Framer to Next.js Migration Service, Backed by 3,411 Tracked Switches

Enter your Framer site's address. We read the sitemap Framer publishes, count your pages and CMS items, and group them into the templates a Next.js rebuild needs. Our own team does the work.

Updated Nov 7, 2026Switches tracked by TechnologyChecker.io since May 28, 2026Delivered by our own teamDTReviewed by David Thomson, CTO

Estimate your migration

Enter your Framer site. We count its pages and templates from your sitemap in about a minute; the price comes as a fixed quote after a short call.

Built by people, sped up by AI. Our engineers rebuild and check every page; AI coding agents take the repetitive work. It is not an automatic converter.

  • 24/7 supportReach the team any time during the project and for 30 days after launch.
  • SEO-safe, keep your trafficSame URLs, a 301 for every one that changes, metadata moved page by page. If search traffic drops after launch, we fix the cause free.
  • Tested in detailEvery page checked against the old site on desktop and mobile: links, forms, redirects, tracking and speed.
  • Pay 50% now, 50% at the endHalf to start, the other half when the finished site is live and you've signed it off.
A favicon of Framer

Framer

58,661 live domains

374

domains won back from Next.js in 90 days

6.9:1
A favicon of Next.js

Next.js

731,970 live domains

1,998

domains gained from Framer in 90 days

Live domains and switches come from TechnologyChecker.io's own crawl of 29.9M live business domains, read Nov 7, 2026. Counts are domains, not accounts.

A favicon of FramerStay on Framer if…

  • Designers own the site and publish changes themselves, often the same day.
  • It's a marketing site, and Framer's effects and animations are a large part of what makes it work.
  • Nobody on your team will look after a React codebase once it launches.

A favicon of Next.jsMove to Next.js if…

  • Your product already runs on Next.js, and the website should share its code, components and deploys.
  • You've hit the builder's limits: CMS depth, custom logic, integrations or pages generated from data.
  • You want the code in your own repository, on hosting you choose. Framer offers no export for self-hosting.
  • You want to change the site by asking an AI agent, and review every change before it goes live.

How we built this page

Every number names its source and the date it was read.

Why move

Framer to Next.js: key findings

TechnologyChecker.io crawl, read Nov 7, 2026
  • The flow runs 6.9 to 1 toward Next.js. Since May 28, 2026, TechnologyChecker.io's crawl has seen 3,411 domains drop Framer for Next.js and 491 go the other way.
  • Next.js is the top destination for sites leaving Framer. It takes 3.3× as many Framer leavers as Astro, the next most common destination.
  • 38.8% of the companies that moved are technology firms, against 20.7% of all Framer companies (software, IT services and internet; 2,200 movers matched to a company).
  • 73.7% of movers have 1–10 employees, close to Framer's own base (70.6%). This is not only an enterprise move.
  • Next.js runs on 12.5× as many live domains as Framer (731,970 vs 58,661), and companies with 501+ employees make up 3.5% of Next.js's users against 0.8% for Framer.
  • 3,946 domains run both today, most of them partway through a move or with the marketing site on one and the app on the other.

Framer is excellent for launching a design-led marketing site without engineers. Teams leave once engineering owns the site, or the site needs to share code with the product.

Own the code and the hosting

A Framer site lives on Framer's hosting. Its help centre says Framer offers no HTML export for self-hosting, because pre-rendering, image resizing and server-side rendering run on Framer's own infrastructure. On Next.js the codebase is yours: you pick the CMS, the components and the host, and the site moves with you if you change any of them.

Our crawl: technology firms are 38.8% of the companies that moved, against 20.7% of all Framer companies.

One stack with your product

Many teams that leave Framer build software: Software Development is the largest industry among the 2,200 companies TechnologyChecker.io matched to a Framer to Next.js switch. When the app already runs on Next.js, moving the marketing site into the same stack means one component library, one deploy pipeline and one place to fix things.

Change anything by asking an AI agent

On Next.js the whole site is code in your repository, so a coding agent such as Claude Code, Codex or Cursor can change any part of it from a plain-English request: copy, layouts, components, redirects, structured data. It runs the build to check its own work and opens a pull request with a preview link, and nothing goes live until someone approves it. Framer has an MCP server too, but there the agent works through the tools Framer exposes inside the project.

