# Framer, what it is and how websites use it.

A design tool that is also a host: the site is drawn as in Figma and published straight from Framer to its CDN. Popular for landing pages and portfolios built without a developer.

- **Status:** Modern. Actively developed with its own CMS, forms and localisation; the output is React, but the code is not edited.
- **Category:** [CMS and site builders](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms)
- **First release:** 2014
- **License:** Proprietary
- **Official website:** https://www.framer.com
- **Documentation:** https://www.framer.com/help/
- **Page:** https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/framer

## Framer on audited websites

266 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run Framer (1.6%). That ranks it #3 of the 21 technologies in CMS and site builders we have seen in audits.

### Websites running Framer vs all websites

- **Web score:** 75 (all websites 72)
- **SEO:** 84 (all websites 79)
- **Security:** 60 (all websites 59)
- **Performance:** 69 (all websites 72)
- **AI Readiness:** 35 (all websites 31)

### Most used in CMS and site builders

1. [WordPress](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/wordpress): 8.4% (1,417)
2. [Lovable](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/lovable): 1.8% (310)
3. [Framer](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/framer): 1.6% (266)
4. [Webflow](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/webflow): 1.5% (260)
5. [Wix](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/wix): 1.4% (232)
6. [Sanity](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/sanity): 1.2% (197)
7. [Joomla](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/joomla): 1.2% (196)
8. [Squarespace](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/squarespace): 1.2% (196)
9. [Webnode](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/webnode): 1.0% (171)
10. [Drupal](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/drupal): 1.0% (170)

## Other technologies in CMS and site builders

- [TYPO3](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/typo3): <1% of websites
- [Contao](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/contao): <1% of websites
- [Storyblok](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/storyblok): <1% of websites
- [Contentful](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/contentful): <1% of websites
- [Base44](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/base44): <1% of websites
- [HubSpot CMS](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/hubspot-cms): <1% of websites
- [Ghost](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/ghost): <1% of websites
- [Blogger](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/blogger): <1% of websites
- [Payload CMS](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/payload-cms): <1% of websites
- [Directus](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/directus): <1% of websites
- [Bolt](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/bolt): <1% of websites
- [Replit](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/replit): not seen yet

[All 24 in CMS and site builders](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms)

## Questions about Framer

### What is Framer?

A design tool that is also a host: the site is drawn as in Figma and published straight from Framer to its CDN. Popular for landing pages and portfolios built without a developer. The be1st catalog lists Framer under CMS and site builders. License of Framer: Proprietary.

### How many websites use Framer?

266 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run Framer (1.6%), as of 8 Nov 2026.

### When was Framer first released?

Framer was first released in 2014.

### Is Framer still a modern choice?

Yes. Framer counts as a modern technology. Actively developed with its own CMS, forms and localisation; the output is React, but the code is not edited.

### What are the alternatives to Framer?

Technologies that do the same job as Framer include Webflow, Wix, and Squarespace.

Numbers: latest audit of each of 16,845 websites audited by be1st, as of 8 Nov 2026.