Drupal vs Squarespace

With the advancement of technology, different sectors are shifting from traditional marketing to digital marketing. Each and every organization whether small or big wants to have a digital presence so they want to build their websites, portfolios, blogs etc. but making websites or web applications is a complex and time-consuming task which requires coding skills. Hence to solve this problem, many organizations have provided website building and content management platforms which make it easy to create web applications. Two such platforms are Squarespace and Drupal which provides different services to build websites and web applications for personal or commercial use.

Drupal can be understood as a content management framework which helps in building interactive web applications and websites. It is an open-source platform. The development credit for this platform goes to Dries Buytaert. It was initially launched in 2000. The current version of this framework is 8.5 It was developed using PHP programming language. It was built using a software architectural pattern.

Advantages of Drupal

• It is open source and has a large community.
• It has better scalability features means scaling a business is very easy.
• It provides free services means basic functionalities are free.
• It has multilingual capabilities means users can use a large number of languages.

Disadvantages of Drupal

• It does not support mobile platforms.
• It is difficult for non-technical users as customization requires coding skills.

Squarespace can be understood as a website building company founded by Anthony Casalena in 2004. It is an American company which provides its software as a service. It has a large number of pre-designed templates which can be used for making interactive websites. It also provides hosting services along with domain names and other features. It is used due to its drag and drop capabilities.

Advantages of Squarespace

• It comes with drag and drop features which makes it very easy to use.
• The loading time of this platform is very low so it is a quick platform.
• It provides immediate customer support.
• It has good back end managing features which provide good control of functionalities. 

Disadvantages of Squarespace

• It does not have any free plan like some other platforms such as Wix or Drupal.
• It is not an open-source platform.
• It does not have advanced marketing and SEO tools.

Below is a table of differentiation between Drupal and Squarespace:

	Drupal	Squarespace
1.	It is a content management framework which helps in building websites, blogs, web applications etc.	It is a website building company which provides software as a service.
2.	Drupal was founded by Dries Buytaert.	It was founded by Anthony Casalena in New York.
3.	It only supports web-based platforms.	It supports web-based, android based and iPhone based platforms.
4.	It is an open-source platform.	It is not an open-source platform.
5.	It is a free platform and its services are free.	Its subscription plan starts at just $16 per month.
6.	It does not have an alert or notification feature.	It has some advanced features like notifications, activity tracking, accounting integration etc.
7.	Categorization and cataloguing are not allowed.	It provides categorization and cataloguing features.
8.	Its popularity is good.	It is more popular than Drupal.