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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (85.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (85.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $4.00
$18 per month billed annually
DigitalOcean
Star Rating
(734)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (85.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $4.00
Free Trial is available
Browse all 11 pricing plansSquarespace
Star Rating
(1,103)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (85.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$18 per month billed annually
Browse all 3 pricing plansDigitalOcean vs Squarespace
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found DigitalOcean easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with DigitalOcean overall.
- Reviewers felt that DigitalOcean meets the needs of their business better than Squarespace.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that DigitalOcean is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of DigitalOcean over Squarespace.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
DigitalOcean
Droplets
Starting at $4.00
Simple, affordable, fast virtual machines
- Deploys in seconds
- Scales up on demand
- Run any workload from mission critical apps to low traffic sites
Squarespace
Business
$18
per month billed annually
Unlimited Pages, Galleries, and Blogs, with Unlimited Storage, Bandwidth, and Contributors
- Fully Integrated E-Commerce
- Sell up to 20 Products
- Developer Platform
Free Trial
DigitalOcean
Free Trial is available
Squarespace
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.1
639
8.7
964
Ease of Use
9.3
628
8.8
964
Ease of Setup
9.3
487
8.8
462
Ease of Admin
9.2
406
8.8
446
Quality of Support
8.7
522
8.5
807
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
379
8.7
417
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
628
8.3
948
Features by Category
Core Conversational Capabilities - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Interaction
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Task & Flow Management - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Learning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Deployment & Embedding - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Admin & Configuration - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
System
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring & Improvement - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reliability & Safety - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Infrastructure Provision
9.1
144
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
77
Not enough data
8.3
120
Not enough data
9.3
151
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
131
Not enough data
Management
8.8
153
Not enough data
8.7
153
Not enough data
8.7
146
Not enough data
Functionality
8.4
81
Not enough data
Integration - Machine Learning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Learning - Machine Learning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Virtual Private Servers (VPS)
7.5
21
Not enough data
7.3
20
Not enough data
7.5
20
Not enough data
Hosting Management
8.4
346
Not enough data
8.9
353
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
285
Not enough data
8.2
240
Not enough data
8.7
267
Not enough data
7.9
216
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
296
Not enough data
8.6
294
Not enough data
Development
8.9
73
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
73
Not enough data
8.8
68
Not enough data
7.9
68
Not enough data
Database
8.7
69
Not enough data
7.9
67
Not enough data
7.9
66
Not enough data
8.6
66
Not enough data
8.9
68
Not enough data
Infrastructure
8.8
69
Not enough data
9.0
70
Not enough data
8.3
68
Not enough data
Configuration
8.8
51
Not enough data
8.7
51
Not enough data
8.6
51
Not enough data
7.4
50
Not enough data
8.7
50
Not enough data
Database Administration
8.7
51
Not enough data
8.4
51
Not enough data
7.8
50
Not enough data
Availability
9.2
51
Not enough data
8.8
50
Not enough data
8.4
51
Not enough data
8.4
50
Not enough data
Security
7.7
47
Not enough data
8.0
48
Not enough data
7.7
46
Not enough data
Data Management
8.6
47
Not enough data
7.5
47
Not enough data
Customizations
Not enough data
8.7
659
Not enough data
8.7
646
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.1
594
Growth
Not enough data
7.6
514
Not enough data
8.0
565
Not enough data
7.7
484
Not enough data
8.1
386
Not enough data
8.7
534
Content
Not enough data
8.2
458
Not enough data
8.5
579
Not enough data
8.7
496
Not enough data
7.2
95
Support
Not enough data
8.3
123
Management
9.3
38
Not enough data
9.1
37
Not enough data
8.5
36
Not enough data
Organization
8.9
37
Not enough data
9.0
37
Not enough data
8.9
36
Not enough data
Development
8.8
36
Not enough data
8.8
34
Not enough data
8.9
36
Not enough data
9.2
35
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
DigitalOcean and Squarespace share no categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
DigitalOcean
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Squarespace
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
24.5%
Information Technology and Services
19.8%
Internet
6.9%
Marketing and Advertising
5.8%
Computer & Network Security
3.0%
Other
40.0%
Marketing and Advertising
14.9%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.6%
Design
5.2%
Photography
4.6%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
3.2%
Other
66.5%
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Discussions
What are droplets in DigitalOcean?
7 Comments
JL
Companies like to rename existing concepts to make them seem more exclusive. A Droplet is what Digital Ocean has decided to name its virtual machines,...Read more
What's your primary use case for DigitalOcean?
2 Comments
TR
I use it for hosting my staging websites for my web dev business as well as hosting my own website. I'm not a big fan of web hosting companies, especially as...Read more
Are digital ocean droplets VPS?
2 Comments
JL
Yes, Droplets are what Digital Ocean calls their VPS's.Read more
How do I remove powered by squarespace?
3 Comments
JK
If it’s in a Text Box in the footer, you can click Edit, hover over the Text Box and delete it by dragging it into the trash can or simply deleting the...Read more
What are premium features on squarespace?
1 Comment
SZ
I've been super impressed by squarespace mailing lists. I switched from mailchimp and it's way cheaper and the layouts feel easier to use. Also, we've...Read more
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