Figma Sites vs Framer, from a designer’s point of view
One publishes straight from the Figma file you already work in, and it is still in beta. The other is a dedicated website builder that has had years to mature.
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The short answer.
If your team already pays for Figma seats and the site is simple, Figma Sites saves a tool. If the site needs a strong CMS, heavy motion or a free start, Framer is the safer choice.
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Pick Figma Sites if
The design already lives in Figma. You copy a design across from Figma Design, and prototype connections become interactions.
You publish more than one site. Sites comes with a Full seat, and Figma sets no limit on published sites.
Your team is in Figma all day. The same files, comments and seats your team already pays for.
You want React in the page. Code components written by hand or with AI render on the published site.
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Pick Framer if
The site needs to be free first. Framer publishes on a free Framer domain, and Figma needs a paid plan to go live.
Motion is the work. Scroll effects, component variants and page transitions are what Framer is built around.
The CMS has to carry weight. Up to 2,500 items on Pro, where Figma Sites caps a collection at 200 during the beta.
You need localization or testing. Locales at $20 each and A/B testing are add-ons on Framer's pricing page, and Figma lists neither for Sites.
Side by side.
Neither column is ours. Figma Sites is in beta, so its limits are the ones Figma lists today.
| Feature | Figma Sites | Framer |
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| How it is priced | Per person: Sites comes with a Full seat on a paid Figma plan, with no limit on published sites | Per site: each published site is its own plan, plus $20/mo for each extra editor |
| Free plan publishes a public site | No. Publishing to a live domain requires a paid plan | Yes, on a free Framer domain, with no custom domain |
| Cheapest way to publish on your own domain | $16/mo for a Full seat on Professional, billed yearly ($20 monthly) | $10/mo on Basic, billed yearly, per site |
| Custom domains | Up to 10 on Professional, unlimited on Organization and Enterprise; free of charge through 2025, subject to change after | One free custom domain per site plan, included on yearly billing |
| Getting a Figma design in | Copy and paste from Figma Design, and prototype connections become interactions | The official Figma to HTML with Framer plugin, pasted onto the canvas as editable elements |
| Responsive | Breakpoints per page; edits to the primary breakpoint cascade to the others | Breakpoint-based |
| CMS | Yes, on every plan, 200 items per collection during the beta; lists cannot be filtered or sorted yet | Yes. 2 collections and 1,000 items on Basic, 10 collections and 2,500 items on Pro |
| Animation and interactions | Animations, transitions and preset interactions, plus code components written in React or with AI | Scroll effects, component variants and page transitions: the product is built around motion |
| AI | AI credits per Full seat: 3,000 a month on Professional | AI credits per site: 1,000 a month on Basic, 3,000 on Pro, no rollover |
| Localization | Not listed | An add-on, $20 per locale, up to 20 |
| Analytics | A Google Analytics ID, or your own code snippet | Built in: 30 days of history on Basic, 90 on Pro |
| Code export | No. Figma says the site's code cannot be exported for external publishing | Framer's own help pages disagree: one says there is no HTML export, another that the files can be downloaded |
Figma and Framer details checked on 2026-10-26 against www.figma.com, help.figma.com, www.framer.com. Prices change; tell us if a cell is out of date.
What each one charges.
Figma charges per person and Framer per site, so the cheaper one depends on how many of each you have.
Figma plans that include Sites
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Starter
Free
Figma Sites can be designed on every plan, but publishing a site to a live domain requires a paid plan.
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Professional Entry plan
$16 per Full seat a month, billed yearly · $20 monthly
A Full seat edits and publishes sites. Up to 10 custom domains, shared with Figma Make, and no limit on published sites.
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Organization, Enterprise
$55 and $90 per Full seat a month, billed yearly
Unlimited custom domains, and sites can be restricted to an internal audience.
Read off Figma's pricing page on 2026-10-26. Prices change; tell us if one is out of date.
Framer plans
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Free
Free
Builds and publishes to a framer.website subdomain. Lists 1,000 pages, 10 CMS collections and 500 AI credits to try. No custom domain.
