squarespace.com review: Trust score 100/100

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Is squarespace.com legit?

No major scam signal confirmed

squarespace.com shows several positive trust signals. We did not confirm a clear scam verdict, but the checks below still highlight what deserves attention.

Our score 100/100

Generally positive

Threat lists Clean Passed
SSL Valid Passed
Domain age 8555 days Established
Email protection Incomplete Check
Popularity #545 Ranked

Our verdict

Our automated scanner gives squarespace.com a trust score of 100/100. Stronger trust signals include No malicious detections reported, Configured free blacklist checks did not report a match, Abuse confidence score 5/100. The main warnings or unknowns are No SPF policy found, Missing: content-security-policy, x-frame-options, referrer-policy, permissions-policy, gift card.

This is an automated trust analysis. It checks technical signals, public threat feeds, domain records and website configuration. It cannot prove intent, but it helps you decide whether extra caution is needed before you log in, pay, download files or share personal information.

Recommended action The technical signals are mostly positive, but always review the website content, payment method and contact information before trusting it.

Website preview

Screenshot preview of squarespace.com

Preview image generated from the scanned homepage. Visual appearance can change after the scan.

What to watch for

  • Missing SPF record -4 No SPF policy found
  • Limited security headers -4 Missing: content-security-policy, x-frame-options, referrer-policy, permissions-policy
  • Payment risk language detected -8 gift card

What this means for you

  • Browsing the homepage: review normally, but watch for browser warnings or forced downloads.
  • Entering passwords: only continue if the domain clearly matches the official website.
  • Payments: verify company details, refund policy and payment method first.
  • Downloads: avoid files when threat intelligence or reputation warnings are present.

Is squarespace.com safe to use?

squarespace.com currently has a moderate to positive trust profile in our automated analysis. The score combines blacklist results, SSL status, DNS configuration, WHOIS data, redirect behavior, security headers, domain heuristics, IP reputation and popularity signals.

A high score does not guarantee that a website is legitimate, and a low score does not prove criminal intent. The purpose of this report is to show the technical evidence so visitors can make a more informed decision.

Brand and domain checks

Brand-like pattern
No common pattern detected
Redirects elsewhere
No
Final URL
https://www.squarespace.com/
Punycode detected
No

Contact and company signals

About page
Yes
Contact page
Yes
Privacy policy
Yes
Terms page
Yes
Refund policy
No

Payment risk indicators

Risk terms found
gift card
External links
48
Recommendation
The technical signals are mostly positive, but always review the website content, payment method and contact information before trusting it.

Trust signals found

  • VirusTotal clean result No malicious detections reported
  • No phishing list match found Configured free blacklist checks did not report a match
  • AbuseIPDB clean IP score Abuse confidence score 5/100
  • Valid SSL certificate Certificate valid with 188 days remaining
  • Established domain age 8555 days old
  • MX records present Mail exchange records found
  • DMARC record present DMARC policy found
  • HTTPS reachable Website responds over HTTPS
  • Company information pages found about page, contact page, privacy policy, terms page
  • Recognized website popularity Tranco rank #545

Website popularity

90 Popularity score
08-27
Rank source
Tranco
Tranco rank
545
Estimated visitors
5M-50M monthly visits

Additional threat intelligence

AlienVault OTX pulses
0
OTX reputation
No data available
AbuseIPDB score
5/100
AbuseIPDB reports
4
IP owner / ISP
Squarespace, Inc.

VirusTotal details

Malicious detections
0
Suspicious detections
0
Harmless engines
61
Undetected engines
30
Reputation
0
Community votes
harmless: 3, malicious: 3
Categories
Sophos: information technology, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker: information technology

No VirusTotal malicious or suspicious engine-level detections are available for this scan.

View all stored VirusTotal output

How this compares to trusted websites

  • Trusted websites usually use a valid SSL certificate and keep it renewed.
  • They often have clear contact details, company information, privacy terms and refund policies.
  • They rarely appear on malware, phishing or abuse intelligence lists.
  • They use stable DNS, email authentication and predictable redirects.

Sources checked

VirusTotal Google Safe Browsing URLHaus OpenPhish PhishTank AlienVault OTX AbuseIPDB WHOIS DNS SSL Security headers Tranco

Technical safety checks

These checks explain the underlying signals behind the verdict. They are useful when you want to know whether a website has a stable domain history, a valid SSL certificate, normal DNS records and expected security configuration.

Domain information

Domain
squarespace.com
Registrar
MarkMonitor, Inc.
Domain age
8555 days
Created
2003-03-25T21:26:58+00:00
WHOIS privacy
No

SSL details

Valid SSL
Yes
Issuer
DigiCert Inc
Subject
*.squarespace.com
Expires
2027-03-03T23:59:59+00:00
Days remaining
188

HTTP checks

HTTPS available
Yes
HTTP available
No
Status code
200
Final URL
https://www.squarespace.com/
Page title
Website Builder – Easily Create Your Own Website — Squarespace

DNS records

A records
198.185.159.180, 198.49.23.181, 198.185.159.181, 198.49.23.180
MX records
20 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com, 10 aspmx.l.google.com, 30 aspmx3.googlemail.com, 20 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com, 30 aspmx5.googlemail.com, 30 aspmx2.googlemail.com, 30 aspmx4.googlemail.com
Nameservers
ns03.squarespacedns.com, dns1.p06.nsone.net, ns02.squarespacedns.com, dns4.p06.nsone.net, ns04.squarespacedns.com, dns3.p06.nsone.net, dns2.p06.nsone.net, ns01.squarespacedns.com
SPF record
DMARC record
v=DMARC1; p=reject; aspf=r; fo=1; pct=100; rua=mailto:squarespace@rua.agari.com; ruf=mailto:squarespace@ruf.agari.com

Security headers

Present
strict-transport-security, x-content-type-options
Missing
content-security-policy, x-frame-options, referrer-policy, permissions-policy

Blacklist overview

VirusTotal malicious
0
Google Safe Browsing unsafe
No
URLHaus listed
No data available
OpenPhish listed
No
PhishTank listed
No data available

Technical analysis

IP address
198.185.159.180
ASN / organization
AS53831 Squarespace, Inc.
Hosting provider
AS53831 Squarespace, Inc.
Location
New York City, New York, US
High entropy score
2.914
Suspicious TLD
No
Suspicious keywords
No data available

Redirect chain

  1. https://squarespace.com/

squarespace.com safety FAQ

Is squarespace.com a scam?

This automated report cannot make a legal accusation. It gives squarespace.com a trust score of 100/100 based on the security and reputation signals available at scan time. Review the warnings, threat detections and technical checks above before using the site.

Why did squarespace.com get this trust score?

The score is weighted from multiple signals, including threat-list matches, domain age, SSL status, redirects, DNS records, SPF/DMARC, security headers, suspicious keywords, IP reputation and popularity data.

Should I enter personal or payment information?

The technical signals are mostly positive, but always review the website content, payment method and contact information before trusting it.

How often is this analysis updated?

The report is generated from stored scan data. When the automation script refreshes the domain, the page updates the score, threat intelligence, technical checks and popularity history.

Scan timestamp: 2026-08-27T18:24:20+00:00
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