Content and SEO past the builder's limits

Framer handles a design-led marketing site well. The limits show at the edges: CMS structures the builder can't model, pages generated from data, custom redirect logic and structured data beyond the built-in fields.

G2: 10 Framer reviews mention “missing cms and creative features”.

Cost as the team grows

Framer bills each site its own plan, then $20 a month for each extra editor, with add-ons such as Localization on top. Next.js swaps that for build time plus hosting, which often starts free for small sites. Whether it saves money depends on how often your team changes the site.

G2: 9 Framer reviews mention “high pricing, especially for multilingual sites”.

They solve different problems. Framer lets designers ship marketing sites without code; Next.js lets developers build anything, with full control and full responsibility. Most migrations happen when ownership of the site moves from the first group to the second.

DimensionA favicon of FramerFramerA favicon of Next.jsNext.js
What it isVisual website builder (no-code)React framework (code)
HostingFramer's hosting; no HTML export for self-hostingVercel, Netlify or your own infrastructure
CMSBuilt-in Framer CMSHeadless CMS of your choice (Sanity, Contentful, Payload) or Markdown in the repo
AnimationsFramer effects, scroll animations and component variantsCode libraries: Motion (which began as Framer Motion) or GSAP
WorkflowVisual canvas, designer-led, publish from the editorGit, code review, preview deploys
AI agentsFramer's MCP server, limited to the tools Framer exposesAny coding agent edits the code, runs the build and opens a pull request
Cost modelA plan per site, paid editor seats, add-ons such as LocalizationBuild time upfront, then hosting (often low or free)
Who edits contentDesigners and editors, on the canvasEditors in the headless CMS
Best forDesign-led marketing sites and landing pagesSites that share code with a product, custom logic, scale

We read G2's published numbers for both listings on Nov 7, 2026: Framer 4.5/5 from 156 reviews, Next.js 4.7/5 from 17. Of Framer's 4 most-mentioned complaints, moving to Next.js solves 2, softens 2 and leaves 0 where it was.

Framer's top complaints on G2, after the move

  • Missing CMS and creative features10 mentionsSolved on Next.js

    No builder ceiling: content lives in the CMS you choose, and any field, filter or layout is code.

    We move every CMS collection by script and build the fields and filters the Framer CMS couldn't hold.

  • High pricing, especially for multilingual sites9 mentionsPartly on Next.js

    Next.js is free and open source, and hosting often starts free for small sites. The subscription is replaced by build and maintenance time.

    The fixed quote prices the build up front, so you can weigh it against your Framer plan, editor seats and add-ons.

  • Limited image and gradient controls7 mentionsSolved on Next.js

    Styling is CSS, so any gradient, filter or image treatment the browser supports is available.

    We rebuild your styles as design tokens and components, so the next design change is small.

  • Slow loading on larger projects7 mentionsPartly on Next.js

    On Next.js, speed depends on how the site is built. HTTP Archive finds fewer Next.js sites than Framer sites passing Core Web Vitals.

    We test every template against Core Web Vitals on mobile before launch.

Topic labels and mention counts are G2's, from 156 Framer reviews; the verdicts and what we do about each are ours.

What you give up from Framer

  • Ease of use 39 praise itEditors work in a headless CMS; pick one with a visual editor if designers want a canvas.
  • Fast design-to-publish workflow 23 praise itContent changes publish from the CMS without a deploy; layout changes go through a pull request with a preview link.
  • Customer support 23 praise itThe repository is documented at handover, and if search traffic drops after launch we fix the cause at no extra cost.
  • Intuitive interface 21 praise itPreview in the CMS shows the real page before it goes live.

New problems you take on with Next.js

  • Difficult setup outside Vercel 2 mentionsWe set up hosting on Vercel or your own infrastructure and document the deploy.
  • Learning curve 2 mentionsThe handover covers how the repository, CMS and deploys fit together.
  • Time-consuming deployment and coding adjustments 2 mentionsDependency updates become your team's routine; we leave the update path written down.
  • Confusing errors in production builds 1 mentionLogging and error reporting are wired in before launch.

From 17 Next.js reviews: a small sample, so read these as signals, not rates.

