GoDaddy vs. Squarespace 2020

Find out which one is the best for your needs

Pricing
Starting price	$5.99 / month	$16.00 / month
Free domain	Yes	Yes

User Ratings
Reliability	3.2 / 10	5.2 / 10
Pricing	3.6 / 10	4.4 / 10
User Friendly	3.3 / 10	4.8 / 10
Support	3 / 10	4.8 / 10
Features	3.3 / 10	4.8 / 10

Summary
Max Ostryzhko Senior Web Developer, HostAdvice CTO GoDaddy and SquareSpace are two popular companies, both of which provide a lot of extra services beyond just hosting. When looking specifically at the hosting services, however, SquareSpace really doesn’t have too much to offer. They keep their hosting fairly basic since their main audience is people who don’t have much experience with hosting, so they likely won’t need anything too strong. This does limit the growth potential though. GoDaddy, on the other hand, has lots of different hosting options, which offers individuals and companies the flexibility they need, which is why they won this comparison. Winner! See plans and pricing www.squarespace.com

Summary

Max Ostryzhko

Senior Web Developer, HostAdvice CTO

GoDaddy and SquareSpace are two popular companies, both of which provide a lot of extra services beyond just hosting. When looking specifically at the hosting services, however, SquareSpace really doesn’t have too much to offer. They keep their hosting fairly basic since their main audience is people who don’t have much experience with hosting, so they likely won’t need anything too strong. This does limit the growth potential though. GoDaddy, on the other hand, has lots of different hosting options, which offers individuals and companies the flexibility they need, which is why they won this comparison.

Winner!

See plans and pricing www.squarespace.com

User Reviews
Latest positive review	Amazing features and s... Aug. 28, 2019 Reliability 10 Pricing 8.0 User Friendly 10 Support 10 Features 10 we are using a domain for our company and it is just amazing over the years.
Latest negative review	Terrible Service 116 c... Jan. 9, 2020 Reliability 2.0 Pricing 2.0 User Friendly 2.0 Support 2.0 Features 2.0 I own a hotel and was promised by my go daddy sales person, that website designers are fully knowledgeable of hotel web site ... More design. Eight designers later, up front over charged me an additional $500 claiming I needed an e commerce site. I don’t be a I have software for that. Total of $2500. Six months later I said your fired. Shortly I receive my website reworked same misspelled words. 106 phone calls to customer service because I was promised a full credit. Four months later no credit. I charge back with my credit card and go daddy lies and said that I never contacted the company. Then I’m told to eliminate my charge back and I will get my refund. I’m told I will get a call xmas eve 2019. I receive a call and this disrespectful employee tells me I’m getting $500 back take it or leave it. He threatens me to hang up and does. I call and ask for his name and employee number. He calls me back and threatens me as I told him kindly I was sending a letter to senior management and he says if you already have a contact there you don’t need me. Quote im not giving you my employee information. He hangs up on me and disconnects my own developed hosting on my hotel web site. Go daddy employee did this to be vindictive. I called back and got the site reinstated. I sent two emails to senior management no response. I am going to the next steps if I’m not treated like a professional. I have been a customer for 30 years. This company is out of control.....no resolution to a issue. Worst business I have ever come across. Less	Lousy Service Jul. 6, 2018 Reliability 2.0 Pricing 2.0 User Friendly 2.0 Support 2.0 Features 2.0 Squarespace sent me a questionnaire that said it was no longer available as soon as I clicked the unsatisfied button so let m... More e create my own survey: Did the representative solve your problem? No Did the representative listen well enough to understand your problem? No Was the representative condescending? Yes Will you continue to use Squarespace services in the future? No a couple of months before my contract with Squarespace is up for renewal I will begin creating a site on an alternate platform. I am posting here because Squarespace is impossible to contact either by email or phone and redirects you to an annoying generic FAQ every time you try. Less

Server Locations
North America	Yes
Europe	No
Asia	Yes
Oceania	No
South America	No
Africa & Middle East	No

