CMS comparison Framer vs Progress Sitefinity

Framer vs Progress Sitefinity

Framer is a closed-source site builder that runs on the vendor's cloud. Progress Sitefinity is a closed-source enterprise DXP that you can host yourself or run on the vendor's cloud. The table below sets them side by side on 28 features. They get a different status on 16.

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Framer Site builder · Closed source · 14 of 28 built in
Progress Sitefinity Enterprise DXP · Closed source · 22 of 28 built in

Sources checked: Framer on 29 Sept 2026, Progress Sitefinity on 29 Sept 2026. Plans and releases can change after those dates.

WAYF is an official Payload partner and top contributor. Every platform in the table is classified by the same published definitions, and each answer lists the vendor page it came from.

Feature comparison

Built inPaid tierPlugin or add-onLimitedNot available

Framer vs Progress Sitefinity feature comparison. Columns are the two platforms. Rows are features, grouped by area.
Platform	Framer Site builder	Progress Sitefinity Enterprise DXP
Overview
What it is	Hosted visual site builder with a CMS, hosting and AI agents. Designers build pages on a canvas. Run by Framer.	Progress's .NET CMS and DXP for websites, run self-hosted or on the Sitefinity Cloud PaaS, with ASP.NET Core and Next.js renderers.
Edition compared The product and release each column describes.	Framer 3.0 site plans, Free to Enterprise SaaS, continuously updated	Sitefinity CMS 15.4 DX edition, self-hosted or on Sitefinity Cloud Version 15.4.8639, released 29 Sept 2026
Vendor	Framer B.V. framer.com	Progress Software progress.com
Licence	Closed source Proprietary	Closed source Proprietary
Hosting	No self-hosting Vendor cloud A paid plan is required to connect a custom domain.	Self-hosting Vendor cloud
Built with	Hosted SaaS with React code components	.NET, ASP.NET Core and Next.js renderers
Database	Managed by Framer	Microsoft SQL Server
Pricing Public list prices only. Hosting and implementation are extra everywhere.	Free to start Free plan. Basic $10, Pro $30 per site per month billed yearly. Extra editors $20 per month.	No free option Pricing on request. DX and DX+Enterprise editions, self-hosted or on Sitefinity Cloud.
Content modelling
Content model in code You define content types in files in your repository, review them like any other code and apply them from there. Imperative migration scripts alone count as limited.	Not available You build collections in the editor or sync them through the Plugin and Server APIs. 3 13	Built in Export for deployment writes module and field changes to files for source control. 3
Content model in the UI Admins can create and change content types and fields in the admin interface without writing code.	Built in 13	Built in Module Builder.
Reusable blocks Editors compose pages from reusable, typed components or blocks, and can reorder them.	Built in Components with properties that content editors can change on-page. 14	Built in Page editor widgets.
Localization Editors translate content per locale inside the CMS, by field or by entry, without a separate site for each language.	Plugin or add-on Translation locales add-on, $20 per locale per month. One free locale to try. 1 17	Built in Multilingual content per item.
Image transformations The CMS resizes, crops or converts images on request, through URL parameters or generated sizes, with no external service.	Built in Generates 512 to 4096 px variants served through srcset. 8	Built in Resize through URL parameters and thumbnail profiles. 4
APIs and delivery
REST API A documented REST or JSON HTTP API returns content.	Limited Server API in open beta, through the framer-api package over WebSocket. No plain REST. 2 3	Built in OData REST web services. 5
GraphQL API The vendor or an official module provides a GraphQL API for content.	Not available	Built in GraphQL on the web services layer. 6
Webhooks The CMS can call an external URL when content is created, changed or published.	Not available Webhooks cover form submissions only. 10	Built in Service hooks with a webhook action, available on all licences. 7
Renders the website The CMS itself renders and serves the public pages through themes or templates. Headless-only products answer no.	Built in	Built in ASP.NET Core, Next.js or legacy MVC renderers. 1
Editorial workflow
Drafts Editors save changes as a draft and publish them later. The live version stays untouched until then.	Built in CMS items can stay in draft. 13	Built in
Scheduled publishing An editor can set a future date and time for content to publish or unpublish.	Not available No native scheduling. Third-party Marketplace plugins add it. 18	Built in Scheduled publish and unpublish per item. 9
Version history The CMS keeps earlier versions of an entry, and editors can compare or restore them.	Built in Version history and rollback of published versions. 6 7	Built in Revision history.
Preview Editors can see unpublished content rendered as it will appear on the site before publishing.	Built in	Built in
Visual editing Editors can click on the rendered page and edit content in place or in a side panel next to it.	Built in Canvas editing and on-page editing of the live site. 14	Built in Page editor with widgets.
Approval workflows Content moves through review stages you configure, such as draft, review and approved, with permissions per stage.	Limited Editors review and merge Pro branches. Only Deploy permission publishes. No stages. 4 5	Built in One or two approval levels, or a custom workflow. 8
Content releases Editors group changes across several entries and publish them together as one release.	Paid tier Branching on Pro groups changes and ships them in one merge. 1 5	Not available Publishing and scheduling work per item. 9
Real-time co-editing Two or more editors can work on the same entry at once and see each other's changes live.	Built in Free workspaces allow up to three editors. 1	Not available Pages lock while another user edits them. 10
Access and governance
Custom roles Admins define their own roles with granular permissions instead of picking from a fixed set.	Limited Fixed roles plus Design, Content and Deploy permissions per project. No role builder. 4	Built in 11
Field-level permissions Admins can restrict access to single fields, on top of content types and entries.	Not available	Limited Module Builder types only, in the classic editing UI. Built-in content types have none. 12
Single sign-on Editors can sign in through SAML or OpenID Connect against a company identity provider.	Paid tier Enterprise. 1 16	Built in OpenID Connect and external providers such as Azure AD. 13
Audit log The CMS logs who changed what and when across the whole installation, and admins can review the log.	Not available Not documented publicly.	Paid tier DX + Enterprise includes Audit Trail. Progress sells it as an add-on for DX. 14 2
Platform and extensibility
Multiple sites One installation or account can manage several separate websites or brands with shared users.	Built in A workspace holds many site projects, each on its own plan. 4	Built in Multisite with shared content and per-site permissions. 15
Extensible admin UI Developers can add their own components, views or fields to the editing interface.	Built in Plugins add custom panels and tools to the editor. 11	Built in Custom fields, widgets and AdminApp extensions.
Plugin marketplace The vendor runs an official directory or marketplace of installable extensions.	Built in Framer Marketplace. 12	Built in Sitefinity integrations directory. 16
Form builder Editors can build and publish forms and collect submissions without code.	Built in Native forms. Submissions can also go to a webhook. 10	Built in Forms module with a drag-and-drop builder.
Site member accounts The platform handles sign-up and login for public site users or members, separate from editors.	Not available	Built in Front-end users with registration and login widgets.
AI writing assistant A first-party AI feature in the editing interface generates, rewrites or translates content.	Built in Agents write, rewrite and translate content. AI credits meter usage. 1 15	Plugin or add-on Sitefinity AI subscription for text generation and agents. 17
Official MCP server The vendor publishes a Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can read or write content.	Not available No MCP server. External Agents, in preview, link AI tools through a CLI and skills. 9	Plugin or add-on Sitefinity MCP Server, 15.4.8633 or later, needs a Sitefinity AI subscription. 18

