CMS comparison Progress Sitefinity vs Webflow

Progress Sitefinity vs Webflow

Progress Sitefinity is a closed-source enterprise DXP that you can host yourself or run on the vendor's cloud. Webflow is a closed-source site builder that runs on the vendor's cloud. The table below sets them side by side on 28 features. They get a different status on 14.

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Progress Sitefinity Enterprise DXP · Closed source · 22 of 28 built in
Webflow Site builder · Closed source · 15 of 28 built in

Sources checked: Progress Sitefinity on 29 Sept 2026, Webflow 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

Progress Sitefinity vs Webflow feature comparison. Columns are the two platforms. Rows are features, grouped by area.
Platform	Progress Sitefinity Enterprise DXP	Webflow Site builder
Overview
What it is	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.	Hosted visual site builder with a built-in CMS, hosting and a Data API. Designers build pages on a canvas. Run by Webflow, Inc.
Edition compared The product and release each column describes.	Sitefinity CMS 15.4 DX edition, self-hosted or on Sitefinity Cloud Version 15.4.8639, released 29 Sept 2026	Webflow Site plans, Starter to Enterprise SaaS, continuously updated
Vendor	Progress Software progress.com	Webflow, Inc. webflow.com
Licence	Closed source Proprietary	Closed source Proprietary
Hosting	Self-hosting Vendor cloud	No self-hosting Vendor cloud Publishing to a custom domain requires a paid Site plan.
Built with	.NET, ASP.NET Core and Next.js renderers	Hosted SaaS, Webflow Cloud for app hosting
Database	Microsoft SQL Server	Managed by Webflow
Pricing Public list prices only. Hosting and implementation are extra everywhere.	No free option Pricing on request. DX and DX+Enterprise editions, self-hosted or on Sitefinity Cloud.	Free to start Free Starter site. Basic $15, Premium $25 per site per month billed yearly. Team $2,500 per month.
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.	Built in Export for deployment writes module and field changes to files for source control. 3	Not available The Data API can create collections and fields. No schema files. 3
Content model in the UI Admins can create and change content types and fields in the admin interface without writing code.	Built in Module Builder.	Built in
Reusable blocks Editors compose pages from reusable, typed components or blocks, and can reorder them.	Built in Page editor widgets.	Built in Components with properties. Limited seats build pages from designer-approved blocks. 1
Localization Editors translate content per locale inside the CMS, by field or by entry, without a separate site for each language.	Built in Multilingual content per item.	Plugin or add-on Webflow Localize add-on from $9 per month. The Team plan includes it. 1
Image transformations The CMS resizes, crops or converts images on request, through URL parameters or generated sizes, with no external service.	Built in Resize through URL parameters and thumbnail profiles. 4	Built in Generates responsive image sizes automatically. 10
APIs and delivery
REST API A documented REST or JSON HTTP API returns content.	Built in OData REST web services. 5	Built in Data API. 60 requests per minute on Starter, 120 on Premium. 1 11
GraphQL API The vendor or an official module provides a GraphQL API for content.	Built in GraphQL on the web services layer. 6	Not available
Webhooks The CMS can call an external URL when content is created, changed or published.	Built in Service hooks with a webhook action, available on all licences. 7	Built in Data API webhooks for CMS items, forms and site publishes. 4
Renders the website The CMS itself renders and serves the public pages through themes or templates. Headless-only products answer no.	Built in ASP.NET Core, Next.js or legacy MVC renderers. 1	Built in
Editorial workflow
Drafts Editors save changes as a draft and publish them later. The live version stays untouched until then.	Built in	Built in
Scheduled publishing An editor can set a future date and time for content to publish or unpublish.	Built in Scheduled publish and unpublish per item. 9	Paid tier Scheduled CMS item publishing on the Premium Site plan. 1
Version history The CMS keeps earlier versions of an entry, and editors can compare or restore them.	Built in Revision history.	Limited Whole-site backups. Free Starter sites restore only the two most recent. 5
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 Page editor with widgets.	Built in