Shared Hosting Plans
Plan Name	Economy	PERSONAL
Space	100 GB	Unlimited
Bandwidth	Unlimited	Unlimited
Panel	cpanel	cpanel
Number of Sites	1	N/A
Features
Price	$5.99	$16.00

Plan Name	Deluxe	BUSINESS
Space	Unlimited	Unlimited
Bandwidth	Unlimited	Unlimited
Panel	cpanel	cpanel
Number of Sites	N/A	N/A
Features
Price	$7.99	$26.00

Plan Name	Ultimate	–
Space	Unlimited	–
Bandwidth	Unlimited	–
Panel	cpanel	–
Number of Sites	N/A	N/A
Features		–
Price	$12.99	–

Plan Name	Maximum	–
Space	Unlimited	–
Bandwidth	Unlimited	–
Panel	cpanel	–
Number of Sites	N/A	N/A
Features		–
Price	$19.99	–

Plan Name	Launch Business Hosting	–
Space	120 GB	–
Bandwidth	Unlimited	–
Panel	cpanel	–
Number of Sites	N/A	N/A
Features		–
Price	$29.99	–

Plan Name	Enhance Business Hosting	–
Space	240 GB	–
Bandwidth	Unlimited	–
Panel	cpanel	–
Number of Sites	N/A	N/A
Features		–
Price	$39.99	–
See all Shared Hosting plans

Plan Name	–	–
Space	–	–
Bandwidth	–	–
Panel	–	–
Number of Sites	N/A	N/A
Features	–	–
Price	–	–

VPS Plans
Plan Name	Launch	–
Space	40 GB	–
CPU	1 core	–
RAM	2 GB	–
OS	Windows	–
Price	$24.99	–

Plan Name	Enhance	–
Space	60 GB	–
CPU	2 cores	–
RAM	4 GB	–
OS		–
Price	$34.99	–

Plan Name	Grow	–
Space	150 GB	–
CPU	3 cores	–
RAM	6 GB	–
OS		–
Price	$49.99	–

Plan Name	Expand	–
Space	200 GB	–
CPU	4 cores	–
RAM	8 GB	–
OS		–
Price	$59.99	–
See all VPS plans

Plan Name	–	–
Space	–	–
CPU	–	–
RAM	–	–
OS	–	–
Price	–	–

Dedicated Server Plans
Plan Name	Economy	–
Space	1000 GB	–
CPU	4 x 3.10GHz	–
RAM	4 GB	–
OS	Linux	–
Price	$79.99	–

Plan Name	Value	–
Space	1.5 TB	–
CPU	4 x 3.10GHz	–
RAM	8 GB	–
OS	Linux	–
Price	$119.99	–

Plan Name	Deluxe	–
Space	1.95 TB	–
CPU	4 x 3.10GHz	–
RAM	16 GB	–
OS	Linux	–
Price	$139.99	–

Plan Name	Ultimate	–
Space	1.95 TB	–
CPU	4 x 3.10GHz	–
RAM	32 GB	–
OS	Linux	–
Price	$149.99	–

Plan Name	Economy	–
Space	1000 GB	–
CPU	4 x 3.10GHz	–
RAM	4 GB	–
OS	Windows	–
Price	$109.99	–

Plan Name	Value	–
Space	1.5 TB	–
CPU	4 x 3.10GHz	–
RAM	8 GB	–
OS	Windows	–
Price	$149.99	–

Plan Name	Deluxe	–
Space	1.95 TB	–
CPU	4 x 3.10GHz	–
RAM	16 GB	–
OS	Windows	–
Price	$169.99	–

Plan Name	Ultimate	–
Space	1.95 TB	–
CPU	4 x 3.10GHz	–
RAM	32 GB	–
OS	Windows	–
Price	$179.99	–
See all Dedicated Server plans

Plan Name	–	–
Space	–	–
CPU	–	–
RAM	–	–
OS	–	–
Price	–	–

Cloud Hosting Plans
Plan Name	Launch	–
Space	60 GB	–
CPU	1 core	–
RAM	2 GB	–
Bandwidth	Unlimited	–
Price	$29.99	–

Plan Name	Enhance	–
Space	90 GB	–
CPU	2 cores	–
RAM	4 GB	–
Bandwidth	Unlimited	–
Price	$34.99	–

