STUDIO

Framer is primarily a design and prototyping tool that has expanded to offer website building capabilities through Framer Sites. It allows designers to create interactive prototypes and fully functional websites using production components and real data. Framer Sites bridges the gap between design and development, enabling designers to build and publish web projects directly from their designs. It uses a visual editor combined with code-based customization options, offering flexibility for both designers and developers. Framer's approach is unique in its focus on interactive design and its ability to translate complex interactions and animations directly to the web. While it has a steeper learning curve than some traditional website builders, Framer Sites offers powerful capabilities for creating highly interactive and visually dynamic websites.

Webflow is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform that allows users to design, build, and launch responsive websites visually, without coding. It combines the flexibility of hand-coding with the ease of visual design tools, offering a unique approach to web development. Webflow provides a powerful visual CSS editor, interactions and animations tools, and CMS capabilities, allowing for the creation of dynamic, database-driven websites. It generates clean, semantic code and offers hosting services, making it a comprehensive solution for web design and development. Webflow is particularly popular among designers who want more control over their designs than traditional website builders offer, and among agencies looking to streamline their web development process.

Visual Composer, now known as WPBakery Page Builder for WordPress, is a popular drag-and-drop page builder plugin for WordPress. It offers both frontend and backend editing capabilities, allowing users to see their changes in real-time or work within the WordPress admin interface. Visual Composer provides a wide range of content elements and pre-designed templates, making it easy to create complex layouts without coding knowledge. Its features include responsive design controls, custom CSS options, and a role manager for team collaboration. Visual Composer is known for its extensibility, with many third-party add-ons available to expand its functionality. While it has faced competition from newer page builders, Visual Composer remains a powerful tool for creating custom WordPress layouts, particularly appreciated for its backend editor option and compatibility with a wide range of WordPress themes.

Site Studio (formerly Cohesion) is a low-code, Drupal add-on page builder.

Nicepage is a versatile website building tool that offers both standalone software and CMS plugins, including for WordPress and Joomla. It provides a unique approach to web design with its freeform drag-and-drop interface, allowing for more creative freedom in layout design compared to traditional grid-based systems. Nicepage features a large library of pre-designed blocks and pages, as well as the ability to create custom designs from scratch. Its standout features include responsive breakpoint editing, animation effects, and the ability to convert designs to clean, semantic HTML/CSS code. Nicepage also offers a desktop application for offline website building. While it has a steeper learning curve than some other website builders, Nicepage provides powerful capabilities for creating unique, visually striking websites across various platforms.