How G2 reviewers score each

Meets requirements
A favicon of FramerFramer8.4 (132)
A favicon of Next.jsNext.js9.1 (16)
Ease of use
A favicon of FramerFramer8.4 (135)
A favicon of Next.jsNext.js8.9 (16)
Ease of setup
A favicon of FramerFramer8.9 (76)
A favicon of Next.jsNext.js9.0 (16)
Quality of support
A favicon of FramerFramer8.5 (118)
A favicon of Next.jsNext.js8.2 (14)
Score out of 10 (respondents). A lead is marked only past 0.3 points with 30+ respondents a side; Next.js's scores rest on 13–15 answers, so none is called. Source: G2's comparison, read Nov 7, 2026.

Stated preference and revealed preference point the same way. G2 reviewers score Next.js higher on 3 of 4 shared criteria, on too few answers to call; our crawl shows the move itself, 6.9 domains leaving Framer for Next.js for every one going back.

Evidence

Who is switching from Framer to Next.js?

TechnologyChecker.io crawl, read Nov 7, 2026

1,998domains moved from Framer to Next.js in the 90 days to Nov 7, 2026 · 374 went the other way

1,998 to Next.js374 to Framer5.3 : 1

Counted by TechnologyChecker.io's crawl. Switched = dropped Framer on every host we track since May 28, 2026 and currently runs Next.js. A drop is a tag disappearing from our crawl, not a confirmed cancellation. 3,946 domains run both today. Counts are domains, not accounts.

“1,998 domains moved from Framer to Next.js in the 90 days to Nov 7, 2026; 374 went the other way (TechnologyChecker.io's crawl of 29.9M live business domains, https://technologychecker.io/migration/framer-to-nextjs)”

Switches by month

Framer → Next.jsNext.js → Framer
May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026Aug 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026Nov 2026

Domains by the month Framer (or Next.js) disappeared from our crawl. The first and last months are partial: tracking began May 28, 2026 and the data runs to Nov 7, 2026.

Recent switchers

Companies whose domain moved from Framer to Next.js, as seen by our crawl. They are not TechnologyChecker clients.
CompanyIndustryEmployeesCountrySeen
TechTose Pvt LtdInformation Technology & Services11-50IndiaNov 7, 2026
Taco DigitalAdvertising Services11-50United StatesNov 7, 2026
Sydney RV GroupMotor Vehicle Manufacturing11-50AustraliaNov 7, 2026
SupernovaE-Learning Providers11-50IndiaNov 7, 2026
StackdropSoftware Development11-50GreeceNov 6, 2026
SocialtraitTechnology, Information and Media11-50United StatesNov 6, 2026
Social Broker LimitedTechnology, Information and Media11-50United KingdomNov 6, 2026
Smartters Softwares PVT. LTD.Software Development11-50IndiaNov 6, 2026

What kind of company leaves Framer for Next.js?

TechnologyChecker.io crawl, read Nov 7, 2026

We matched 2,200 of the 3,411 domains that moved to a company record. Technology firms lead at 38.8%, 1.9× their share of Framer's base, followed by design services, marketing services, and financial services. By size, the movers look like Framer's own customers.

By industry

Software Development413 · 18.8%
Technology, Information and Internet296 · 13.5%
IT Services and IT Consulting144 · 6.5%
Design Services114 · 5.2%
Marketing Services102 · 4.6%
Financial Services96 · 4.4%
Advertising Services87 · 4%
Business Consulting and Services70 · 3.2%
Top industries among 2,200 Framer → Next.js movers matched to a company, since May 28, 2026

By company size

1-10 employees73.7%
11-50 employees21.6%
51-200 employees3.8%
201-500 employees0.6%
501-1,000 employees0.2%
1,001+ employees0.1%
Share of 2,179 movers with an employee band

By country

United States588
India154
United Kingdom124
Brazil82
Germany78
Canada68
Company headquarters, top 6

Where do sites leaving Framer go?

TechnologyChecker.io crawl, read Nov 7, 2026

Next.js is the most common destination for domains that drop Framer: 3,411 since May 28, 2026, against 1,041 for Astro, the next most common.

Next.js3,411
A favicon of AstroAstro1,041
A favicon of WordPressWordPress421
A favicon of WebflowWebflow173
A favicon of SquarespaceSquarespace63
A favicon of WixWix44
Domains that dropped Framer and run each platform now, all-time since May 28, 2026, counted by the same rule on Nov 7, 2026. A domain running two of these counts toward both.