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Basic Entry plan
$10 per site, billed yearly
Custom domain, 50GB bandwidth, 2 CMS collections, 1,000 CMS items, 1,000 AI credits a month. Listed at 30 pages.
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Pro
$30 per site, billed yearly
10 CMS collections and 2,500 items, 3,000 AI credits a month. Listed at 150 pages, then $20 per extra 100.
Read off Framer's pricing page on 2026-09-03. Prices change; tell us if one is out of date.
What actually decides it.
Seats against sites, a beta against a finished product, and where the design lives.
Per person against per site
A Figma Professional Full seat is $16 a month billed yearly, and Figma sets no limit on published sites. Framer Basic is $10 a month per site billed yearly, plus $20 a month for each extra editor.
One designer with one site pays less on Framer. One designer with five sites, or a team already on Full seats, pays less on Figma Sites.
Free to try against free to publish
You can design a site in Figma Sites on any plan, but going live needs a paid plan. Framer publishes free on a Framer domain, and a custom domain starts on Basic.
A beta has beta limits
Figma Sites lists 200 items per CMS collection, no filtering or sorting of CMS lists, and no fonts from your own computer yet. Its custom domains are free of charge through 2025, and Figma says that may change after 2025.
Framer’s CMS runs to 2,500 items on Pro, with localization, analytics and A/B testing on its pricing page.
Where the design lives
In Figma Sites the design never leaves Figma: you copy it across from Figma Design and prototype connections become interactions. Framer imports from Figma through its official plugin, and after that the site lives in Framer.
Taking the site with you
Figma says a site’s code cannot be exported for external publishing. Framer’s own help pages disagree with each other on export, so ask Framer before you rely on it.
Frequently asked.
What is Figma Sites?
Figma’s own website builder: you design pages with breakpoints inside Figma and publish them to a figma.site address or your own domain. It has been in open beta since Config 2025.
How much does Figma Sites cost?
Sites comes with a Full seat on a paid Figma plan: $16 a month on Professional billed yearly or $20 monthly, $55 on Organization and $90 on Enterprise, both billed yearly. There is no separate per-site price.
Is Figma Sites free?
No, not to publish: you can design a site on any plan, but Figma says publishing to a live domain requires a paid plan. Framer’s free plan publishes on a Framer domain.
Is Figma Sites better than Framer?
For a team already on Figma Full seats with simple sites, it saves a tool. For a large CMS, heavy motion, localization or a free start, Framer is ahead, and Figma Sites is still in beta.
Does Figma Sites have a CMS?
Yes, on every plan, with collections limited to 200 items each during the beta and no filtering or sorting of lists yet. Framer’s Pro plan holds 10 collections and 2,500 items.
Can you export code from Figma Sites?
No. Figma says it is not currently possible to export a site’s code for external publishing.
Where Siter.io fits.
We make Siter.io, so this is the one section about us.
Siter.io publishes Figma designs on its own hosting, priced per plan rather than per seat or per site: a plugin sends the frame across, on every plan, and you place each breakpoint’s layout on its own canvas. It publishes free at name.getsiter.com or on your own domain from $7/mo billed yearly, priced per plan: Plus at $12 a month publishes 3 sites.
It has gaps: no CMS or blog, prototype animations and interactions do not import, and there is no re-sync, so later Figma edits stay in Figma. The Free plan publishes one website of up to 3 pages with our badge.
If you need a CMS or Framer’s motion, pick one of the two above; our Framer comparison sets out the same trade against the other column.
More honest comparisons
- Framer pricing, explained Every plan, dated, and what a portfolio actually costs per year.
- Framer vs Webflow Design-first speed against a real content system.
- Framer vs Figma Figma Sites, Framer, and what "real HTML" means.
- Webflow vs Squarespace Which one a designer should actually pick.
- Webflow vs Wix Two very different ideas of a website builder.
- Framer vs Squarespace The UX portfolio question, answered.
Also useful: Framer vs Figma and the Figma Make comparison.
A third option,
if neither fits.
If you want a Figma design live on your own domain, Siter.io imports the frame and publishes it, priced per plan rather than per seat or per site.