Framer sits between a design tool and a site builder: you lay out pages on a canvas, add interactions visually, and publish to a hosted URL with a custom domain. For landing pages and marketing sites it is faster than Figma-to-code and produces better results than template builders. It handles CMS collections and localisation now, which covers most small business needs.
Who it is for
A designer building a marketing site or landing page who does not want to hand off to a developer.
Key features
- Canvas design that publishes to a live URL
- CMS collections with dynamic pages
- Scroll and hover interactions without code
- Localization for multi-language sites
- Custom domains on paid site plans
- Traffic-based site plan pricing
Where it falls short
It is not the right tool for application UI, and pricing scales with site traffic in a way that can surprise you.
Pricing
Free tier publishes to a framer.website subdomain with a badge; site plans start around $5 a month, and the gate is bandwidth plus CMS item limits per site.
Prices move; the tier structure is the part that stays true. Check current pricing on Framer.
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Frequently asked
Is Framer free?
Partly. Free tier publishes to a framer.website subdomain with a badge; site plans start around $5 a month, and the gate is bandwidth plus CMS item limits per site.
What is Framer best for?
A designer building a marketing site or landing page who does not want to hand off to a developer.
What are the best alternatives to Framer?
The closest substitutes we list are Figma, Spline and Webflow. They sit in a similar price bracket but make a different trade-off, so read the weaknesses section of each review before switching.
Which platforms does Framer run on?
Framer is available on Web, macOS and Windows.