Squarespace vs Exhibit — Platform Benchmark

56.3

Squarespace

443 sites

64.0

Exhibit

4 sites

WINNER

Score Summary

Avg AI Readability

76.7 73.5

Avg Security

56.5 16.7

Avg Efficiency

50.2 77.3

Avg Total Score

56.3 64.0

Avg Structure

73.4 80.8

Avg Load Complexity

42.0 86.3

Avg Lighthouse

32.6 62.8

Best Site Score

71.1 70.0

Worst Site Score

36.6 59.7

Squarespace Exhibit

Performance by Industry

Average total score for each platform within shared industries.

Industry	Squarespace	Exhibit
Architecture	58.2 18 sites	—
Content Creation	55.8 3 sites	—
Corporate-personal	57.2 30 sites	—
Design	57.7 7 sites	—
Film & Video	57.9 5 sites	—
Photography	56.0 380 sites	64.0 4 sites

Comparison Insights

Overall Verdict

Exhibit holds a modest 7.7-point lead over Squarespace. The difference is real but not decisive.

Dimension Edge

Squarespace leads in: AI Readability, Security. Exhibit leads in: Efficiency, Structure, Load Complexity, Lighthouse. Exhibit has a broader performance advantage across dimensions.

Opportunities for improvement

Squarespace could target Efficiency, Structure, Load Complexity, Lighthouse to close the gap.
Exhibit could target AI Readability, Security to improve.

Industry-by-Industry Results

Exhibit wins in 1 of 6 shared industries - its overall lead holds across verticals.

Sample Size Consideration

Squarespace has 110.8× more audited sites than Exhibit. Larger samples surface more variation and may pull averages toward the mean, so this comparison should be read with that in mind.