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Framer vs Webflow vs WordPress: What Should You Use in 2025?

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David Sassower

Which platform should you choose?

If you’re building a new website, one of the first big questions is: which platform should I use?

The answer matters more than most people think. Your choice affects how fast your site loads, how easy it is to update, how good it looks, whether it converts, and how much it costs long term.

At Omis Digital, we build fast, conversion-focused websites on Framer, Webflow, and WordPress. Here’s how they stack up for real businesses.

Framer: fast, beautiful, modern

Framer is a newer website builder that’s making big waves in 2025. It’s built for speed, simplicity, and clean design. We use it for about 90% of our client projects.

Pros:

  • Blazing fast load speeds (most Framer sites load in under 2 seconds)

  • Intuitive editing — clients can easily drag and drop updates

  • Beautiful design out of the box, with animations and modern layouts

  • Seamless mobile optimization

  • Lightweight and hosted on modern infrastructure — no plugins needed

Cons:

  • CMS is still improving and limited for complex content setups

  • Smaller ecosystem — fewer plugins, developers, and integrations

  • Requires some understanding of Framer’s logic and CMS tools

Best for:

  • Startups

  • Agencies

  • Personal brands

  • Local service businesses that want speed and simplicity

Bottom line:
If you want a fast, modern, high-converting site without technical headaches, Framer is usually the best choice.

Webflow: flexible and powerful

Webflow is a visual design platform that gives you pixel-level control without needing to code. It supports full CMS, animations, logic, and even e-commerce.

Pros:

  • Excellent CMS capabilities — great for content-heavy sites

  • Complete design flexibility and control

  • Strong SEO tools and clean code export

  • New logic-based workflows and forms (as of 2025)

Cons:

  • Steep learning curve for non-designers

  • Slower to build basic sites compared to Framer

  • Can get expensive if using advanced CMS and logic features

  • Not ideal for clients who want to self-manage without training

Best for:

  • Design-focused teams

  • Businesses publishing a lot of content

  • Projects needing a CMS + web app hybrid setup

Bottom line:
Webflow is powerful and flexible. But if your goal is speed and conversion without complexity, it might be more than you need.

WordPress: the old king

WordPress still powers over 40% of the web. It’s flexible, well-supported, and works with almost anything — if you’re ready to manage it.

But for most small businesses in 2025, it’s become bloated, plugin-heavy, and developer-dependent.

Pros:

  • Huge plugin and theme library

  • Large global community and support

  • Great for blogging and content-heavy sites

  • Works with nearly every tool or integration

Cons:

  • Requires constant updates and maintenance

  • Slow performance unless heavily optimized

  • Frequent security issues

  • Harder for clients to edit visually

  • Often needs a developer for any serious customization

Best for:

  • Established blogs with long histories

  • Legacy WordPress setups

  • Companies with in-house dev teams

Bottom line:
Unless you have a strong reason to use WordPress, we recommend modern platforms like Framer or Webflow.

Real examples from Omis Digital

Framer site (local gym):

  • Went live in 7 days

  • 40% lift in mobile conversions

  • Client edits homepage themselves via CMS

  • SEO-ready from day one

Webflow site (B2B SaaS):

  • Complex CMS with blog, glossary, and client dashboard

  • Fully animated interface

  • Took 3x longer than Framer but worth it for scale

WordPress site (law firm):

  • Inherited a mess of plugins and dev issues

  • Took weeks to clean up and optimize for speed

  • Still requires ongoing dev help

Moral:
Pick the platform that matches your actual goals — not just the one your last designer liked.

How to choose the right platform

Still unsure? Here’s a quick cheat sheet:

  • Choose Framer if you care about speed, aesthetics, and conversion.

  • Choose Webflow if you need design flexibility, heavy content, or custom workflows.

  • Use WordPress only if you absolutely need plugins or already have a big investment in it.

Want help deciding? We can audit your current setup and goals — and tell you exactly what to choose.

What we recommend at Omis Digital

Here’s our honest breakdown:

  • Framer for 90% of small–medium businesses. It’s fast, elegant, easy to update, and gets results.

  • Webflow for complex, content-heavy, or high-design projects.

  • WordPress only when it’s truly needed (legacy blogs, unique plugins, or deep integrations).

Ready to build the right way?

If you’re stuck on an old WordPress site or don’t know where to start, we’ll help you figure it out — and even build you a free homepage concept so you can see what’s possible.

→ Click here to book a free intro call with us.

Let’s build smarter — not slower.