Squarespace vs Framer — Platform Benchmark

56.3

Squarespace

443 sites

WINNER

52.1

Framer

7 sites

Score Summary

Avg AI Readability

76.7 47.1

Avg Security

56.5 50.0

Avg Efficiency

50.2 54.1

Avg Total Score

56.3 52.1

Avg Structure

73.4 51.0

Avg Load Complexity

42.0 50.0

Avg Lighthouse

32.6 62.4

Best Site Score

71.1 62.8

Worst Site Score

36.6 37.4

Squarespace Framer

Performance by Industry

Average total score for each platform within shared industries.

Industry	Squarespace	Framer
Architecture	58.2 18 sites	55.0 1 sites
Content Creation	55.8 3 sites	—
Corporate-personal	57.2 30 sites	—
Design	57.7 7 sites	46.5 3 sites
Film & Video	57.9 5 sites	—
Photography	56.0 380 sites	56.7 3 sites

Comparison Insights

Overall Verdict

Squarespace holds a modest 4.1-point lead over Framer. The difference is real but not decisive.

Dimension Edge

Squarespace leads in: AI Readability, Security, Structure. Framer leads in: Efficiency, Load Complexity, Lighthouse. Each platform has distinct strengths in different dimensions.

Opportunities for improvement

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

Industry-by-Industry Results

Squarespace wins in 2 of 6 shared industries, suggesting its advantage is consistent rather than driven by a single vertical.

Sample Size Consideration

Squarespace has 63.3× more audited sites than Framer. Larger samples surface more variation and may pull averages toward the mean, so this comparison should be read with that in mind.