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Amsterdam 2014, $163M, $2B val, $50M ARR, 500K users. Founders: Koen Bok & Jorn van Dijk (ex-Facebook Sofa). AI Wireframer: prompt→site. 40% YC S2024. Clients: Miro, Perplexity, Scale AI. Figma-like. Profitable. Mini $5, Pro $30.

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Description

Framer

¿Qué es Framer?

Framer es una plataforma no-code website builder fundada en 2014 por Koen Bok (CEO) y Jorn van Dijk (CTO) en Amsterdam. Con $163M funding (valoración $2B, ago 2025), $50M ARR, y 500K+ monthly active users, Framer es "the website builder loved by designers" que compite directamente con Webflow, Wix, y Squarespace.
Trusted by: Miro, Perplexity AI, Scale AI, Mixpanel, 40% of YC S2024 batch.

Historia

Founders backstory:
  • Koen Bok & Jorn van Dijk: Co-fundaron Sofa (design studio)
  • Sofa adquirido por Facebook (2011)
  • Visión: "Close the painful gap between design and code"
  • Fundaron Framer en 2014 (Amsterdam)
Evolution:
  • 2014-2019: Interactive design/prototyping tool (peak $4M revenue 2019)
  • COVID downturn: Declined to $2.5M (2021)
  • Pivot 2021: From prototyping → full website builder
  • $10M ARR (2023) - 4x growth post-pivot
  • $25M ARR (2024)
  • $50M ARR (2025)
  • Target: $100M ARR (2026)
  • Break-even: Profitable desde 2024

Framer AI Features

Wireframer (Spring 2025)

  • Natural language → responsive website en segundos
  • "Generate Page" from prompts
  • Auto-layout and structure based on use case (blog, SaaS, portfolio, etc.)
  • AI-generated copywriting + image placeholders
  • Smart section suggestions
  • Responsive layouts from simple prompts
  • Cuts design time from days to minutes

Workshop

  • Built-in developer for advanced Components
  • Generate custom components/animations without full code
  • AI assists by suggesting effects/code blocks
  • Create: visual effects, cookie banners, tabs, etc.
  • No coding needed

AI Localization

  • One-click translation entire site
  • Multiple languages
  • No plugins, no manual work
  • AI batch translations

AI Plugins

  • Build 3rd party AI plugins in Framer
  • Connect: OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini
  • Generate images, rewrite text, generate alt text
  • Extend Framer with AI

Core Features

Design Canvas

  • Figma-like interface: Visual editing canvas
  • Craft responsive layouts
  • Drag-and-drop
  • Effects, interactions, animations: Smooth, advanced
  • Motion design: Scroll-triggered, immersive layouts, micro-interactions
  • Build exactly what you imagine, visually

On-Page Editing (Aug 2025)

  • Edit text, images, structure directly on live page
  • In-browser editing
  • No need to open full CMS
  • Instant updates
  • Seamless, handoff-free

Built-in CMS

  • Manage/update content effortlessly
  • Keep site fresh without touching code
  • Structured data
  • Inline editing
  • Supports: blogs, portfolios, dynamic content

Real-time Collaboration

  • Multiple users edit simultaneously
  • Collaborate on canvas or edit copy directly on page
  • Updates seamless
  • Handoff-free

Templates & Marketplace

  • Hundreds of free/paid templates
  • Community-driven marketplace
  • Plugins, components
  • Expand design tools
  • Integrations: Notion sync, e-commerce (Frameshop)

SEO & Analytics

  • Built-in SEO: Meta tags, Open Graph, automatic sitemaps
  • Fast-loading pages
  • SEO-friendly out of box
  • Analytics: A/B testing, engagement tracking (Business plans)
  • Advanced Analytics add-on available

Enterprise Features

  • Enterprise security: SSO, advanced permissions
  • Custom domains
  • Password protection
  • Priority support
  • Version history
  • Custom proxy options

Export & Code

  • Export React code (Pro users)
  • Embed custom HTML/CSS/JS
  • Primarily no-code visual development

Pricing

Free Plan

  • $0/mes
  • Basic features
  • Framer-branded domain
  • 10 CMS collections
  • 1,000 pages
  • 5 MB file uploads
  • 1 free locale
  • Unlimited projects (unpublished)

