Framer vs WordPress vs Webflow: Full Feature Comparison (2025)
Feature / Criteria

Framer

WordPress

Webflow
Ease of Use
✅ Easy drag & drop
❌ Needs plugins or coding
⚠️ Visual builder, harder to learn
Design Flexibility
✅ Full creative control (Figma-like)
❌ Theme-based or dev-heavy
✅ Great design flexibility
Speed & Performance
✅ Fast by default
❌ Slow, needs optimization
⚠️ Fast, but may need tweaks
No-Code Friendly
✅ 100% no-code
❌ Not truly no-code
⚠️ Mostly no-code
Built-in Hosting
✅ Included, auto-optimized
❌ Needs third-party hosting
✅ Hosting included
SEO Optimization
✅ Built-in SEO tools
❌ Needs plugins like Yoast
⚠️ Built-in, limited to templates
Animations & Interactions
✅ Smooth, built-in animations
❌ Needs custom JS
✅ Advanced, but logic-heavy
CMS Capabilities
✅ Multi-collection CMS
✅ Full CMS with plugin ecosystem
✅ Custom CMS with collections
Plugin Ecosystem
✅ 160+ plugins in Framer Store
✅ 59K+ plugins for all use cases
⚠️ Limited, external tools only
Templates & UI Kits
✅ Modern free + paid templates
✅ Huge library, but often outdated
✅ High-quality & professional
Security & Maintenance
✅ Managed, fewer vulnerabilities
❌ Needs updates, plugin risk
✅ Secure & auto-managed
Mobile Responsiveness
✅ Built-in fluid layouts
⚠️ Depends on theme
✅ Fully responsive
Multilingual Support
✅ Native localization (no plugin needed)
✅ Full multilingual with WPML/Polylang
⚠️ Supported via Weglot/workarounds
eCommerce Support
⚠️ Shopify plugin integration
✅ WooCommerce, EDD
✅ Built-in eCommerce
Custom Code Support
✅ Supports React + overrides
✅ Full support: HTML, CSS, JS, PHP
✅ Embed custom code or use blocks
Best Use Case
✅ Designers, startups, landing pages, portfolios
✅ Blogs, content-heavy, enterprise
✅ Agencies, CMS-driven marketing websites