Framer vs Lovable, from a designer’s point of view
One publishes a website you designed. The other generates an application you described and gives you the source code.
Every figure read off both vendors’ own pages on
The short answer.
If it has accounts, data and logic, it is software and it belongs on Lovable. If it is pages someone should find beautiful, it is a website and it belongs on Framer.
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Pick Framer if
You want to place it, not describe it. Layout, type and motion are direct manipulation on a canvas, and Lovable has no canvas.
The motion is the work. Scroll effects, component variants and page transitions are what Framer is built around.
You are working from Figma. Framer imports a Figma design one way, and Lovable's docs give no Figma route.
It is a website, not software. A marketing site, a portfolio or a launch page, with nothing to keep running afterwards.
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Pick Lovable if
You need the source code. Lovable says the creator owns the code, which downloads as a zip or syncs to GitHub or GitLab.
The thing has accounts and data. Logins, records, logic and a back end make it an application, not a website.
The team is more than you. Unlimited collaborators on every plan, where Framer bills extra editors at $20 a month each.
You would rather not design it. Describing what you want and refining the result suits an internal tool nobody will look at twice.
Side by side.
Neither column is ours. Where a vendor is silent, the cell says so rather than “no”.
| Feature | Framer | Lovable |
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| What you are making | A website, designed on a canvas and published by Framer | An application generated from a prompt, with accounts, data and logic behind it |
| How you make it | You place it. Layout, type and motion are direct manipulation | You describe it and refine what comes back. There is no canvas |
| Free plan publishes a public site | Yes, to a framer.website subdomain, but with no custom domain | Yes, to 5 lovable.app domains, on a daily grant of 5 build credits up to 30 a month plus 20 Cloud credits |
| Cheapest plan with a custom domain | $10/mo billed yearly, charged per site | $25/mo on Pro. Yearly billing is listed as 2 months free |
| Taking the code with you | Not listed on the pricing page | Lovable states the creator owns the code, that the codebase downloads as a zip, and that Git sync pushes to GitHub or GitLab |
| Figma import | Yes. One-way import; interactions and responsive behavior are rebuilt after | None documented |
| What is metered | AI credits: 1,000/mo on Basic, 3,000 on Pro, no rollover. Framer lists roughly 300 to generate a landing page | Credits: 100/mo on Pro and 100 on Business, with rollover and on-demand top-ups. What a credit buys is not listed |
| Seats | Workspace owner only on the entry plan; extra editors $20/mo each, content-only editors $10 | Unlimited collaborators on every plan including the free one, with credits shared across the workspace |
| How it is priced | Per site. Three client sites is three subscriptions | Per workspace. One subscription covers the projects in it |
| Animation and motion | Scroll effects, component variants and page transitions: the product is built around motion | Whatever the generated code does. Not a documented feature of the product |
| CMS, collections or blog | Yes. 2 collections and 1,000 items on Basic, 10 collections and 2,500 items on Pro | Not listed on the pricing page. Data lives in the app you generated |
| Removing the badge | Not listed on the pricing page | Removed from Pro up |
| Team and governance features | Not listed on the pricing page | Role-based access, internal publish, SSO and a security center on Business at $50/mo. SCIM, audit logs and GitHub Enterprise on Enterprise |
Framer and Lovable details checked on 2026-09-04 against www.framer.com, lovable.dev, docs.lovable.dev. Prices change; tell us if a cell is out of date.
What each one charges.
Both meter AI in credits. Framer gives one example, roughly 300 credits for a landing page, and Lovable gives no conversion at all.
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.
Lovable plans
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Free
Free
A daily grant of 5 build credits, up to 30 a month, plus 20 Cloud credits a month. Workspace-private projects, unlimited collaborators, 5 lovable.app domains. No custom domain.
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Pro Entry plan
$25 per month, 100 credits
100 monthly credits with rollover and on-demand top-ups, custom domains, unlimited lovable.app domains, roles and permissions, and the Lovable badge removed. Yearly billing is listed as 2 months free.
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Business, Enterprise
$50 and custom per month, then volume based
Business adds a team workspace, role-based access, internal publish, SSO and a security center. Enterprise adds SCIM, audit logs, GitHub Enterprise and a custom SLA.
Read off Lovable's pricing page on 2026-09-04. Prices change; tell us if one is out of date.
What the money buys.
$10 a site against $25 a workspace is not the comparison. What you are left holding is.
A site, or a codebase you own
Lovable says the creator owns the projects and code, which downloads as a zip from the code editor or Project settings and syncs to GitHub or GitLab. Framer’s pricing page states no code export either way, so ask Framer rather than assume.
A codebase is also a commitment: an application somebody has to keep running, update and secure. A Framer site has nothing to maintain beyond the subscription.
Spend the free credits first
Framer gives 1,000 credits a month on Basic and 3,000 on Pro with no rollover. Lovable gives 100 a month on Pro, with rollover and on-demand top-ups.
Lovable’s free plan grants 5 build credits a day, up to 30 a month, plus 20 Cloud credits. Spend a few on the thing you want to make, and you will know what a credit buys.
Per site against per workspace
Framer is $10 a month per site billed yearly, plus $20 a month for each editor beyond the owner, or $10 for a content-only seat. Lovable is $25 a month for the workspace with unlimited collaborators, so for a team the arithmetic reverses quickly.
Placing a design against describing one
Framer imports a Figma design and lets you position everything afterwards. Lovable’s docs give no Figma route, so an approved design becomes something you describe to a model and correct until it looks right.
Frequently asked.
What is Lovable?
A tool that generates a working application from a written description, publishes it, and hands you the source code. It is closer to a development tool than to a website builder.
Is Lovable free?
Yes, the free plan publishes, with 5 build credits a day up to 30 a month, 20 Cloud credits, unlimited collaborators and 5 lovable.app domains. A custom domain starts on Pro at $25 a month.
How much does Lovable cost?
Pro is $25 a month for 100 credits with rollover, custom domains and the Lovable badge removed; Business is $50 and adds a team workspace, role-based access, SSO and a security center. Enterprise is volume-priced, yearly billing is listed as two months free, and Framer is $10 a month per site billed yearly.
How do I download the code from Lovable?
As a zip from the code editor or from Project settings, Git, and Git sync pushes it to GitHub or GitLab. Lovable says you own the projects and the code.
Is Lovable worth it?
If you are making software, yes: for an internal tool or a prototype with real data, generating it and keeping the source is a good trade at $25 a month. For a marketing site or a portfolio, a design tool gives you more control and less to maintain.
Where Siter.io fits.
We make Siter.io, so this is the one section about us.
Siter.io suits pages rather than software: you design on its own canvas, one layout per breakpoint, or import a Figma frame. 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, no back end, accounts or data, and each breakpoint’s layout is positioned by hand. The Free plan publishes one website of up to 3 pages with our badge, and a custom domain needs a paid plan.
On export Lovable beats us outright: HTML download on Pro only, one page at a time: a ZIP with the page's HTML and its images, CSS and JavaScript, not a full-site export. If you need a CMS, an application or the full source code, pick one of the two above; our Framer comparison sets out the same trade against the other column.
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Also useful: Framer vs Figma and the Figma Make comparison.
A third option,
if neither fits.
If the site is pages rather than software, Siter.io designs and publishes it, on its own canvas, or from a Figma frame you already have.