Mini Plan

  • $5/mes (annual)
  • One-pagers only
  • Custom domain
  • Remove Framer branding
  • Password protection

Basic Plan

  • $15/mes (annual)
  • Multiple pages
  • 2 CMS collections
  • 50 GB bandwidth
  • Custom domain
  • Students: FREE (worth $180/año)

Pro Plan

  • $30/mes (annual)
  • Unlimited pages
  • 10 CMS collections
  • 200 GB bandwidth
  • 3 editors
  • Export React code
  • Analytics

Business Plans

  • Launch: Custom pricing
  • Scale: Custom pricing
  • 10 editors (Launch) / Unlimited (Scale)
  • A/B testing
  • Advanced analytics (25,000 free events, then usage-based)
  • Priority support
  • Custom proxy: $300/mes (Launch), included (Scale)
  • Longer version history

Enterprise

  • Custom pricing
  • Custom limits
  • Enterprise security: SSO, SAML
  • Dedicated support
  • Unlimited Workshop access

Add-ons

  • Additional editors: $20/mes (Personal), $40/mes (Business)
  • Extra locales: $15/mes (Personal), $40/mes (Business)
  • Advanced Analytics: Usage-based after 25K events
  • Custom proxy: $300/mes
Note: Per-site billing (each website requires own plan)

Empresa

Founded: 2014
Founders: Koen Bok (CEO), Jorn van Dijk (CTO)
HQ: Amsterdam, Netherlands (+ San Francisco office)
Employees: 45-130 (sources vary), lean team
Status: Profitable (break-even since 2024)
Previous company: Sofa (design studio) → acquired by Facebook (2011)
Funding:
  • Seed: Early rounds
  • Series A: $7.7M (2017) - Accel lead
  • Series B: $24M (nov 2018) - Atomico lead
  • Series C: $27M (oct 2023) - Meritech lead
  • Series D: $100M (ago 2025) - Meritech + Atomico lead
  • Total: $161-163M
  • Valuation: $2B (ago 2025)
Investors: Meritech Capital Partners (lead Series D), Atomico (lead Series B/D), Accel (lead Series A), WiL, HV Capital, BoxGroup, Foundation Capital, AngelList, Christian Reber (angel)
Revenue:
  • $4M peak (2019) pre-pivot
  • $2.5M low (2021) COVID
  • $10M ARR (2023) post-pivot
  • $25M ARR (2024)
  • $50M ARR (ago 2025)
  • Target: $100M ARR (2026)
Users:
  • 500,000+ monthly active users
  • 45,000-55,000 paying customers (estimate)
  • ~$1,000 ARPU (annual revenue per customer)
  • Enterprise majority: Most new customers are businesses (not individuals)
Traction:
  • 40% of YC S2024 batch use Framer
  • Clients: Miro, Perplexity AI, Scale AI, Mixpanel, Bilt Rewards
  • Startups to Fortune 500

Casos de Uso

Startups & YC companies:
  • Marketing sites
  • Landing pages
  • Product pages
  • Fast iteration
Enterprise:
  • Corporate websites
  • Brand sites
  • .com domains
  • Team collaboration
Designers & Agencies:
  • Client websites
  • Portfolio sites
  • Creative projects
  • High-fidelity results
Marketing Teams:
  • Campaign pages
  • Product launches
  • Content sites
  • A/B testing
Freelancers:
  • Client deliverables
  • Quick turnaround
  • Professional sites
  • No dev dependency
SaaS Companies:
  • Product sites
  • Documentation
  • Feature pages
  • Fast updates

Ventajas

$2B valuation: Proven market fit, $50M ARR
Figma-like interface: Familiar for designers
AI Wireframer: Prompt → site in seconds
On-Page Editing: Live in-browser updates (2025)
Motion design: Advanced animations, scroll-triggered
Real-time collaboration: Seamless teamwork
Break-even profitable: Sustainable business
40% YC adoption: Strong startup traction
Enterprise clients: Miro, Perplexity, Scale AI
Fast: Days not months to publish
No dev needed: Designers ship production sites
Built-in CMS: Content management integrated
SEO friendly: Fast pages, meta tags, sitemaps
Templates marketplace: Community-driven
Competitive pricing: $5-30/mes vs Webflow $39
Export React code: Pro users get code access

