Competitive Analysis

There are pros and cons to every systems out there. See how we stack up. Keep in mind that “we” build your site and take a lot of the difficulty out of the process. We may still use templates to keep costs down but with our personal touch your website won’t look like it, unless you want it to of course!

HarkusWebSquarespaceWixWeeblyShopifyWordpress
Build ProcessWe build your personalized and customized websiteYou build it

Or hire a company

You build it

Or hire a company

You build it

Or hire a company

You build it

Or hire a company

You build it

Or hire a company

Templates10000+113500

Can't switch themes after selection

50

Limited customization

70+ custom themes10000+
Apps/Plugins50000+24300400

Mostly widgets

3000+50000+
Uptime99.9%99.60%99.95%99.97%99.99%Depends on host
SEOYoast

Allows complete SEO control on a per-page basis

H1-H3 only

H1-H3 only. Alt tags for images added in different ways depending on the type of block. Not all templates have the same options/structure which impacts SEO. Slower than average

Basics

Wix covers all the basics (and more) of the SEO options that regular sites need (Wix's target group)

Only has H1

(Apps add H1-H6) adds URL strings to some pages which can't be removed

SEO apps

Available but not inclusive

Complete SEO control

Yoast allows complete SEO control on a per-page basis

Responsive or AdaptiveResponsiveResponsiveResponsive

Has issues on mobile due to pixel perfect movement

New themes are responsive

Has some adaptive themes

ResponsiveResponsive
Customer SupportUnlimited email support, limited chat supportPoor support

No customizations, hard to cancel/refunds

Poor support

Hard to cancel/refund, no chat

Poor support

Overseas support, no customizations

Great support

Local 1 hour free design time, can get in touch with creators of custom paid themes

Unlimited email support

Upgrade allows unlimited chat support

MigrationNoNoNoNoNoYes
NavigationUnlimited

Can add mega menu with plugins

Only one sub-navigation

Can add mega menu with plugins

2 levels of nested links

Editor gets slower with more pages can add mega menu with app

Unlimited

Mega menu is possible with app

3 levels of nested links

Mega menu is possible with app

Unlimited

Can add mega menu with plugin

Backups Dual-backup system for data security and redundancy. Allows for History Restoration.No automated backup or restoreSite history restorationNo backup and restore

Need to save zips

Rewind backup onlyDownload a backup of your site or restore it to a specific point in time

On Business & ecommerce plans

BandwidthUnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimited
Ease of UseIntuitive and includes documentationIntuitive but not idealEasy but overwhelming and potentially confusing editorEasy simple interfaceUser friendly just add your productsMost difficult use case
Can Delete?By requestBy requestYesYesYesYes
DesignClean & modern

Curated list

Clean & modern

Curated list

Inconsistent quality

New and old themes

Clean & responsive

Lack of templates

Customizable but may be difficult to learn

Many options

Customizable but may be difficult to learn

Many options

ContractTwo-yearsMonthly or yearlyMonthly or yearlyMonthly or yearlyMonthly or yearlyMonthly or yearly
CS CostIncluded in planBlog guides free webinars forum support documentation Squarespace

Select is a $5000/year paid service which gives you an Account Manager SEO expert Custom Design etc need to hire an expert for design help

Blog support documentation free youtube training videos

Priority customer support in VIP plan - $20 more also includes 15GB more storage, need to hire a partner for design help

Support documentation

Priority customer support in Performance Plan ($13 more) need to find a freelancer for design help

Blog guides support documentation

Free shopify academy 1 hour free design time after which you have to hire an expert

Depending on the plan support is included

Except for design implementation

Maximum page number for websiteUnlimited Pages - All PlansUnlimited Pages - All PlansUnlimited Pages - All PlansUnlimited Pages - All PlansUnlimited Pages - All PlansUnlimited Pages - All Plans
Maximum designed pages included in planUp to 15 designed/built pages included in plan costingNone - Requires creative teamNone - Requires creative teamNone - Requires creative teamNone - Requires creative teamNone - Requires creative team
Cost brackets$100/month after design costMultiple Options Available

