Duda vs Weebly

2021. Web building platform Duda snaps up e-commerce cart tool Snipcart



Duda has completed the acquisition of Snipcart, a Canada-based startup that specializes in providing businesses with the ability to incorporate a shopping cart feature into their websites. Duda primarily collaborates with digital agencies and SaaS companies and boasts approximately 1 million paying sites. The acquisition was prompted by the surge in e-commerce websites during the global pandemic. By joining forces, the two companies will introduce enhanced functionalities within the Duda platform, including payment and membership tools. With Snipcart on board, Duda's customers, who often possess inventory and prefer not to manage it on separate e-commerce platforms, can seamlessly transform their products into purchasable items on the web.


2018. Weebly brings more e-commerce features to mobile



Website builder Weebly has introduced several new e-commerce features for their mobile app. These features enable users to perform various tasks directly from their smartphones, such as shipping and printing labels, responding to customer inquiries through embedded Facebook Messenger on Weebly sites, approving customer reviews, creating customized coupon codes, and managing all aspects of their online store, including product listings and pricing. The company expressed its vision for transforming the mobile phone into "the new back office" in a blog post.


2018. Weebly launched Photo Studio service



Weebly has introduced a new service called Photo Studio, specifically designed for entrepreneurs seeking stunning and polished product photos for their online stores. The process is straightforward: you send your product(s) to Weebly, and their Photo Studio team captures high-quality professional images on your behalf. Once completed, you receive a download link to access the product photos, and Weebly promptly returns your shipped items. Currently, Weebly offers three professional product photos per product at a cost of $10 each.


2018. Website builder Duda integrates with Q&A service Yext



The renowned website builder Duda has partnered with Yext, the leading provider of Digital Knowledge Management solutions. This collaboration aims to streamline the process of managing a successful online presence by seamlessly integrating crucial business information, such as locations, operating hours, and product offerings, from Yext into Duda. The integrated solution ensures data synchronization across various web platforms. By directly importing business data into the Duda platform, website creation becomes faster, while simultaneously maintaining the consistency of essential SMB information across their website and the extensive Yext Powerlistings Network, which includes major platforms like Google, Apple, Facebook, Bing, and Yahoo. Moreover, Duda will leverage Yext's Knowledge Tags to incorporate Google-friendly schema markup, enabling search engines and other services to extract and display comprehensive website information in search results. This integration enhances the overall quality of information and improves the search experience across the internet.


2017. Duda launched new tablet editor



In today's fast-paced world, people are constantly on the move, and this holds especially true for website builders who are not always stationed at their desks when they need to edit and construct their clients' websites. Recognizing this need, Duda has made significant enhancements to our tablet editor, enabling customers to effortlessly build and modify sites from any location. The new tablet editor is not simply a scaled-down version of the desktop editor. It has been thoughtfully designed and adapted to provide you and your customers the freedom to create and edit websites with ease and speed, no matter where you are. Whether you're at your customer's place of business, on a train, at a coffee shop, or even at the beach, you can seamlessly load images, rearrange widgets, fine-tune content, analyze analytics, publish sites, and much more.


2017. Weebly adds Square integration


Square, a highly regarded tool for independent businesses, previously presented challenges when it came to managing an offline inventory alongside your Weebly storefront. However, thanks to the new Weebly + Square integration, you can now effortlessly handle credit card processing both online and in person. This integration also offers an array of tools to seamlessly combine your online business with offline sales. With the integration, you gain the ability to import your products and synchronize your online and offline inventory, ensuring automatic updates and facilitating easy sharing and tracking of products across systems. Square's payment processing functionality is now available across all paid plans, accompanied by features such as Square product import, inventory synchronization, and special offers that include a giveaway for a free credit card reader and reduced transaction rates.


2017. Weebly launches new image editor



The capacity to swiftly upload, modify, and publish photos from your phone or camera can significantly differentiate your business and maintain the interest of both new visitors and returning customers. Recognizing this, Weebly has developed a cutting-edge Image Editor that empowers you to produce superior imagery for your website while retaining complete control over photo editing directly within your browser. The newly introduced Image Editor offers enhanced speed compared to its predecessor and introduces a comprehensive array of powerful image editing tools. Some notable features of the new Image Editor include image cropping, 29 additional filters, text overlay on images, an undo button, and various other functionalities.


2016. Duda introduced new responsive website builder



Duda has completely redesigned its responsive website builder to enhance the speed of site creation, improve the user experience, and ultimately deliver a more intuitive platform. The new builder has been developed using React, an open-source JavaScript library renowned for creating dynamic user interfaces. This implementation of Facebook's technology ensures that the platform is highly robust and adaptable. The drag-and-drop functionality now feels even smoother, and the editor itself loads up to 40% faster compared to its previous version. Notable additions to the builder include expanded layout options, an increased selection of color overlays, the introduction of the Icon Widget, 22 additional fonts, interpage anchors, customizable backgrounds per page, the ability to use video backgrounds within columns and popups, support for Open Graph, and a more flexible Photo Gallery feature.


2016. Weebly platform combines websites, eCommerce and marketing


The latest iteration, Weebly 4, introduces a comprehensive platform designed to foster growth through seamlessly integrated Websites, eCommerce, and Marketing. This version signifies a significant enhancement to the entire Weebly experience, encompassing a range of new features that enhance the modernity and aesthetics of your website. Moreover, it includes a more robust eCommerce platform aimed at boosting sales, as well as integrated email marketing and SEO tools to attract and engage new customers. Notable additions in the Weebly 4 upgrade encompass next-generation web design, a completely revamped eCommerce engine that refines crucial features for building a thriving online store, and distinctive email marketing capabilities that prioritize engagement and foster intelligent user interaction.


2016. Duda Partnered with Let’s Encrypt to provide Free SSL Certificates



Duda has recently announced that SSL certificates will now be provided at no additional cost to all paid Duda responsive websites. This initiative brings several benefits to website owners. In an attempt to encourage webmasters to adopt a "secure internet" approach, major players in the web industry have been using a combination of incentives and penalties. For instance, Google rewards encrypted (secured) sites with SEO benefits. Furthermore, certain web browsers are starting to restrict the features accessible to unsecured websites, as highlighted in a Mozilla article discussing the limitations imposed on unsecured websites, including advanced features like service workers.