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.

Compared options | Visit GoDaddy | Visit Squarespace |
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Pricing | 22 hosting plans | 3 hosting plans |
Starting price | $4.99 / month | $14.00 / month |
Free domain | Yes | Yes |
Coupons | No | No |
User Ratings | 1.5 | 2.4 |
Reliability | 1.5 | 2.5 |
Pricing | 1.5 | 2.0 |
User Friendly | 1.5 | 2.5 |
Support | 1.5 | 2.5 |
Features | 1.5 | 2.5 |
User Reviews | 601 reviews | 5 reviews |
Latest positive review | I host a blog site http://digitalbhat.com with GoDaddy and found it satisfactory. I recommend this host to all on merit basis and overall experience I had with the service provider. | No reviews yet |
Latest negative review | Oberstes Gebot bei Godaddy scheint zu sein: Der Kunde muss zahlen! Für alles, ständig, und zwar viel! Automatische langjährige Vertragsverlängerungen (ohne auch nur den Hauch eines Rabattes!) sind automatisch voreingestellt ... More Dafür erlaubt sich Godaddy, die Leistung nach eigenem Gutdünken zu verändern und einzuschränken. Auf Rückfrage "lernt" man dann (sofern man eine Antwort erhält), dass das ja alles nur zum Besten für die Kunden sei (woher man das weiß? Keine Ahnung - ich jedenfalls wurde noch nie gefragt). Es gibt sogar einen eigenen Wikipedia-Eintrag zu den Klagen, die gegen Godaddy geführt wurden und werden - das sagt ja wohl alles: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_controversies_involving_GoDaddy Ich kann nur raten: Finger weg von diesem "Service"! Es gibt bessere, für weniger Geld. Less | Squarespace sent me a questionnaire that said it was no longer available as soon as I clicked the unsatisfied button so let me create my own survey: Did the representative solve your problem? No Did the representative listen ... More 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 |
Shared Hosting | 6 plans from $5.99 to $39.99 | 2 plans from $16.00 to $26.00 |
Under $4 | No | No |
Under $8 | Economy
| No |
Over $10 | ||
VPS | 4 plans from $4.99 to $69.99 | No |
Under $4 | No | No |
Under $8 | No | |
Over $10 | No | |
Dedicated Server | 8 plans from $129.99 to $399.99 | No |
Under $4 | No | No |
Under $8 | No | No |
Over $10 | No | |
Website Builder | 1 plan from $19.99 to $19.99 | 1 plan from $14.00 to $14.00 |
Under $4 | No | No |
Under $8 | No | No |
Over $10 | ||
SSL | 3 plans from $63.99 to $135.99 | No |
Under $4 | No | No |
Under $8 | No | No |
Over $10 | No | |
Data Centers | 0 of 6 | 0 of 6 |
North America | No | No |
Europe | No | No |
Asia | No | No |
Oceânia | No | No |
South America | No | No |
Africa & Middle East | No | No |
Support Services | 6 of 6 | 0 of 6 |
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 | 4 of 6 | 0 of 6 |
WordPress | Yes | No |
Joomla | Yes | No |
Drupal | Yes | No |
Magento | Yes | No |
Softaculous | No | No |
PrestaShop | No | No |
OS Support | 2 of 2 | 0 of 2 |
Windows/ASP.NET | Yes | No |
Linux | Yes | No |
Language Support | 1 of 8 | 0 of 8 |
PHP | No | No |
Java | No | No |
Python | No | No |
Node.js | No | No |
Django | No | No |
Perl | No | No |
Ruby on Rails | No | No |
ASP.NET | Yes | No |
Database Support | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 |
MongoDB | No | No |
MySQL | No | No |
PostgreSQL | No | No |
Payment Types Support | 2 of 6 | 0 of 6 |
PayPal | Yes | No |
Credit Card | No | No |
Moneybookers | No | No |
Wire Transfer | Yes | No |
Webmoney | No | No |
Bitcoin | No | No |
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