Webflow vs Framer — Platform Benchmark

55.0

Webflow

18 sites

WINNER

50.3

Framer

6 sites

Score Summary

Avg AI Readability

57.5 42.8

Avg Security

51.9 50.0

Avg Efficiency

55.4 52.5

Avg Total Score

55.0 50.3

Avg Structure

66.1 48.7

Avg Load Complexity

50.7 48.3

Avg Lighthouse

48.8 61.8

Best Site Score

66.4 55.6

Worst Site Score

31.6 37.4

Webflow Framer

Performance by Industry

Average total score for each platform within shared industries.

Industry	Webflow	Framer
Architecture	—	55.0 1 sites
Content Creation	—	—
Corporate-personal	—	—
Design	—	46.5 3 sites
Photography	—	53.7 2 sites

Comparison Insights

Overall Verdict

Webflow holds a modest 4.7-point lead over Framer. The difference is real but not decisive.

Dimension Edge

Webflow leads in: AI Readability, Efficiency, Structure, Load Complexity. Framer leads in: Lighthouse. Webflow has a broader performance advantage across dimensions.

Opportunities for improvement

Webflow could target Lighthouse to close the gap.
Framer could target AI Readability, Efficiency, Structure, Load Complexity to improve.

Industry-by-Industry Results

The platforms split industry wins evenly across 5 shared verticals - the overall score gap may be driven by a few outlier sites rather than a consistent pattern.

Sample Size Consideration

Webflow has 3× more audited sites than Framer. Larger samples surface more variation and may pull averages toward the mean, so this comparison should be read with that in mind.