Framer vs Next.js: who runs each

TechnologyChecker.io crawl, read Nov 7, 2026

By company size

1–10 employees
A favicon of FramerFramer70.6%
A favicon of Next.jsNext.js60.5%
11–50
A favicon of FramerFramer21.5%
A favicon of Next.jsNext.js23.9%
51–200
A favicon of FramerFramer5.8%
A favicon of Next.jsNext.js8.9%
201–500
A favicon of FramerFramer1.4%
A favicon of Next.jsNext.js3.2%
501+
A favicon of FramerFramer0.8%
A favicon of Next.jsNext.js3.5%
Share of each platform's enriched companies; bars run 0 to 100% (Framer: 45,833 companies, Aug 31, 2026; Next.js: 426,984, Aug 27, 2026)

By industry

Software Development
A favicon of FramerFramer9%
A favicon of Next.jsNext.js9.4%
Technology, Information and Internet
A favicon of FramerFramer6.6%
A favicon of Next.jsNext.js6.9%
Design Services
A favicon of FramerFramer6.5%
A favicon of Next.jsNext.jsNot in top list
Advertising Services
A favicon of FramerFramer5.3%
A favicon of Next.jsNext.js2.7%
IT Services and IT Consulting
A favicon of FramerFramer5.2%
A favicon of Next.jsNext.js7.6%
Financial Services
A favicon of FramerFramer3.7%
A favicon of Next.jsNext.js3.4%
Each platform's top industries; bars share one scale sized to the largest share (9.4%)
A favicon of FramerTop countries for Framer
United States11,075
United Kingdom3,518
India2,580
Germany2,128
Netherlands1,862
Company-country sample; a ranking within Framer, not comparable across the two columns.
A favicon of Next.jsTop countries for Next.js
United States106,707
India33,991
United Kingdom27,405
Brazil22,435
Germany16,957
Company-country sample; a ranking within Next.js, not comparable across the two columns.
Service

Fast pages, tested before launch

Pages ship as static HTML with optimised images and fonts, and every template is tested against Google's Core Web Vitals on mobile before launch. Framer's hosting is fast, so the rebuild has to be built to match it; we measure that instead of assuming it.

HTTP Archive, September 2026: 70.8% of Framer sites pass Core Web Vitals on mobile, against 35.7% of Next.js sites. Many Next.js sites are heavy apps; moving alone doesn't make a site faster, building it right does.

Your site and your app in one codebase

The marketing pages use the same React components, design tokens and deploy pipeline as your product, so a pricing change or a new feature page ships the way the rest of your code does.

Build and change it by chatting with AI

Describe a change to a coding agent such as Claude Code, Codex or Cursor: a new landing page, a pricing update, a redirect. It edits the code, runs the build and opens a pull request with a preview link, and nothing goes live until you approve it. The repository ships with an AGENTS.md so the agent follows your design system.

Price follows the size of the site, counted in pages from your sitemap, CMS items included. Each package covers the rebuild, the content import, redirects, testing and launch. Effects and animations, code components, localization and forms are scoped on the call, because that is where Framer estimates go wrong.

The calculator above places your site in one of these packages from its sitemap.
PackagePriceTimeline
Small siteUp to 100 pages · A marketing site with a small blog$1,500–$2,5001 week
Medium siteUp to 1,000 pages · Several CMS collections, a few hundred items$2,500–$4,0002–3 weeks
Large site1,001+ pages · A large blog or resource library$4,000–$6,0004–5 weeks

The right method depends on whether you have React developers and whether marketing still needs to publish without them.

Export with a Framer plugin

Plugin fees plus developer time · 1–4 weeks

Framer has no built-in code export. Marketplace plugins export the published site as files, or chosen components as React code to use inside a Next.js app; React Export, for example, costs $50 a month for personal use and $250 for commercial use. Design stays in Framer, and the CMS, redirects and forms still need moving.

Best for: React developers who want to keep designing in Framer

Rebuild in Next.js yourself

Developer time · 2–8 weeks

Export the CMS collections as CSV or JSON with a plugin, rebuild each page and component in React, and recreate the effects with Motion or GSAP. A clean codebase, but every breakpoint and animation is redone by hand.

Best for: Teams with a React developer and a site with few effects

Hire a migration team

Fixed quote after a scoping call · 1–5 weeks, by size

One team runs the whole job: the rebuild, CMS import, effects, forms, redirects, testing and launch. You trade budget for speed and skip the learning curve.

