Weebly vs Squarespace — Platform Benchmark

48.4

Weebly

2 sites

56.2

Squarespace

436 sites

WINNER

Score Summary

Avg AI Readability

57.3 76.7

Avg Security

16.7 56.5

Avg Efficiency

56.0 50.2

Avg Total Score

48.4 56.2

Avg Structure

51.6 73.6

Avg Load Complexity

61.0 41.9

Avg Lighthouse

55.5 32.6

Best Site Score

53.9 71.1

Worst Site Score

42.9 36.6

Weebly Squarespace

Performance by Industry

Average total score for each platform within shared industries.

Industry	Weebly	Squarespace
Architecture	—	58.2 18 sites
Content Creation	—	55.8 3 sites
Corporate-personal	—	56.9 29 sites
Design	—	57.7 7 sites
Film & Video	—	57.1 4 sites
Photography	—	56.1 375 sites

Comparison Insights

Overall Verdict

Squarespace holds a modest 7.8-point lead over Weebly. The difference is real but not decisive.

Dimension Edge

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

Opportunities for improvement

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

Industry-by-Industry Results

The platforms split industry wins evenly across 6 shared verticals - the overall score gap may be driven by a few outlier sites rather than a consistent pattern.

Sample Size Consideration

Squarespace has 218× more audited sites than Weebly. Larger samples surface more variation and may pull averages toward the mean, so this comparison should be read with that in mind.