$16 Personal / $26 Business / $35 Commerce / $54 Adv. Commerce / $? Enterprise

Multiple Options Available

$18 Personal / $23 Unlimited / $27 Pro / $47 VIP / $28 Bus. Basic / $33 Bus. Unlimited / $56 Bus. VIP / $500 Enterprise

Multiple Options Available

$9 Personal (ads) / $16 Pro / $29 Performance /$? Enterprise

Multiple Options Available

$9 Lite / $29 Basic / $79 Shopify / $299 Advanced / $2000 Plus

Multiple Options Available

$7 Personal / $14 Premium / $33 Business / $59 ecommerce

Discount for paying upfront10% on maintenance costsMultiple Options Available

Annual, 25% Personal / 30% Business / 25% Commerce / 25% Adv. Commerce

Multiple Options Available

Around 25% for 1 year around 35% for 2 years around 45% for 3 years

Multiple Options Available

33% / 25% / 10%, 45% 40% 25% 2 years

Multiple Options Available

10% on annual 20% on biennial

Multiple Options Available

$4 Personal / $8 Premium / $25 Business / $45 ecommerce

Professional domainWe can implement your domain

You will need to purchase. It’s safer to own your own domain

Yes free with annual subscription for 1 year

$20/year after

Yes with paid plans for 1 year

$15/year after

Yes with Pro/Performance

$20/year after, can use existing domain free

Not includedYes with paid plans for 1 year

$15/year after

Professional emailNot included but we have email partners that can assistFree Gmail and Google Workspace account for 1 year

Business Plan and up

Google Workspace $6/user/monthGoogle Workspace $45/user/yearNot includedNot included
Cost to build the site (not by yourself)$2000Varies in cost and quality

Expert Marketplace built into Squarespace

Varies in cost and quality

Wix Partner / Marketplace built into Wix

Nothing built-in

You will need to source a freelancer

Shopify Experts built into ShopifyNothing built-in

You will need to source a freelancer

Free SSLYesYes all plansYes all plansYes all plansYes all plansYes all plans
MultilingualPossible for an additional costYes

Different url's for each page in each language does not offer translation

Yes

Manually or using Google Translate

With premium apps

Monthly fee

5 languages / 20 with Shopify PlusRecreating pages in other languages and using subdomains

Need to translate yourself

If it has developers how long to develop4 weeks

Larger scope could take longer

Varies

Developers are experts freelancers promoted by the site

Varies

Developers are experts freelancers promoted by the site

Varies

Developers are experts freelancers promoted by the site

Varies

Developers are experts freelancers promoted by the site

Varies
Fonts availableGoogle fonts

Plus required brand fonts

600 Google fonts 1000 Adobe fontsGoogle fontsGoogle fontsSystem fonts Google fonts Monotype.com fontsGoogle fonts and more
Customizations possibleFully customizable

Some may incur additional costs

MinimalMinimalMinimalFully customizableFully customizable
Custom CSS/JSYes

Depending on the requirements

Code blocks

All plans: CSS Business and Commerce plans: JS Code Injection, Custom CSS Editor

Yes

Can add custom code and CSS in <style> tags and <script> tags

Yes

Has code block which allows HTML can embed JS in <script> tags or add js files to footer

Yes

Modifying the CSS/JS files

Yes

Not on Personal Plan

Google AnalyticsYes, recommendedYesYesYesYesYes

But not on Personal Plan

Open sourceYesNoNoNoNoYes
Ad freeYesYes, however includes ads on free planYes, however, includes ads on free planYes, however, includes ads on Personal planYesYes on Business and ecommerce plans
Mobile EditorYes

