ndi zachikhalidwe kwambiri pulogalamu yamakono kapangidwe ka makhazikitsidwe ake. Izi zitha kumveka ngati vuto lalikulu, koma sindikuganiza kuti zilidi, komabe, nzoona kuti nthawi zina zimatha kukhala zodula kwambiri.

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 Shopifymalo ogulitsira mapulogalamu ndiwosangalatsa Mutha kupeza zophatikiza zambiri, ndizodziwika kwambiri zomwe nthawi zina zimakhala zaulere.

Izi zimatitsogolera ku lingaliro lathu lalikulu lotsatira: kugwiritsa ntchito mosavuta.

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 makamaka amadzigulitsa ngati atsogoleri mu zida zopanga zosavuta kugwiritsa ntchito.

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

Ndipo izi zingakhale Shopifyzofanana:

Makampani onsewa amamvetsetsa kufunika kogwiritsa ntchito bwino ntchito. Mwamwayi kwa ife, makampani onsewa amakhala ndi zofuna zawo.

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.

Nayi chiwonetsero cha SquareSpace's bolashi

nazi zowonera za Shopify's bolashi

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

Kusintha zatsatanetsatane ndikosavuta komanso kakhazikika pamakampani onsewa (ngakhale Shopify ndizakuya mozama), koma kusintha kosintha kuli bwino Squarespace. Osangokhala ma tempuleti omwe mungafikire, koma zida ndi kuthekera komwe mumapeza pokonzanso ma tempulo.

China chake chomwe ndimakonda kwambiri 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.

Chobwereza apa ndikuti aliyense amene akufuna kuyika pa Shopify muyenera kuphunzira Shopifymalingaliro athu omwe, Zamadzi. Pulogalamu yozindikira ikhoza kuinyamula, koma imangokhala yazovuta kuposa momwe ikufunikira.

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 Ndiwosavuta kugwiritsa ntchito ndikusungabe kuwongolera popanda kupereka magwiridwe antchito ambiri.

Malingaliro awa akhoza kukhala kuti 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?

Monga momwe ndakhazikitsira nkhawa, ngakhale "yosavuta" kugwiritsa ntchito mapulogalamu imafunikira chithandizo chamakasitomala abwino. Mavuto aukadaulo amachitika ngakhale opambana kwambiri, ndipo ngakhale ogwiritsa ntchito apamwamba atha kufunikira chidziwitso mwachangu kuti akwere papulatifomu yatsopano.

onse Shopify and Squarespace have truly excellent customer support. However, I have to say that Shopify amapita owonjezera, kotero ndiyamba nawo.

Chifukwa choyamba chomwe ndikunena izi ndichifukwa Shopify amakupatsani mwayi kwa oyimira kudzera pa macheza amoyo, imelo / tikiti, ndi foni. Komanso, m'zochitika zanga, ma reps akhala omvera komanso othandiza.

Ndi oposa oimira ogwira mtima, komabe. Shopify ili ndi zambiri zothandizira kupeza patsamba. Zina mwazinthu zofunikira zomwe mumaziona, monga maziko odziwa (yotchedwanso Center Center).

Pazidziwitso ndizokwanira monga zabwino kwambiri, zomwe zili ndi nkhani zazitali. Mosangalatsa, mutha kupeza ngakhale mafunso anu osamvetseka bwino pa Center Thandizo.

Shopify ili ndi blog, zomwe ndizofala kwambiri, koma zili ndi zida zophunzitsira zomwe ndizopadera komanso zakuya. Mwachitsanzo Shopify Academy, yomwe ili ndi maphunziro aulere omwe angakhale othandiza kwa oyamba kumene. Chitsanzo china chachikulu chingakhale Shopify'm msonkhano wamtundu, yomwe imakulolani kuti muthe ShopifyChachikulu cha ogwiritsa ndipo ndi chothandiza pazovuta kapena upangiri wapadera.

China chingakhale Shopify atsogoleri, komwe ndi buku labwino la ma buku amaulere omwe ali ndi upangiri wamba wamalonda ndi zamalonda. Shopifyndi ma podcasts awiri ndizofanana, mtundu wowonjezera kwa iwo amene ali ndi chidwi, ndipo buku lantchito sichinthu chomwe ndimazindikira kuti ndizothandiza koma ndibwino kukhala nachobe.

Shopify Polaris ndi chitsogozo chapamwamba kwambiri chaku Shopifymalingaliro a kapangidwe. Sichidziwika bwino, koma chitha kukhala chopulumutsa moyo ngati mukumanga malo a makasitomala (kapena ngakhale nokha).