Approval workflows Content moves through review stages you configure, such as draft, review and approved, with permissions per stage.	Built in One or two approval levels, or a custom workflow. 8	Paid tier Design approvals with designated reviewers on Enterprise. 1
Content releases Editors group changes across several entries and publish them together as one release.	Not available Publishing and scheduling work per item. 9	Limited A site publish ships all staged changes together. No named release bundles. 1
Real-time co-editing Two or more editors can work on the same entry at once and see each other's changes live.	Not available Pages lock while another user edits them. 10	Built in Available on every Workspace and Site plan. 6
Access and governance
Custom roles Admins define their own roles with granular permissions instead of picking from a fixed set.	Built in 11	Paid tier Enterprise. 1
Field-level permissions Admins can restrict access to single fields, on top of content types and entries.	Limited Module Builder types only, in the classic editing UI. Built-in content types have none. 12	Not available Enterprise access controls stop at pages and Collections. 1
Single sign-on Editors can sign in through SAML or OpenID Connect against a company identity provider.	Built in OpenID Connect and external providers such as Azure AD. 13	Paid tier Enterprise. 1
Audit log The CMS logs who changed what and when across the whole installation, and admins can review the log.	Paid tier DX + Enterprise includes Audit Trail. Progress sells it as an add-on for DX. 14 2	Paid tier Site activity log on Team, audit logs API on Enterprise. 1
Platform and extensibility
Multiple sites One installation or account can manage several separate websites or brands with shared users.	Built in Multisite with shared content and per-site permissions. 15	Built in A Workspace holds many sites with shared seats. Each site needs its own Site plan. 1
Extensible admin UI Developers can add their own components, views or fields to the editing interface.	Built in Custom fields, widgets and AdminApp extensions.	Built in Apps can add Designer Extensions to the editor. 12
Plugin marketplace The vendor runs an official directory or marketplace of installable extensions.	Built in Sitefinity integrations directory. 16	Built in Webflow Apps marketplace. 9
Form builder Editors can build and publish forms and collect submissions without code.	Built in Forms module with a drag-and-drop builder.	Built in 50 submissions on Starter, unlimited on paid Site plans. 1
Site member accounts The platform handles sign-up and login for public site users or members, separate from editors.	Built in Front-end users with registration and login widgets.	Not available Webflow retired User Accounts on 29 January 2026. 8
AI writing assistant A first-party AI feature in the editing interface generates, rewrites or translates content.	Plugin or add-on Sitefinity AI subscription for text generation and agents. 17	Paid tier Copy generation needs a paid Site or Workspace plan and uses AI credits. 1
Official MCP server The vendor publishes a Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can read or write content.	Plugin or add-on Sitefinity MCP Server, 15.4.8633 or later, needs a Sitefinity AI subscription. 18	Built in Available on all Site plans, including free Starter. 7

Progress Sitefinity sources

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

Webflow sources

Checked 29 Sept 2026. Webflow Site plans, Starter to Enterprise.

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Where they differ

Progress Sitefinity and Webflow get a different status on 14 of the 28 features and the same status on 14. Progress Sitefinity has 22 built in on its baseline edition, Webflow has 15. 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: Progress Sitefinity can be self-hosted. Webflow cannot be self-hosted.
Free option: Progress Sitefinity has no free option. Webflow has a free option.

Built in on Progress Sitefinity, a different answer on Webflow 9

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

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

Real-time co-editing Progress Sitefinity: Not available. Webflow: Built in.
Official MCP server Progress Sitefinity: Plugin or add-on. Webflow: Built in.

Built in on neither, with different answers 3

Content releases Progress Sitefinity: Not available. Webflow: Limited.
Field-level permissions Progress Sitefinity: Limited. Webflow: Not available.
AI writing assistant Progress Sitefinity: Plugin or add-on. Webflow: Paid tier.

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