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Duda vs Format: Which is a better fit?

Updated on January 12th, 2025
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Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 5,964 reviews from Website Builder users.
% Fit
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Website Management
4.4
Design Management
4.4
SSL Security
5.0
Customizable Fields
4.0
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Website Management
4.0
Design Management
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Customizable Fields
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Website Hosting
NA
User satisfaction
4.5
User reviews209
Ease of use
4.6
Functionality
4.3
Value for money
4.4
Customer support
4.3
4.7
User reviews210
Ease of use
4.7
Functionality
4.4
Value for money
4.6
Customer support
4.8
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Best for

Duda is a leading white label web building platform for digital agencies, SaaS platforms, and web professionals offering web design services to SMBs.

Photographers, videographers, artists, designers, models, architects and all creative professionals that are looking to build an online portfolio or portfolio website.

User reviews
pros & cons
1 / 4
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Video reviews
Destiny G
Designer
5.0

Destiny G.: I'm Destiny. I'm CEO and lead designer of Dew Designs, a small boutique branding firm and I would give Duda a five out of five. Before I started using Duda, I was using a range of other programs or website builders including Wix. I've used GoDaddy before and a few others. I just found that Duda was, I guess, the easiest to use and had the most range for me as a designer. I was able to just do more functionality-wise using the Duda website builder. So the reasons why I prefer Duda over many other platforms is because it is extremely easy to use. It has a lot of functionality and it just allows me a lot of flexibility when I'm building our websites for my clients. I do not code. But I do like that it's a drag-and-drop site that I can use, but that has high level of customization, which allows me to really provide my clients with a custom site that doesn't look like the run-of-the-mill templates. So getting started with Duda was fairly easy. It wasn't 100% easy. But it was fairly easy because it kind of mirrors a lot of my experiences with a lot of other drag-and-drop sites. It does have a bit of a learning curve. I will be honest. But overall, I would say it's fairly easy, especially if you're already familiar with how drag-and-drop sites work. So for those who are considering getting Duda, I would definitely say it's a platform worth considering. Again, I just can't overstate the flexibility that you get with this platform and I do like that it's starting to offer more features that cater to design agencies. So I'm able to kind of do some of the billing through the Duda site, which allows me to kind of make sure that the sites are connected or disconnected based on whether or not the clients pay. So I would say if you are looking to kind of do this professionally, this is definitely an option to consider in terms of website development and building and, yeah, I think it's just a really good platform, has nice templates as well. So I think it's just overall a very great option.

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Matthew P
Photographer
4.0

Mathew: Hi, I'm Matthew. I am a photographer. I give Format four stars out of five. For more reviews like this, click the link below. Before I settled on format, I looked at a few other options. The only one that I really tried in earnest was Squarespace, which came highly recommended, very beautiful, it was just a little bit outside my price point. And I really liked the ease of use of Format, compared to Squarespace, and the fact that it came in within my budget. I chose format because it provided just what I needed at the time. I was looking for something fairly simple, so I came in at a level which allowed me to have the galleries that I needed, just an attractive web presence, and something that was fairly easy to use. I like being able to get in and get started fairly quickly, without too much mucking around. I did also really like the fact that I had the option for HTML customization, so that I could come in, and where I wanted to, I could tweak and update and add a bit more functionality to the galleries or to the pages that I was offering to my clients. That was a really appealing at functionality to me, of Format. And again, it came in at a good price point for me. Getting started with Format was actually quite painless. There's always obviously a bit of time you have to invest when you go into a platform, but Format made it pretty easy to get started, to get going, to get things up and running. And their customer service, I didn't use the customer service directly many times, but when I did, they were really very responsive and very helpful. And I found that, compared to where I had used Squarespace beforehand, I found myself getting a bit lost in that environment. Format, I didn't have that problem. For anyone who is thinking about using Format, I would definitely say they're worth a look. There's obviously a lot of products to consider when you're making a decision like this, but Format's definitely one I would put in the list of things to consider. Jump In, they offer a trial, so you can come in and have a look for free, to see what you like, and to see if it works for you. I guess that would be my recommendation. Just try it. It's definitely worth having a look. They've got some really nice templates, they're fairly easy to use, and their customer service is very good.

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Access Controls/Permissions
207
Important
Activity Dashboard
388
Important

Duda

Top Features
37/38
  • Activity Tracking
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • API
  • Auto Update
  • Content Management
  • CRM
  • Custom Domains
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Design Management
  • Drag & Drop
  • eCommerce Management
  • Landing Pages/Web Forms
  • Media Library
  • Multi-Language
  • Online Booking Tools
  • Online Store Builder
  • Pre-built Templates
  • Real Time Editing
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • SEO Management
  • Shopping Cart
  • Social Media Integration
  • SSL Security
  • Survey Builder
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Visitor Tracking
  • Website Analytics
  • Website Hosting
  • Website Integration
  • Website Management
  • Widgets
  • WYSIWYG Editor
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Duda
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Format
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Duda
  • By Duda
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2009
Format
  • By Ideaform
  • Located in Canada
  • Founded in 2010
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