Best for: Sites with search traffic or leads you can't put at risk

Costs and timelines are typical market ranges for planning, not figures from our data. Our own price for your site comes from the calculator above.

Every page rebuilt in Next.js

Each Framer page, breakpoint and CMS template rebuilt as React components on the Next.js App Router, matching your current design.

CMS content moved by script

Collections exported from Framer as CSV or JSON and imported into Markdown in your repo or the headless CMS you choose, with rich text, images and references carried over.

Effects rebuilt in code

Appear effects, scroll animations, hover states and variants rebuilt with Motion or GSAP, checked against the live Framer site.

URLs and rankings protected

Same URLs wherever possible, a 301 redirect for every one that changes, and titles, meta descriptions, canonical tags and structured data carried over page by page.

Set up for AI agents

The repository ships with an AGENTS.md instructions file and documented components, so Claude Code, Codex or Cursor can add pages and make changes that match your design from a plain-English request.

Launch and handover

Deployed to Vercel or your own host, checked against the old site before DNS moves, and handed over with the repository.

  • Framer effects and animationsAppear effects, scroll animations, hover states and component variants are set up in Framer's editor, not written as code, so a rebuild has to recreate each one.

    We inventory every effect before the build and rebuild it with Motion, the library that began as Framer Motion, or GSAP for timelines.

  • Code components and overridesCustom code components and overrides are React already, but they are written against Framer's property controls and canvas, so they don't drop into a Next.js app unchanged.

    We port each one into a plain React component with typed props and check it against the live page.

  • Preserving SEO through the moveNew URLs without 301 redirects make Google treat old pages as gone, and redirects set up in Framer don't move on their own.

    Same URLs where possible, your existing Framer redirects exported in bulk and carried over, a 301 for every change, titles, meta and structured data carried across, and every old URL checked before DNS moves.

  • CMS, locales and formsFramer CMS collections, pages translated with the Localization add-on and Framer forms each need a new home.

    CMS content exported as CSV or JSON and imported by script, locales mapped to Next.js routes, and forms rewired to your form handler or CRM. The calculator flags locales and forms.

You don't have to move everything at once. TechnologyChecker.io's crawl finds 3,946 domains running both, often a Next.js app on a subdomain such as app. or docs. next to a Framer marketing site. Framer also documents serving a site through a reverse proxy, so the app and the marketing pages can share one domain.

Our crawl sees 3,946 domains running Framer and Next.js at the same time (Nov 7, 2026). Some are partway through a move; many are a deliberate split.

If a full move is too much now, we set up the split as a smaller project and move the marketing pages later.

Ask any partner these questions before you sign, us included. A fixed price before anyone has looked at your interactions and CMS is a guess you pay for later.

AskOur answer
Will you write down the migration plan before you quote?Yes. The fixed quote lists every template, collection, effect, code component and integration we found.
How will you preserve SEO through the move?Same URLs where Next.js allows, your Framer redirects carried over, a 301 for every change, metadata and structured data carried across, and every old URL checked before launch.
How will you rebuild our Framer effects and animations?Motion for component and scroll animation, GSAP for timelines, mapped effect by effect before the build.
Will marketing be able to edit content without you?Yes, in the headless CMS you choose, with preview before publishing.
Who owns and hosts the code when you're done?You do: your repository and your hosting account.
  1. 01
    EstimateEnter your site's address. The calculator counts your pages and CMS items from the sitemap Framer publishes for every site.
  2. 02
    Scoping call and fixed quoteWe go through your effects, code components, CMS and locales, and send a fixed price and timeline within one business day.
  3. 03
    BuildOur engineers build the templates first, using AI agents for the repetitive parts, then run the content import, redirects and forms. You review each page on a preview URL as it lands.
  4. 04
    LaunchWe compare the old and new sites URL by URL (status codes, titles, redirects), then switch DNS with you.
Trust
DTReviewed byDavid Thomson · CTO, TechnologyChecker.io · 15+ years

Move when engineers will own the site, especially when the product already runs on Next.js. What you gain is control: the code lives in your repository, every change is reviewed before it ships, and a coding agent can make the edit for you. If designers publish every week without a developer and nobody will look after React code, stay on Framer: the move will cost more than it returns.

The risk is in search and in the effects, not in the framework. Google re-crawls a migrated site URL by URL, so every changed path needs a 301 and every page needs its title, description and canonical carried across. Speed is not automatic either: in HTTP Archive's data about twice as many Framer sites as Next.js sites pass Core Web Vitals on mobile, so each template has to be tested before launch.

