Webflow VS Framer - and why I switched to Framer 🤷🏽♂️
Hi folks!
At Glorify, we recently made the decision to switch our current website (generating 50K monthly traffic through SEO) from Webflow to Framer. Of course this is a risky decision, and we have our reasons.
Since then, a lot of people have been asking me if they should either go with Webflow or Framer for their website ecosystem.
Both of them are amazing no-code web builders. But overall it comes down to if you are design-led or development-led.
- If you are design-led with Framer - your team would be able to knock out beautiful pages super fast as everything transfers with a couple of clicks from your Figma file.
- But Webflow is much better if your development-led for more complex features like a booking system or membership site.
I just launched a video on my personal channel to unpack this topic.
This is an unbiased opinion as I actually love Webflow, but for our use-case Framer was the better choice in the end. It may not be the same for you. So watch this video to find out what will best suite your needs.
Check it out and let me know your thoughts!
👉🏽👉🏽 https://youtu.be/m9Ne7-xmcHI
do you think framer can catch up in functionality to webflow?
i am a designer and started using webflow years ago and have found it incredibly powerful. I'm not sure I need an "easier to use" product like framer's website builder
You'll be surprised how powerful Framer is if you use it. The only thing missing right now compared to Webflow is a mature Dev ecosystem: API, Webhooks and Integrations
Great video! Really interesting to see the differences you've experiences between using Webflow and Framer.
I also really like your site Glorify.com and very impressed you were able to build it via Framer.
Do you use any other services for the backend? I imagine you have to handle some complex queries given how technical your product is. Or is it all handled via Framer?
Hey buddy, so the current site is on Webflow, and the app is custom React build. The front facing website will be moved from Webflow to Framer. The website itself is not very technical, of course our app would never work on Framer.