However, desktop editing is more intuitive

Yes, with an app

Squarespace App allows for creating and editing your site/blocks on mobile

Yes but dependent

Wix Mobile App can editor can create a site in 30 seconds using ADI (Artifical Design Intelligence) through multiple choice questions and the site can be edited (adding sections blocks images) but only sites created with the ADI can be edited using the app (not sites built using a theme)

Yes, with an app

Weebly App allows for editing your site with drag & drop editor on mobile

Yes, with an app

Shopify app allows you to build or modify an existing store add sections add products and prices

Challenging but possible

Blogs are easy - Store products can be edited with Woo app

E-CommerceE-commerce is possible

Options and quantity of products depends on your plan

E-commerce is possible

Options and quantity of products depends on your plan

E-commerce is possible

Options and quantity of products depends on your plan

E-commerce is possible

Options and quantity of products depends on your plan

E-commerce is possible

Options and quantity of products depends on your plan

E-commerce is possible

Options and quantity of products depends on your plan

E-Commerce Cost differenceDependent on the ecommerce requirements

That said, most anything is possible

$35 Commerce / $54 Adv. Commerce$28 Bus. Basic / $33 Bus. Unlimited / $56 Bus. VIPAll plans have basic e-commerce (Square influenced)All plans have basic e-commerceAll plans have basic e-commerce
Storage Space3GB which is enough for most websitesUnlimited all plansDepends on the plan

3GB Personal / 10GB Unlimited / 20GB Pro / 35GB VIP / 20GB Bus. Basic / 35GB Bus. Unlimited / 50GB Bus. VIP

Depends on the plan

500 MB Personal / Unlimited Pro / Unlimited Performance

Unlimited Products max 20 MB per file uploadDepends on the plan

6GB Personal / 13GB Premium / 200GB Business / 200GB ecommerce

404 Page DesignYes, customizableYes customizableYes customizableYes customizableYes but requires code to customizeNone hardcoded into theme
SEO
SitemapYes, with YoastAutomatically generated can't edit or exclude pagesAutomatically generated can exclude pagesAutomatically generated can exclude pagesAutomatically generated liquid coding required to excludeYes with Yoast
Alt TagsYesYes

Every image can be given alt text different types of blocks have different methods of adding alt tags so it’s not intuitive

YesYesYesYes
Header TagsCan use all H tagsOnly has H1 H2 H3Allows H1-H6 H1-H2 on blog postsOnly has H2

Requires App install to add H1-H6

Has H1-H6Can use all H tags
TitleYes, with YoastYes can add title

Can add meta title to every page

Customizable for all pagesYes but Weebly adds site name to end of titleCustomizable for all pagesYes with Yoast
Description LengthYes, with YoastCustomizableCustomizableCustomizableCustomizableYes with Yoast
Hierarchical StructureYesURL generated based on page title customizableURL is customizable but Wix adds short extra string to blog

Posts/product pages (/post/ /product/)

Every page lies in the root directoryEditable but shopify adds extra strings to URL's (/products/ /news/)Yes
Robots.txtYesCan't edit

All squarespace sites use the same robots.txt file

YesYes

Can hide pages add no index and no follow meta tag

Yes but to edit code liquid or installing an app is requiredBasic usage

Can allow or disallow search engines to index the site

Canonical TagYes, with YoastCan’t Edit

Automatically put on pages

YesCan be manually addedYes but to edit you will need to code liquidYes with Yoast
Open Graph TagsYes, with YoastYes but not intuitive

Squarespace uses the page title and meta description for og:title and og:description. You can set a custom og:image on a page by page basis. Can add manually through header code injection

Automatically generated can't modifyWix pulls common OG tags from other variables like the pages meta title and description

You can customize the OG title description and image for each page in the Social share settings. You can set a custom sitewide OG image

Most Shopify themes pull OG tags

From variables such as your title tag for og:title and featured image for og:image. The only tag you can customize through Shopifys UI is a sitewide og:image

Yes customizable with Yoast