Side-by-side comparison · Website & App Builders
Durable vs Glide vs Squarespace
Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.
Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.
At a glance
Pick it if: Sole traders and small local service businesses that want a website and simple customer tools live the same day.
Pick it if: Small and medium businesses that run on spreadsheets and want simple apps for staff, especially teams working in the field.
Pick it if: Small businesses, creatives and service providers who want a professional-looking website they can run themselves.
Squarespace scores highest overall, but Durable gives you more for your money. Which one is right comes down to what you value most.
Overview
| Attribute | Durable | Glide | Squarespace |
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| In one line | Builds a small-business website in a minute, with a CRM, bookings and payments built in. | Turns your spreadsheets into business apps and AI agents your team can use on any device. | Website builder with polished templates and an AI that drafts your whole site for you. |
| Pricing model | Freemium | Freemium | Paid |
| Starting price | $25/mo | $0 | $19/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | No |
| Works with Claude Code | No | Yes | Yes |
Rating breakdown
Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.
| Attribute | Durable | Glide | Squarespace |
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| Overall rating | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.1Winner |
| Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it. | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
| FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together. | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them. | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 |
| Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan. | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
| Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over. | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Feature comparison
A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.
| Attribute | Durable | Glide | Squarespace |
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| Access & platform | |||
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | No |
| Mobile app | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Desktop app | – | No | No |
| Browser extension | – | No | No |
| API access | – | Yes | Yes |
| Teams & business | |||
| Team workspace | – | Yes | Yes |
| Enterprise plan or SSO | – | Yes | Yes |
| Connects to other apps | – | Yes | Yes |
| Open source or self-hosted | No | No | No |
| AI abilities | |||
| Works with your files | – | Yes | Yes |
| Understands images | – | Yes | – |
| Makes images | Yes | No | Yes |
| Makes video | No | No | No |
| Writes code | No | No | No |
| Runs agents or automations | – | Yes | No |
| Learns your brand or style | Yes | No | Yes |
| Works in many languages | Yes | – | Yes |
| Capabilities score | 5/ 17 | 9/ 17 | 9/ 17 |
Pricing
Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.
| Attribute | Durable | Glide | Squarespace |
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| Plans | Free Free Seeing what your site would look like. | Free $0 Building and testing before you roll it out. | Basic $19/mo billed yearly, or $25 monthly A simple site for a service business. |
LaunchOur pick $25/mo, or about $22/mo billed yearly Most small businesses going live. | Basic $25/mo One or two simple team apps. | CoreOur pick $29/mo billed yearly, or $39 monthly Most small businesses, especially if you sell anything. | |
Grow $49/mo, or about $41/mo billed yearly Busier businesses using the AI tools a lot. | PlusOur pick $50/mo Small businesses running several apps. | Plus $49/mo billed yearly, or $65 monthly Growing online stores. | |
Pro $125/mo Growing teams with many apps. | Advanced $99/mo billed yearly, or $139 monthly Bigger stores and membership businesses. | ||
Enterprise Custom Larger companies with strict controls. | |||
| Which plan to pick | Build on Free to see if you like the result, then move to Launch to go live on your own domain. Grow is only worth it if you have lots of customers or use the AI marketing tools heavily. | Build on Free until the app does what you need. Basic works for one or two simple apps, but Plus is the better fit for most small businesses because it allows public apps and more workflows. Pro only makes sense once you need unlimited apps or MCP building. | Use the 14-day trial to build your site with Blueprint before paying. Pick Core if you'll sell anything, since Basic charges a 2% fee on sales. Pay yearly to save around a quarter and get a free domain for the first year. |
Key features
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Questions people ask
Which is better, Durable, Glide or Squarespace?
Squarespace scores highest overall in our ratings (Durable 4.0/5, Glide 3.7/5 and Squarespace 4.1/5). Durable is best for A website for a local service business in minutes and online bookings from your site. Glide is best for turning a spreadsheet into a team app and field teams logging jobs on their phones. Squarespace is best for professional sites for service businesses and portfolios for creatives and photographers.
Which is cheaper, Durable, Glide or Squarespace?
Durable: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $25/mo. Glide: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $0. Squarespace: There's no free plan. Paid plans start at $19/mo.
Which is easier to use, Durable, Glide or Squarespace?
Durable rates highest for ease of use in our scores. Sole traders and small local service businesses that want a website and simple customer tools live the same day.
How we compare
Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.
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