Migration Difficulty Estimator
Migrate from Squarespace to Gatsby
Stop guessing. Calculate the exact technical difficulty score for moving your specific infrastructure from Squarespace to a modern Gatsby stack.
Platform Baseline Friction
Moderate (7/10) - Migrating from Squarespace involves extracting content from a Builder architecture. Our process handles the mapping of Squarespace's proprietary data structures into clean, structured content ready for Gatsby.
Start Fresh (Pros)
- ✓ Significant SEO uplift: Gatsby scores 9/10 vs Squarespace's 6/10.
- ✓ Performance boost: Expect faster LCP and TBT metrics on Gatsby.
- ✓ Total design freedom: No more rigid templates or builder restrictions.
- ✓ Eliminates Squarespace pain points like "rigid templates".
Migration Risks (Cons)
- ⚠ Higher complexity: Requires developer maintenance unlike drag-and-drop builders.
- ⚠ New layout challenge: Build time slowness.
Data Transferability Matrix
⚠️ Blog Posts & Pages
Complex
Extracted via Scraping (Squarespace has no export)
✅ Images & Media
Automated
Migrated to CDN
❌ Visual Design
Manual
Recreated as Custom Code
❌ Widgets & Logic
Manual
Replaced with Custom Functions
✅ SEO Rankings
Automated
Preserved via 301 Redirects
* Squarespace data structure requires extracted via scraping (squarespace has no export).