# Squarespace, what it is and how websites use it. A premium website building platform with an emphasis on design and aesthetics. Popular among creatives, photographers, and small businesses thanks to high-quality templates. - **Status:** Stable. Design-oriented platform with an all-in-one approach. - **Category:** [CMS and site builders](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms) - **First release:** 2004 - **License:** proprietary - **Official website:** https://www.squarespace.com - **Documentation:** https://developers.squarespace.com - **Page:** https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/squarespace ## Squarespace on audited websites 196 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run Squarespace (1.2%). That ranks it #8 of the 21 technologies in CMS and site builders we have seen in audits. ### Websites running Squarespace vs all websites - **Web score:** 72 (all websites 72) - **SEO:** 81 (all websites 79) - **Security:** 61 (all websites 59) - **Performance:** 58 (all websites 72) - **AI Readiness:** 32 (all websites 31) ### Most used in CMS and site builders 1. [WordPress](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/wordpress): 8.4% (1,417) 2. [Lovable](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/lovable): 1.8% (310) 3. [Framer](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/framer): 1.6% (266) 4. [Webflow](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/webflow): 1.5% (260) 5. [Wix](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/wix): 1.4% (232) 6. [Sanity](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/sanity): 1.2% (197) 7. [Joomla](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/joomla): 1.2% (196) 8. [Squarespace](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/squarespace): 1.2% (196) 9. [Webnode](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/webnode): 1.0% (171) 10. [Drupal](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/drupal): 1.0% (170) ## Other technologies in CMS and site builders - [TYPO3](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/typo3): <1% of websites - [Contao](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/contao): <1% of websites - [Storyblok](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/storyblok): <1% of websites - [Contentful](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/contentful): <1% of websites - [Base44](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/base44): <1% of websites - [HubSpot CMS](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/hubspot-cms): <1% of websites - [Ghost](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/ghost): <1% of websites - [Blogger](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/blogger): <1% of websites - [Payload CMS](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/payload-cms): <1% of websites - [Directus](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/directus): <1% of websites - [Bolt](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/bolt): <1% of websites - [Replit](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/replit): not seen yet [All 24 in CMS and site builders](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms) ## Questions about Squarespace ### What is Squarespace? A premium website building platform with an emphasis on design and aesthetics. Popular among creatives, photographers, and small businesses thanks to high-quality templates. The be1st catalog lists Squarespace under CMS and site builders. License of Squarespace: proprietary. ### How many websites use Squarespace? 196 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run Squarespace (1.2%), as of 8 Nov 2026. ### When was Squarespace first released? Squarespace was first released in 2004. ### Is Squarespace still a modern choice? Squarespace is a stable, mature choice rather than a new one. Design-oriented platform with an all-in-one approach. ### What are the alternatives to Squarespace? Technologies that do the same job as Squarespace include Framer, Webflow, Wix, and Webnode. Numbers: latest audit of each of 16,845 websites audited by be1st, as of 8 Nov 2026.