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We created a site in Wix, Weebly, Squarespace & WordPress – See How Each Stacks Up Creating a website and trying to figure out what platform to use? We created a site in the big 4 website creation tools – recorded the video and show you the pros and cons of each. If you’re thinking of building your own website – you want to read this first. First, some background on each: Reports of the number of users of each platform vary widely from source to source, but the general consensus is that WordPress leads and no one else is catching up anytime soon. According to a July 2015 study by W3Techs, out of the 40.1% of the websites it surveyed that use a Content Management System, WordPress enjoys a market share of 60.3% (24.2% of the potential market overall, when including non-CMS users). The study found that all other CMS platforms together account for just 15.4% of the potential market, and Wix, Weebly, and Squarespace each claim less than 1%. Wix.com Another Wix advantage is that all of your content is visible, and editable, on your screen at all times. Weebly.com Squarespace.com