Framer
Framer is a design-first website builder that combines a visual canvas, an AI design agent and built-in hosting. It is mainly used to build and publish marketing sites, portfolios and CMS-driven pages.
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Who it's for
Best for
Designers who want to design and publish a portfolio in one visual canvas
Studios and freelancers shipping client marketing sites with CMS content
Not for
Developers who need clean code export and hosting on their own stack
Small teams that add several editor seats and need predictable billing
Features
AI design agent
The design agent builds layouts, sections and advanced components from a short prompt, then leaves every change visible and editable on the canvas.
Editable canvas
Type, components, breakpoints and effects stay adjustable after generation, so a generated section can be refined by hand.
Built-in publishing
Hosting, CMS, analytics, SEO and AEO are part of the site, so a finished page goes live without a separate build process.
CMS agent
A CMS agent sets up, organizes and updates collections and fields, keeping content and design in sync on the canvas.
MCP connections
Claude, Codex, Cursor and other external agents act on a site through MCP, from Slack updates to GitHub pull requests.
What users say
Pros
- A screenshot of a Figma layout dropped into the agent comes back as a built page close to the original design.
- The canvas works like Figma, so design and build happen in one place instead of a separate handoff.
- The agent writes working interaction code for hard parts, such as a trajectory-based menu aim, within minutes.
- External agents connect through MCP to restyle images, colours and copy across a site while the layout stays intact.
- Sites go live with hosting, CMS and templates in place, with no coding needed to launch.
Cons
- A simple hover animation can consume the entire remaining credit balance, and larger rebuilds run into thousands of credits.
- The agent changes layers, fills and border radii that were never mentioned, and sometimes breaks working portfolio features.
- Aligning mobile header tabs can take a full day because fixed widths break and Fill sits greyed out.
- There is no code export, so moving a finished site to another host means rebuilding it from scratch.
- Inviting a collaborator creates a paid editor seat with no price shown during the invite.
- A human reply takes days or never arrives, and the first answers come from a bot.
A selection of the review sources we used:
Summarized from public user reviews and community discussions. View details
Global Traffic Rank
Top 50k
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ProScreenshot-to-page agent, Figma-like canvas, MCP edits, hostingBig plugin library, content edits, headless API, WP-CLIQuick gallery edits, easy client handoff, strong local SEOCustom designs, client self-editing, steady hosting, AI handoff
Better forRunning an online store, booking appointments, and sending client invoices from one platform.
Weaker atCustomizing layouts and interactive animations without hitting template limits or writing custom CSS.