Framer

Framer started as a prototyping tool for interaction designers and has grown into a full site builder that keeps that design-tool feel, freeform canvas, layers, real typography controls, alongside animation and scroll effects that are unusually smooth for a no-code product. A component system with variants and an AI-assisted first draft mode both speed up getting from blank page to something presentable.

Pricing runs on a per-site basis with tiers based on visitors and CMS items, and the free plan is generous enough to build and preview a full site before paying anything. There’s no meaningful code export, since a Framer site lives on Framer’s hosting and stays there. The ceiling is real content structure at scale, its CMS is lighter than Webflow’s, and anything needing logins, payments, or custom app logic needs a different tool entirely. It fits designers and small teams building a portfolio, product marketing site, or landing page who want motion and visual polish without touching CSS.