Framer Review — The no-code website builder that ships production-ready sites

Framer is a no-code website builder that produces production-ready, fast-loading websites. It combines visual design tools with powerful animations, CMS capabilities, localization, and SEO features. Sites are automatically optimized for performance and deployed on a global CDN. The platform excels at creating marketing sites, portfolios, and landing pages with advanced interactions.

Designers and startups launching beautiful marketing sites fast

Motion design DNA combined with production-ready output eliminates design-to-code gap

Koen Bok is a Dutch designer and engineer who co-founded Framer in 2013 with Jorn van Dijk. Originally created as a prototyping tool called Framer.js, the company pivoted to a full website builder in 2022. Koen has a background in interaction design and previously worked at Sofa (acquired by Facebook). Framer has raised $65M and serves hundreds of thousands of creators.

Framer is a legitimate, well-funded company based in Amsterdam. Founded in 2013, it has raised $65M from investors including Accel. The company started as a prototyping tool (Framer.js) and successfully pivoted to a website builder serving hundreds of thousands of users. Strong team pedigree and consistent product updates confirm legitimacy.

Designers wanting to build sites without coding, startups needing fast marketing pages, agencies creating client sites, freelancers building portfolios, and anyone who wants Webflow-level power with better design tools and animations.

Framer offers a free tier for personal sites (framer.com subdomain). Mini plan at $5/month, Basic at $15/month with custom domains, and Pro at $30/month with advanced features. The pricing is competitive with Webflow and significantly cheaper for most use cases while offering superior animation capabilities.