Weebly vs Webflow Comparison

Maybe I'm just bored with these WYSIWYG site builders but there really isn't much about weebly I liked in comparison to all the others I've tried. Compared to the competition there are more negatives than positives. It's not bad software, to be sure, it's just not great software and unnecessarily awkward to use. If I were to make a recommendation to anyone looking for an easy-to-use site builder I'd recommend Squarespace first and Wix second, for non-developers. For developers, I'd recommend Webflow or just stick with WordPress.

The user interface is not optimal. Features are stacked in a single column on the left side and requires lots of scrolling to find anything. The available themes are lackluster and it's quite easy to make something ugly. Many advanced features open up overlays. Nothing's organized thoughtfully really. Adding PayPal as a payment option requires an upgrade. Stripe is supported on the free plan but the fee is steep. There's a prominent bar at the bottom of the editor that can't be dismissed until you upgrade. It encourages you to edit the footer. This tactic isn't a very thoughtful one. Pass.

Webflow does a great job outputting sleek, simple, minimalistic looking website designs. The best part is how they let you export the code so you don't even need to purchase anything if you're only using it for one website. I would definitely come back to them even if I needed to pay.

The only problem I've had was how difficult it was for me to hear about Webflow. I feel like I had only ever heard of SquareSpace, WordPress, Weebly, etc. and Webflow has been my favorite when it comes to website building.

I love how customizable Webflow is, and how you can configure it to work for both technical and non-technical users. You can do so much without knowing any code, but you can also create endless customizations if you do know how to code. It's been a best of both worlds for our team.

The high point is also the low point -- we worked with a design agency to create our Webflow site, which created some gaps once we took control of the platform. It's so customizable that the daily users really need to be a part of the basic building blocks of the site from the very beginning, or you'll find yourself up against questions you can't easily answer unless you have an existing knowledge of how Webflow works. It's user-friendly for non-coders, but it is also too easy to mess with if you don't know what you're doing!

The ability to use code where needed to add more custom elements to our website is really useful, especially inside posts. Collections allow us to use Webflow for our blog as well as the main marketing site. We can embed pretty much any third party content we want to including Calendly even scheduling, Intercom live chat, and more which helps us keep visitors on our website instead of sending them elsewhere.

It was a bit tricky to learn. There are a lot of moving parts and it's a very powerful tool, but this brings with it a lot of complexity. Someone probably needs to have some HTML/CSS experience to be able to effectively use Webflow in my opinion. If they don't have that experience, something like Weebly would probably be a better fit. However, the power and possibilites that Webflow provides us was well worth the learning curve.

Of all the what-you-see-is-what-you-get website builders available (such as Wix, Weebly, Squarespace, et. al.) most of them are aimed at amateurs not really anyone with any sort of extensive web design or development background. Webflow is different in that respect and in all aspects of the user experience, from the way style sheets are exposed, displayed, and edited to the extensive hosting options....

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Hosting options are kind of confusing. Simplify them, please.

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