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Cody vs Squarespace
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Cody and Squarespace — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Cody vs Squarespace: at a glance
What is Cody?
Cody preps stores for Black Friday with gift-cart fixes, mobile badges and a faster admin menu.
Cody, a white-label ecommerce platform for New Zealand and Australian retailers, shipped seven releases on November 3. The visible ones are a redesigned admin menu with pins, recents and ⌘K quick search, editable customer fields in the new Customers module, and account lockout with risky-login alerts. Promotions v2 now removes auto-added free gifts when a cart stops qualifying, and product overlays get separate mobile and desktop font sizes.
What is Squarespace?
Squarespace adds customer profiles, transactional email and PIX/UPI/USDC payments via Link.
Squarespace is filling out its commerce back office: the October update adds Customer Profiles with spend and consent data, invoices with built-in taxes and multiple recipients, service-location tax addresses, and Pay Links over SMS. Email Campaigns can now send transactional messages without marketing opt-in. Link adds PIX, UPI and USDC stablecoins for US merchants, plus Instant Bank Payments for Stripe users.
Cody vs Squarespace: editorial side-by-side
Cody
5.0E-COMM
Cody preps stores for Black Friday with gift-cart fixes, mobile badges and a faster admin menu.
◆ Current state
Cody, a white-label ecommerce platform for New Zealand and Australian retailers, shipped seven releases on November 3. The visible ones are a redesigned admin menu with pins, recents and ⌘K quick search, editable customer fields in the new Customers module, and account lockout with risky-login alerts. Promotions v2 now removes auto-added free gifts when a cart stops qualifying, and product overlays get separate mobile and desktop font sizes.
◆ Where it's heading
Cody is rebuilding its admin one module at a time, Products in October and Customers now, while tuning promotions for the Black Friday peak. Releases keep landing in batches: ten on October 27, seven on November 3.
◆ Prediction
The Customers module reaches the remaining sites over the coming weeks, per the release; more Black Friday promotion safeguards are likely before month end.
Squarespace
2.5E-COMM
Squarespace adds customer profiles, transactional email and PIX/UPI/USDC payments via Link.
◆ Current state
Squarespace is filling out its commerce back office: the October update adds Customer Profiles with spend and consent data, invoices with built-in taxes and multiple recipients, service-location tax addresses, and Pay Links over SMS. Email Campaigns can now send transactional messages without marketing opt-in. Link adds PIX, UPI and USDC stablecoins for US merchants, plus Instant Bank Payments for Stripe users.
◆ Where it's heading
After AI site generation in September and LLM visibility tracking in July, the monthly releases have turned back to getting service businesses paid and managing their customers in one place. Payments, invoicing and CRM-style profiles are now shipping every month, which moves Squarespace toward a lightweight operating system for small service businesses.
◆ Prediction
Expect Customer Profiles to start feeding segmentation and automations in Email Campaigns, and more payment methods on Link outside the US.
Alternatives to Cody and Squarespace
Other E-comm products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Cody or Squarespace.
Spree Commerce
Spree 6.0 turns an open-source storefront into a marketplace and B2B platform
Spryker
Spryker splits bulk CSV import into a standalone Data Exchange Jobs engine.
CartFlows
CartFlows is in maintenance mode, shipping security fixes across its WooCommerce add-ons.
SpotOn
SpotOn refreshes its restaurant POS screens and adds KDS handling for split checks.
Virto Commerce
Virto Commerce limits forced password changes to password sign-ins after its admin UI split.
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Recent activity from Cody and Squarespace
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 1d agoCody🧭 Find what you need faster with the new admin menu
- 1d agoCody🎁 Free gifts leave the cart when the promo no longer applies
- 1d agoCody🔠 Product overlays that look right on every screen
- 1d agoCody🏷️ See price types clearly in the Products module
- 1d agoCody👤 Edit customer details in the new Customers module
- 1d agoCody🔒 Stronger protection for your admin accounts
- 12d agoSquarespaceCustomer profiles, transactional email, PIX/UPI/USDC on Link
- 1mo agoSquarespaceSeptember 2026 Product Updates ⚡
- 2mo agoSquarespaceAugust 2026 Product Updates
- 3mo agoSquarespaceJuly 2026 Product Updates ⚡
- 4mo agoSquarespaceJune 2026 Product Updates
- 5mo agoSquarespaceMay 2026 Product Updates
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Cody and Squarespace?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Cody is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 2.5), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Cody better than Squarespace?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Cody is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 2.5), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other E-comm products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Cody?
Top Cody alternatives in E-comm are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Cody alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/cody-store for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Squarespace?
Top Squarespace alternatives in E-comm are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Squarespace alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/squarespace for the full list with editorial commentary on each.