55.5
Average
259Sites
55.5Avg Score
40.6Avg Load
57.5Avg Security
Performance Averages Overview
Score Distribution
60–74
69
45–59
183
0–44
7
Industries Using Squarespace
| Industry | Sites | Score | Efficiency | Security |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photography | 231 | 55.3 | 48.3 | 57.2 |
| Architecture | 14 | 58.9 | 51.9 | 59.5 |
| Photographer | 9 | 54.2 | 46.2 | 61.1 |
| Corporate-personal | 2 | 60.1 | 53.5 | 66.7 |
| Content Creation | 1 | 54.7 | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| Design | 1 | 56.2 | 54.0 | 50.0 |
| Film & Video | 1 | 52.5 | 49.0 | 50.0 |
* Averages scores.
Platform Insights
Overall Platform Health
Performance is below average for this platform. Common weaknesses are likely shared across sites - possibly due to default configurations or template constraints.
Opportunities for improvement
- Review whether platform defaults are limiting scores across all sites.
Strengths & Gaps
AI Readability is the platform's strongest dimension (avg 77.5), while Lighthouse shows the most room for improvement (avg 28). This gap is significant and likely reflects a systemic limitation of this platform.
Opportunities for improvement
- Prioritize Lighthouse improvements across sites on this platform.
- Investigate whether platform architecture is limiting Lighthouse scores.
Score Distribution
73% of sites fall below 60 - a large share of the platform's sites need meaningful work.
Opportunities for improvement
- The lower-scoring segment is large enough to warrant a targeted improvement campaign.
- Few sites have reached high scores - platform-level best practices may not be well established.
Industry Performance
Corporate-personal sites on this platform lead with an average of 60.1, while Film & Video sites trail at 52.5. Industries perform fairly consistently on this platform.
Top 10 Sites on Squarespace
| # | Domain | Score | Platform | Vertical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | trahanphoto.com | 71.1 | Squarespace | Food-Beverage |
| #2 | jennifergrahamphotography.com | 69.6 | Squarespace | Headshots-Corporate |
| #3 | lizziemayson.com | 68.3 | Squarespace | Food-Beverage |
| #4 | raquellangworthy.com | 68.0 | Squarespace | Real-Estate |
| #5 | johndolan.com | 67.8 | Squarespace | Food-Beverage |
| #6 | reactormedia.io | 67.8 | Squarespace | Food-Beverage |
| #7 | philchester.com | 67.0 | Squarespace | Food-Beverage |
| #8 | aleksiphoto.com | 66.9 | Squarespace | Food-Beverage |
| #9 | christopherjue.com | 66.8 | Squarespace | Fashion-Editorial |
| #10 | sanderdewilde.com | 66.6 | Squarespace | Fashion-Editorial |