The latest articles on DEV Community by TNCFlow (tncflow). https://dev.to/tncflow https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Forganization%2Fprofile_image%2F16089%2Ffe97a359-c98b-4d7c-91ac-08dcd5ef1e18.webp https://dev.to/tncflow en Manann Fri, 13 Nov 2026 17:03:40 +0000 https://dev.to/tncflow/webflow-framer-or-astro-how-we-pick-a-platform-for-a-marketing-site-219e https://dev.to/tncflow/webflow-framer-or-astro-how-we-pick-a-platform-for-a-marketing-site-219e <p>Our team has built 400+ website templates across Webflow, Framer, Astro, Next.js and more. The question clients ask us most is not "how do I build this?" It's "which platform should I even use?"</p> <p>There is no single right answer. But there is a short list of questions that gets you to the right one fast. Here's the one we use.</p> <h2> 1. Who will edit the site after launch? </h2> <p>This matters more than anything else.</p> <ul> <li> <strong>Marketing team, no developers:</strong> Webflow or Framer. Both have visual editors that non-developers can learn in an afternoon.</li> <li> <strong>Developers, content in Markdown or a headless CMS:</strong> Astro. Content lives in your repo or your CMS, and changes go through Git.</li> </ul> <p>If the people editing the site can't use the tool, the site goes stale. Pick for the editor, not the builder.</p> <h2> 2. How much content will there be? </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>A handful of pages and a blog:</strong> any of the three works well.</li> <li> <strong>Hundreds of CMS items, complex filtering, many collections:</strong> Webflow's CMS is strong here, but check the plan limits for your item count before you commit.</li> <li> <strong>Docs, large blogs, lots of Markdown:</strong> Astro shines. Content collections give you typed frontmatter and fast builds.</li> </ul> <h2> 3. How custom is the design and interaction? </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>Framer</strong> is the fastest way to get rich animation and a polished, design-led site live. It feels closest to working in Figma.</li> <li> <strong>Webflow</strong> gives you fine control over layout, classes and interactions, and its output is clean enough for teams that care about the HTML.</li> <li> <strong>Astro</strong> gives you full control because it's code. Anything is possible, but every interaction is something someone has to build.</li> </ul> <h2> 4. How much do performance and hosting control matter? </h2> <p>Astro ships zero JavaScript by default and deploys anywhere: Netlify, Vercel, Cloudflare Pages, your own server. If you need to own your hosting or you're chasing top Core Web Vitals scores on every page, it's hard to beat.</p> <p>Webflow and Framer host for you. That's one less thing to manage, but you're on their platform and their pricing.</p> <h2> Our quick rule of thumb </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>If you need...</th> <th>We usually pick</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Marketing team edits, lots of CMS content</td> <td>Webflow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fast launch, heavy animation, design-led</td> <td>Framer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Developer-owned, content-heavy, top performance</td> <td>Astro</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h2> One more tip </h2> <p>Whatever you choose, set up your structure before you design page 20. In Webflow that's your class naming system. In Framer, your components and variants. In Astro, your layouts and content collections. Fixing structure late is where most projects lose time.</p> <p>What does your team use for marketing sites, and why? I'd like to hear what's working for you in the comments.</p> webdev webflow astro framer