Plan Name	Grow	–
Space	120 GB	–
CPU	3 cores	–
RAM	6 GB	–
Bandwidth	Unlimited	–
Price	$44.99	–

Plan Name	Expand	–
Space	150 GB	–
CPU	4 cores	–
RAM	8 GB	–
Bandwidth	Unlimited	–
Price	$59.99	–
See all Cloud Hosting plans

Plan Name	–	–
Space	–	–
CPU	–	–
RAM	–	–
Bandwidth	–	–
Price	–	–

SSL Plans
Plan Name	Standard SSL DV	–
Features	Best for blogs and social websites Validates domain ownership SHA-2 and 2048-bit encryption Protects unlimited servers Unlimited free reissues Unlimited 24/7 security support Boost Google search ranking Compatible with all major browsers Displays a Security Seal on your site 30-day money back guarantee	–
Warranty	$10,000.00	–
Price	$60.99	–

Plan Name	Deluxe SSL OV	–
Features	Best for businesses and organizations Validates domain ownership and organization SHA-2 and 2048-bit encryption Protects unlimited servers Unlimited free reissues Unlimited 24/7 security support Boost Google search ranking Compatible with all major browsers Displays a Security Seal on your site 30-day money back guarantee	–
Warranty	$250,000.00	–
Price	$90.99	–

Plan Name	Premium SSL EV	–
Features	Best for eCommerce websites Validates domain ownership and highest level of organization authentication SHA-2 and 2048-bit encryption Protects unlimited servers Unlimited free reissues Unlimited 24/7 security support Boost Google search ranking Compatible with all major browsers Displays a Security Seal on your site 30-day money back guarantee	–
Warranty	$1,000,000.00	–
Price	$187.99	–
See all SSL plans

Plan Name	–	–
Features	–	–
Warranty	–	–
Price	–	–

Features
Support Services
Live Chat	Yes	No
Phone Support	Yes	No
Email Support	Yes	No
Forum Support	Yes	No
Video guides	Yes	No
Knowledgebase	Yes	No

CMS Support
Wordpress	Yes	No
Managed Wordpress	Yes	No
Joomla	Yes	No
Drupal	Yes	No
Magento	Yes	No
Fantastico	No	No
Presta Shop	No	No
ZenCart	No	No

OS Support
Windows	Yes	No
Linux	Yes	No

Language Support
PHP	No	No
Java	No	No
Python	No	No
NodeJS	No	No
Django	No	No
Perl	No	No
Ruby on Rails	No	No

Database Support
MongoDB	No	No
MySQL	No	No
PostgreSQL	No	No

Payment Types Support
PayPal	Yes	No
Credit Card	Yes	No
MoneyBookers	No	No
Wire Transfer	No	No
Webmoney	No	No
Bitcoin	No	No

Bottom Line
Max Ostryzhko Senior Web Developer, HostAdvice CTO GoDaddy and SquareSpace are two popular companies, both of which provide a lot of extra services beyond just hosting. When looking specifically at the hosting services, however, SquareSpace really doesn’t have too much to offer. They keep their hosting fairly basic since their main audience is people who don’t have much experience with hosting, so they likely won’t need anything too strong. This does limit the growth potential though. GoDaddy, on the other hand, has lots of different hosting options, which offers individuals and companies the flexibility they need, which is why they won this comparison. Winner! See plans and pricing www.squarespace.com

Bottom Line

Max Ostryzhko

Senior Web Developer, HostAdvice CTO

Winner!

See plans and pricing www.squarespace.com

GoDaddy vs. Squarespace 2020

Find out which one is the best for your needs

Change Companies

Change Companies

Most Popular Comparisons

Need help with finding the right host for your needs?

Answer a few very simple questions and you'll know Start Now

GoDaddy vs. Squarespace 2020

Find out which one is the best for your needs

Change Companies

Change Companies

Most Popular Comparisons

Need help with finding the right host for your needs?

Answer a few very simple questions and you'll know Start Now

Didn’t find what you were looking for?

Our users recommend these brands