Limitaciones

No ecommerce: Must integrate Shopify/Ecwid
Learning curve: Not beginner-friendly (requires web design knowledge)
Less flexible than WordPress: Not for complex backend systems
Limited support: Community forums + AI assistant only (no direct team support)
Template customization: Trickier than classic builders
Per-site billing: Each website requires separate plan
Not for large apps: Best for marketing sites, not heavy applications
SEO limitations: Basic SEO, need external tools (Ahrefs, Semrush) for SEO-heavy sites
Add-on costs: Editors, locales, analytics cost extra

Comparación vs Competidores

vs Webflow:
  • Framer: Figma-like, AI Wireframer, $30/mes Pro, faster setup
  • Webflow: More robust CMS, e-commerce, $39/mes, $200M ARR, mature
vs Wix:
  • Framer: Design-first, professional, no-code power
  • Wix: Beginner-friendly, all-rounder, simpler
vs Squarespace:
  • Framer: Modern, fast, designer-focused
  • Squarespace: Traditional, beautiful templates, easier
vs Figma:
  • Framer: Website builder + design (publish live sites)
  • Figma: Design/prototyping only (no publishing)
vs WordPress:
  • Framer: No-code, fast, modern
  • WordPress: More powerful, flexible, ecosystem massive

Recognition

TechCrunch (ago 2025): "$2B valuation"
EU-Startups (ago 2025): "€1.7B valuation"
Trusted by: Miro, Perplexity AI, Scale AI, Mixpanel
"Website builder loved by designers"
40% of YC S2024 batch

Market Position

No-code/low-code sector: Projected $84.47B by 2027 (Statista)
Framer position: 14.12% of sites in "Website Builders" category (2025 data)
831+ US e-commerce stores use Framer

Quote from CEO

Koen Bok: "Framer is changing the way the best companies bring their ideas online. Designers and marketers can now ship production-ready sites in days, not months – without waiting on a front-end team."
"The next chapter is about making Framer the best website platform in the world. Faster, better, and more fun than ever."

Key Features

AI Wireframer: natural language prompt → responsive website seconds
On-Page Editing (2025): live in-browser updates, instant changes
Workshop: generate custom components/animations without code
AI Localization: one-click translate entire site, multiple languages
Figma-like interface: visual editing canvas familiar to designers
Motion design: scroll-triggered animations, immersive layouts
Real-time collaboration: multiple users edit simultaneously
Built-in CMS: manage content effortlessly without touching code
AI plugins: connect OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini for extensions
Templates marketplace: hundreds of free/paid community templates
SEO built-in: meta tags, Open Graph, automatic sitemaps, fast pages
A/B testing + Analytics: engagement tracking (Business plans)
Export React code: Pro users get code access
Enterprise security: SSO, SAML, advanced permissions
Custom domains, password protection, version history
No dev needed: designers ship production-ready sites
Integrations: Notion sync, Shopify/Ecwid e-commerce
Community-driven: plugins, components extend functionality
Fast hosting: global CDN, fast-loading pages
Students: FREE Basic plan (worth $180/year)

Use Cases

Startup marketing sites: 40% of YC S2024 batch

Enterprise corporate websites: Miro, Perplexity, Scale AI

Designer portfolios: high-fidelity creative projects

Agency client websites: fast turnaround, no dev

SaaS product pages: landing pages, feature pages

Marketing campaigns: A/B testing, fast iteration

Landing pages: quick launches, responsive

Product launches: days not months

Brand websites: Fortune 500 to startups

Freelancer deliverables: professional sites quickly

Team collaboration: designers + marketers ship together

Content sites: blogs, portfolios, CMS-backed

Campaign pages: marketing teams iterate fast

Documentation sites: product docs, guides

.com domains: companies run entire .com on Framer

Fast prototyping: concept to live site quickly

Client presentations: live sites vs mockups

E-commerce integration: Shopify/Ecwid powered

Multilingual sites: AI localization

Educational institutions: student projects (FREE)

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