Framer sources

Checked 29 Sept 2026. Framer 3.0 site plans, Free to Enterprise.

Progress Sitefinity sources

Checked 29 Sept 2026. Sitefinity CMS 15.4 DX edition, self-hosted or on Sitefinity Cloud.

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Where they differ

Framer and Progress Sitefinity get a different status on 16 of the 28 features and the same status on 12. Framer has 14 built in on its baseline edition, Progress Sitefinity has 22. Two matching statuses can still name different paid tiers or limits, so read the notes in the table before treating a row as equal.

Self-hosting: Framer cannot be self-hosted. Progress Sitefinity can be self-hosted.
Free option: Framer has a free option. Progress Sitefinity has no free option.

Built in on Framer, a different answer on Progress Sitefinity 2

Real-time co-editing Framer: Built in. Progress Sitefinity: Not available.
AI writing assistant Framer: Built in. Progress Sitefinity: Plugin or add-on.

Built in on Progress Sitefinity, a different answer on Framer 10

Content model in code Framer: Not available. Progress Sitefinity: Built in.
Localization Framer: Plugin or add-on. Progress Sitefinity: Built in.
REST API Framer: Limited. Progress Sitefinity: Built in.
GraphQL API Framer: Not available. Progress Sitefinity: Built in.
Webhooks Framer: Not available. Progress Sitefinity: Built in.
Scheduled publishing Framer: Not available. Progress Sitefinity: Built in.
Approval workflows Framer: Limited. Progress Sitefinity: Built in.
Custom roles Framer: Limited. Progress Sitefinity: Built in.
Single sign-on Framer: Paid tier. Progress Sitefinity: Built in.
Site member accounts Framer: Not available. Progress Sitefinity: Built in.

Built in on neither, with different answers 4

Content releases Framer: Paid tier. Progress Sitefinity: Not available.
Field-level permissions Framer: Not available. Progress Sitefinity: Limited.
Audit log Framer: Not available. Progress Sitefinity: Paid tier.
Official MCP server Framer: Not available. Progress Sitefinity: Plugin or add-on.

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