Squarespace vs Webflow

Squarespace and Webflow (Webflow is the way to design, build, and launch powerful websites visually - without coding.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Webflow (rank #122) holds a modest lead over Squarespace (rank #536) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (54 vs 36). The gap of 18 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Webflow is ahead of Squarespace. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Webflow is ahead of Squarespace. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Webflow is ahead of Squarespace. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Webflow is clearly ahead of Squarespace. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Webflow is slightly ahead of Squarespace.

Squarespace carries 2,038 GitHub stars across 98 public repos, with 6 repositories active in the last 90 days and 1 external contributors on record. Webflow shows 735 stars across 52 public repos, 9 active in the last 90 days and 16 external contributors.

Squarespace is worth a look for teams already invested in its stack. Webflow looks better where reach is the deciding factor. The table below breaks the scores down pillar by pillar; the linked profiles cover the underlying repos, docs and community signals in full.