Pomaliza, Shopify amapereka zida zina zaulere zomwe zitha kukhala zothandiza kwa oyamba kumene.

Chifukwa chake, eya. Oo. 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.

Ndizabwino, chifukwa nthumwi zake ndizosangalatsa komanso zothandiza kudzera pa macheza kapena imelo.

The cornerstone of Squarespace’s onsite resources is its maziko odziwa.

Squarespace’s knowledgebase isn’t as in-depth as Shopify, komabe ndizabwino kwambiri. Zimaphatikizaponso masewera avidiyo kwa omwe amakonda kuwerenga.

Squarespace offers a lot more aside from its knowledge base. For example, Squarespace has Makanema, blog (Ndiponso, izi ndizofala), ndipo a Forum. Ndimaona kuti tsambalo siliyakhazikika kuposa Shopify, komabe tili ndi chuma chabwino.

Squarespace also brings a lot to the table when it comes to customer support and resources. The reason I grant the win to Shopify Kodi ili ndi njira zambiri zolumikizirana ndi oimira, kuphatikiza ilinso ndi zida zambiri ndipo zothandizira zimakhala zochuluka.

Who is more secure and reliable?

Tsopano, pazinthu zomaliza pamndandanda wathu: chitetezo ndi kudalirika. Simuyenera kuti ndikuuzeni chifukwa chachitetezo kapena kudalirika ndikofunikira kuti bizinesi ikuyenda pa intaneti, tiyeni tidumphe.

Palibe aliyense mwa omwe akupikisana nawo omwe anganene zambiri zokhudzana ndi chitetezo chawo, koma sizitanthauza kuti amalipeza. Amanena pamasitomala awo pakulipira ndalama ndi chidziwitso cha makasitomala, zomwe zimamveka bwino kwambiri kufikira mutazindikira kuti zikuyimira mulingo (kusiyanitsa china chake chapamwamba).

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

Ndikupangira kuyang'ana tsamba 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 perekani SSL pamaakaunti onse.

Tsopano, momwe zimagwirira ntchito, ndangokhala ndi zokumana nazo zabwino ndi kampani iliyonse. Izi sizikuphatikiza nthawi komanso kuthamanga kwa tsamba, koma kugwiritsa ntchito pulogalamuyo tsiku ndi tsiku. Sindinachitepo nawo masamba owundana, ngozi za pamasamba, kapena chilichonse chodetsa nkhawa kwambiri.

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.

Kukumbukira kuti Shopify imapereka makampani ena akuluakulu padziko lapansi (ndipo inde, chitetezo chamakampani chidzakhala chokwera kuposa maakaunti abwinobwino - komabe, mfundoyo imayimira) ndipo yathandizira makumi mabiliyoni pakugulitsa, chitetezo ndiyabwino kwambiri.

Shopify vs SquareSpace: Which do I Recommend?

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

Tonse tikudziwa kuti palibe kukula komwe kumakwanira onse, ndipo Shopify and Squarespace clearly have some different pros and cons.

Onsewa ali otetezeka komanso ochita bwino. Onse ali ndi chithandizo chamakasitomala chabwino, ngakhale ndikuganiza Shopify amatsogolera.

Momwe zimagwiritsidwira ntchito mosavuta, zonse zimakhala zabwino, koma 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.

Momwe ma tempel amapita, 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, komabe.

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 ShopifyMalo ogulitsira omwe ali ndi mapulogalamu ali ndi zosintha zambiri zosamveka komanso zosankha (ngakhale zimatha kukhala zamtengo wapatali nthawi zina).

As far as price and overall go features go, things get dicey. Squarespace is of course much cheaper, and Shopifymndandanda umakhala wabwino kwambiri (ngakhale zimayambira pamalo abwino ovomerezeka mwa lingaliro langa).

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

kuphatikiza, 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 okwera mtengo kwambiri kuposa momwe amafunikira kukhala, monga kuyika zinthu zapamwamba pamatchulidwe apamwamba komanso kulipira ngongole yogulitsa, Shopify ikadali njira yamphamvu kwambiri ya ecommerce.

Ndikuyenera kunena zonse Shopify amalandira lingaliro langa. Kwa iwo kugulitsa digito 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 imagwiritsa ntchito zovuta kwambiri ngati ingafunike.

Koma, ngati simukutsimikiza, mutha kuyeserera nthawi zonse! Shopify ali ndi masiku 14 yesero laulere ndi Squarespace amakulolani kukhalabe pamayesero aulere mpaka mutakonzeka. Pitirirani kumeneko, pitani kunja uko, inu omwe mukupita nawo!