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Angular vs Squarespace

Security & risk comparison · Updated October 2026

How does Angular compare to Squarespace on security, AI-readiness, and total cost of ownership? We scored both across 7 dimensions using NVD/NIST CVE data, GitHub metrics, and our census of the Tranco top 100,000.

Key finding

Angular scores 63/100 overall versus Squarespace's 49/100. Angular has 30 total CVEs compared to Squarespace's 0, though its larger ecosystem contributes to a higher CVE count. (Source: WebPulse framework scoring, NIST NVD and CISA KEV, updated October 2026)

Who actually runs Angular and Squarespace

Share of sites with an identified platform, from WebPulse's scan of the Tranco top 100,000 and our Common Crawl census.

WhereAngularSquarespace
Top 1,000 9.8% (21) 1.9% (4)
Top 10,000 6.4% (164) 0.7% (17)
Top 100,000 5.9% (1,622) 0.6% (156)
Wider web1.6%0.5%

Highest-ranked sites on Angular

  1. microsoft.com#6
  2. office.com#21
  3. cloud.microsoft#41
  4. sharepoint.com#44
  5. pinterest.com#56

Highest-ranked sites on Squarespace

  1. googledomains.com#58
  2. squarespace.com#548
  3. mailchimp.com#736
  4. mailchi.mp#958
  5. statcounter.com#1,011

Detected from each homepage's HTML, headers and cookies in September 2026. Methodology

63
Angular
Modern · TYPESCRIPT
vs
49
Squarespace
Modern · JAVA
Dimension-by-dimension breakdown
security Angular
75
50
Angular
Squarespace
performance Tie
65
65
Angular
Squarespace
ecosystem Angular
72
50
Angular
Squarespace
ai readiness Angular
45
30
Angular
Squarespace
developer experience Angular
65
50
Angular
Squarespace
market trajectory Angular
55
50
Angular
Squarespace
cost of ownership Tie
55
55
Angular
Squarespace
Security details
Metric Angular Squarespace
Total CVEs 30 0
Critical CVEs 3 0
Exploited (KEV) 0 0
CVEs last year 5 0
Avg CVSS 4.8 0
Security score 75/100 50/100
Acceptable
Angular

Angular scores 64/100. Verdict: Acceptable.

Caution
Squarespace

Squarespace scores 50/100. Evaluate modern alternatives for better security and AI-readiness.

Quick facts
Angular
Category: Frontend
Language: TYPESCRIPT
First release: 2016
Generation: Modern
Trend: Stable
Market share: 2.0%
Squarespace
Category: Website_builder
Language: JAVA
First release: 2004
Generation: Modern
Trend: Declining
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Data sourced from NVD/NIST CVE database, GitHub API, and WebPulse framework scanner. Scores calculated using a 7-dimension model covering security, performance, ecosystem health, AI-readiness, developer experience, market trajectory, and cost of ownership. Updated October 2026.