Aggregate AI readiness comparison across 1978 production sites. This compares all sites built on each framework, not the framework websites themselves.
Ghost Squarespace
Across 1978 crawled sites, Ghost outperforms Squarespace in aggregate AI visibility—winning 5 of 8 metrics in this architectural benchmark. Ghost sites average an ACRI score of 48.7 compared to 38.9 for Squarespace—a meaningful 10-point gap that reflects real differences in how AI crawlers experience these sites. Token efficiency strongly favors Ghost (7.7×) over Squarespace (56.8×)—a 86% difference that directly impacts AI processing costs. On schema coverage, Squarespace averages 2.0 structured data types per site vs 1.0 for Ghost—2.0× more out-of-the-box schema markup. Ghost sites render 10% less ghost HTML on average (0% vs 10%), delivering more server-side content to AI crawlers. Note: These are aggregate statistics across 348 Ghost and 1630 Squarespace production deployments. Your specific implementation may differ—run a free scan to check.
| Metric | Ghost (n=348) | Squarespace (n=1630) | Δ% | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACRI Score | 48.7WIN | 38.9 | 20% | Ghost |
| AI Readiness | 67.7WIN | 65.0 | 4% | Ghost |
| Token Bloat | 7.7×WIN | 56.8× | 86% | Ghost |
| Ghost Ratio | 0%WIN | 10% | 100% | Ghost |
| Schema Coverage | 1.0 | 2.0WIN | 50% | Squarespace |
| Schema Adoption | 3% | 72%WIN | 96% | Squarespace |
| GPTBot Access | 97% | 98%WIN | 1% | Squarespace |
| Structure Score | 3.9WIN | 2.1 | 47% | Ghost |
These are aggregate stats across thousands of sites. Your specific Ghost or Squarespace implementation may outperform or underperform the average.