I’ve used both Webflow and Framer extensively — and as a designer, the difference in experience is night and day.

Webflow may have modernized WordPress, but Framer is an entirely new take on how websites should be built. It's fast, fluid, and feels like Figma — because it shares the same design-native mindset.

Here’s what makes the difference for me:

• Speed matters. Webflow is slow. Opening the CMS, clicking through collections, even just navigating the interface often takes seconds. In Framer, everything happens instantly. No lag. No loading spinners.

• The UX is frustrating in Webflow. Too many side panels, deeply nested settings, inconsistent logic. Framer, on the other hand, feels intuitive from the start — it’s built the way designers think.

• The learning curve in Framer is shorter. If you know Figma, you already know how to use Framer. With Webflow, you're stuck halfway between design and code.

• Framer's community is alive and thriving. There's momentum. Designers are building, sharing, remixing, and helping each other daily. Webflow once had this vibe, but it’s faded.

• Webflow has gotten expensive — and slower. And I’m not just talking pricing tiers. I'm talking about the pace of innovation.

• Framer is opinionated — in a good way. It doesn’t try to please everyone. It’s for people who want to move fast and design beautiful, functional sites without dragging a dev along for every tweak.

A lot of people bash Framer. But you’ll rarely hear that from someone who’s actually spent a few hours really using it. I’d recommend anyone — especially designers — to give it a try. You might not go back.