Before you migrate: David's 4 checks

  1. List every URL and every redirectTake the URLs from your sitemap and from the Pages report in Google Search Console, and export the redirects you set up in Framer. The sitemap misses pages that still get traffic; together they become the redirect map.
  2. Inventory the effects before the buildWalk each page on desktop and mobile and note every appear effect, scroll animation and hover state. Effects nobody listed are the ones that go missing at launch.
  3. Measure your current speed firstRun PageSpeed Insights on your three heaviest pages and keep the scores. Framer's hosting sets a high bar; launch only when the same pages match or beat it.
  4. Keep Framer live until the new site is verifiedSwitch DNS, then watch Search Console for 404s and dropped pages for two weeks before cancelling the Framer plan. While the old site exists, rolling back is one DNS change.
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Where this data comes from

Analysed Nov 7, 2026

Our detection data

Switching counts, destinations and both platforms' user bases come from TechnologyChecker.io's own monthly crawl of 29.9M live business domains. A switch is an observed change: a domain dropped Framer on every host we track and now runs Next.js. Company attributes come from company records matched by domain (2,200 movers matched).

Full detection methodology →

The calculator

It reads only what your site publishes: robots.txt, the sitemap and up to eight sampled pages. Nothing is stored unless you ask for a quote. Pages missing from your sitemap, gated content and app-like features aren't counted; the scoping call covers them.

G2's published numbers

Ratings, respondent counts and pros-and-cons topic counts for both listings, read on Nov 7, 2026. Numbers only: no review text is reproduced, and every count links back to G2. The verdicts on each complaint are ours.

G2's comparison →

TechnologyChecker sells this migration. The switching numbers come from the same crawl that powers our technology profiles and are not adjusted for this page.

How much does a Framer to Next.js migration cost?

Our packages price by page count: up to 100 pages $1,500–2,500, up to 1,000 pages $2,500–4,000, and $4,000–6,000 above that. Framer sites get a fixed quote after a short scoping call, because the effects and code components on a Framer site vary more than its page count does. You pay 50% to start and 50% when the site is live.

How long does a Framer to Next.js migration take?

About one week for a small site (up to 100 pages), two to three weeks for a medium one (up to 1,000) and four to five weeks for a large one. Pages are counted from your sitemap, CMS items included. Heavy effects, localized pages or custom code components can add time; the timeline is fixed in the quote.

Will I lose my Google rankings when I move off Framer?

Rankings hold when URLs, content, titles and internal links survive the move. We keep URLs wherever Next.js allows, carry over the redirects you set up in Framer, 301 every URL that changes, carry over metadata and structured data, and check every old URL against the new site before launch. If search traffic drops after launch, we find and fix the cause at no extra cost.

Will moving from Framer to Next.js make my site faster?

Not by itself. In HTTP Archive's September 2026 report, 70.8% of Framer sites pass Core Web Vitals on mobile against 35.7% of Next.js sites, because Framer's hosting optimises pages for you and many Next.js sites are heavy apps. We keep pages static where we can, render components on the server and test every template on mobile before launch.

Is there a tool that converts Framer to Next.js?

Not into a finished site. Framer has no built-in code export; marketplace plugins and converter services export the published site as files or chosen components as React code. What you get is Framer's generated output rather than components your team would write, and it doesn't move your CMS, redirects or forms into a working app. The calculator on this page is free: it counts your pages and CMS items from your sitemap.

Should I hire a team or migrate Framer to Next.js myself?

Do it yourself if a React developer is on staff and the site is small with few effects: a rebuild costs only their time. Hire a team when nobody will look after React code, the site has hundreds of CMS items or heavy animation, or search traffic is too valuable to risk on a first attempt. Developer capacity decides it, not company size.

What happens to my Framer animations and effects?

They are rebuilt in code. Appear effects, scroll animations, hover states and component variants are set up in Framer's editor, so we list every one before the build and recreate it with Motion, the open-source library that began as Framer Motion, or GSAP for longer timelines. Each one is checked against the live Framer site.

What happens to my Framer CMS content?

Framer's help centre says CMS content leaves through plugins as CSV or JSON. We export every collection that way and import it by script, so item count adds little to the cost. You choose where the content lives afterwards: Markdown files in the repository or a headless CMS.

