Webflow Website Builder

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Everyone from casual bloggers to small business owners needs a website that keeps up with today’s evolving internet. The best achieve that by balancing power, flexibility, and ease of use. Webflow offers an intuitive CMS, AI tools, and helpful community support. However, its relatively limited bandwidth and storage may drive you to purchase add-ons that swiftly grow your bill. As a result, Webflow is a step behind and , our Editors' Choice winners for website builders.

Plans and Pricing

Webflow recognizes that a tier makes any website builder more attractive. However, as with Wix, a no-cost Webflow site comes with limitations. You're locked into an online destination with just a paltry two pages and 1GB of bandwidth. That said, the site includes welcome security features, such as an SSL certificate, two-factor authentication, and basic DDoS protection.

You need to subscribe to a Webflow hosting plan for more features. The three standard premium tiers range from $18 to $49 per month. You must contact the company for a custom plan if you need enterprise-grade services. Paid plans include custom domains, the ability to add multiple editors to your site, and a form that lets site visitors upload files for you to collect.

The tested Basic plan comes with 10GB of free file storage, but you must pay 50 cents per gigabyte should you need more space (the storage tops out at 100GB). Likewise, the monthly data transfers increase as you move up the tier ladder, maxing out at 100GB. Check out Webflow's plan chart for more storage and feature details.

If your site exceeds the bandwidth limit, you’re given one month of surge protection (your account gets bumped to a pricier tier afterward). You can also buy additional bandwidth as an add-on, starting at $30 per month for an additional 50GB.

How to Build a Webflow Website

After signing up for an account, you can design a site from scratch or choose a template. Webflow has more than 1,500 templates designed for blogs, businesses, portfolios, and other categories. However, only some of those templates are free. Many of the best templates I saw cost extra, from $29 to $129. also has premium templates, but its free templates look significantly better than Webflow’s.

Webflow smoothly walks you through the basics of its builder with its handy checklist. I was immediately impressed by how much information Webflow’s interface conveys without feeling overwhelming. The Navigator breaks down your site’s overall structure. Selecting an element brings up style options. It's a breeze to swap between the desktop and mobile views, too. However, you cannot change templates once you've picked one, which is a common limitation.

Going deeper into the designer, you can search for specific assets and see the logic of how pages flow together. For example, you can easily add video players, search bars, social media buttons, photo grids, and reCAPTCHA fields. While positioning site elements, you can see how they roughly snap to a grid. However, it doesn’t feel as rigid as . Many times, it’s simply a drag-and-drop experience. If not, Webflow displays a message explaining where a certain segment should live on your site.

As someone who regularly works in a CMS, I was intrigued by Webflow’s CMS tool. With it, you can create an efficient pipeline for regularly creating and managing new content on your site, like blog posts or menu items, without changing the entire design. Note that your tier determines how many CMS items you can create, starting with 50 items in the free tier. Webflow also lets you transfer your site’s data elsewhere.

Webflow even has more image editing functionality than some rivals. It’s no Photoshop replacement, but you can do more than just insert images. You can resize pictures, change their opacity, adjust their borders, and apply filters and transitions.

AI, Apps, and E-Commerce

Many website builders, including and , supplement their services with  that make it easier and faster for novices to create sites. Webflow has AI tools, too. The AI assistant answers questions about how to use the builder and suggests ways to rewrite text, translate text into new languages, or optimize text for SEO.

In addition to Webflow’s tools, you can increase a site’s functionality by adding third-party apps, including AI apps. Webflow’s app store has apps for analytics, CRM, surveys, and more. As with templates, some of these apps are free, while others require payment.

Speaking of extra costs, let's discuss e-commerce. You must sign up for one of Webflow's separate e-commerce tiers to make money from your website. The cheapest plan starts at $42 per month. Duda’s e-commerce packages also cost extra, but they’re cheaper on average, starting at $33 per month.

Once enabled, you can sell hundreds of items from your Webflow store, including digital goods and subscriptions. Webflow integrates with payment platforms, such as Apple Pay, PayPal, and Stripe. You can also market your store through Facebook, Instagram, Google, and .

Uptime and Support

What good is your website if it frequently goes down? Fortunately, you can expect solid performance with your Webflow site. Webflow guarantees more than 99% uptime and lets you the site's current status. The numbers we saw were in line with Webflow's promise, and when there is an outage, you can see details on what happened and how the issue was resolved.

Webflow offers many different ways to help you find the support you need. You can search through the company's thorough documentation and active community forums, chat with an AI helper, or message a live person 24/7. To better identify an issue, you can upload screenshots or screen recordings. The only thing it lacks is phone support.

Verdict: Should You Go With the Webflow?

Webflow has nearly everything you need to make capable websites. Its various pricing options let casual users and corporate organizations enjoy a powerful and intuitive builder. However, money-demanding extras, including bandwidth and e-commerce plans, can discourage even paid users. Webflow is a good site-building option, but Editors’ Choice winners Duda and Wix ultimately deliver a more complete experience.