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Framer vs. Webflow: Which is best?

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This is the comparison that actually names the thing you are worried about: with Webflow you can export your site's code and self-host it elsewhere, and with Framer you cannot. It weighs the fast, polished route (Framer) against the more portable, CMS-heavy route (Webflow) instead of just crowning a winner, which is exactly the speed-today versus migration-pain-later tradeoff. Treat it as a starting point for your own call, not a verdict.

• Portability is the real fork: Webflow lets you export HTML, CSS, and JS and host it anywhere, while Framer keeps your site on its own infrastructure with no code export, so leaving means a rebuild.
• Framer wins on time-to-launch and smooth design for simple sites; Webflow's deeper CMS (more field types, up to 40 collections) pays off once content and structured pages become your growth engine.
• Pick based on how you expect to grow: if you might later want to own and move the code, that leans Webflow; if you just need a sharp site live this week, Framer is faster.