Can I keep Framer for marketing and run a Next.js app on the same domain?

Yes. Keep the marketing pages on Framer and put the Next.js app on a subdomain, or route a path to it through a proxy; Framer documents serving a site behind a reverse proxy. TechnologyChecker.io's crawl finds 3,946 domains running both. See the hybrid path above.

When should I stay on Framer instead of moving to Next.js?

When designers own the site, publish without engineers and the site is a marketing site the builder handles without workarounds. Rebuilding that in Next.js is usually the wrong call. Sites move the other way too: TechnologyChecker.io's crawl counts 491 domains that went from Next.js to Framer since May 28, 2026, against 3,411 from Framer to Next.js.

Should I move to Astro or Webflow instead of Next.js?

Choose Astro for a content site with little interactivity: it ships less JavaScript by default. Choose Webflow if designers should keep a visual builder. Choose Next.js if engineering owns the site, the product already runs on React, or you want AI coding agents to make changes. Among domains that left Framer since May 28, 2026, TechnologyChecker.io's crawl finds 3,411 on Next.js, 1,041 on Astro, 421 on WordPress and 173 on Webflow.

Can I manage a Next.js site by chatting with AI?

Yes. Because the site is code in your repository, a coding agent such as Claude Code, Codex or Cursor can make any change you describe, from a new landing page to a redirect rule or a CMS field. It builds the site to check its work and opens a pull request with a preview link; you approve it before it goes live, and any change can be rolled back. We hand the repository over set up for this, with an AGENTS.md instructions file and documented components. Framer also has an MCP server, but an agent there works through the tools Framer exposes.

What kind of companies move from Framer to Next.js?

Mostly small software companies. TechnologyChecker.io matched 2,200 of the switching domains to a company: 1,607 have 1 to 10 employees and 470 have 11 to 50, and the largest industries are Software Development (413) and Technology, Information and Internet (296). The United States leads with 588.

Who does the migration?

TechnologyChecker's own engineers, not an automatic converter. People plan the build, write and review the code and check every page; AI coding agents take the repetitive work, which is why it's faster and cheaper than a traditional rebuild. We run the detection crawl behind the switching numbers on this page, and we deliver migrations ourselves rather than passing them to a partner.

Where do the switching numbers come from?

From TechnologyChecker.io's own detection crawl of 29.9M live business domains, run every month. A domain counts as Framer when its pages load Framer's scripts or set Framer's JavaScript globals, and as switched when every Framer signal is gone from the hosts we track and it runs Next.js. Counts are domains, not companies, and each figure carries the date it was measured.

How does the calculator count pages for a Framer site?

It reads your robots.txt and the sitemap Framer publishes, treats each top-level page as its own design, and treats any folder holding three or more pages (such as /blog/...) as one CMS collection. It loads a sample of pages to judge how heavy each design is. Pages missing from your sitemap aren't counted; we confirm the count on the scoping call.

Is there a way to export Framer code?

Not with a built-in button. Framer's help centre says it offers no HTML export for self-hosting, because pre-rendering, image resizing and server-side rendering run on its own hosting. Marketplace plugins can export the published site as files or chosen components as React code, and CMS collections leave as CSV or JSON through plugins. None of these gives you a codebase to maintain, which is why a rebuild moves content by script and recreates components and effects in code.

Is Next.js still relevant in 2026?

For sites that engineers own, yes. TechnologyChecker.io's crawl finds Next.js on 731,970 live domains in August 2026, and it is the most common destination for sites leaving Framer: 3,411 domains since May 28, 2026. It is not faster by default: in HTTP Archive's September 2026 data, 35.7% of Next.js sites pass Core Web Vitals on mobile against 70.8% of Framer sites, so a migration has to be built and tested for speed.

Is there anything better than NextJS?

For a content site with little interactivity, Astro is the main alternative: it ships far less JavaScript by default. Among sites that left Framer since May 28, 2026, TechnologyChecker.io's crawl finds 1,041 now on Astro against 3,411 on Next.js. Choose Next.js when the site shares a domain or code with a React app, or needs logged-in features.

Is there anything better than Framer?

It depends on who runs the site. For a designer-owned marketing site, Framer and Webflow are the closest choices. When engineers take it over, most sites that leave Framer go to code: since May 28, 2026, TechnologyChecker.io's crawl finds 3,411 former Framer domains on Next.js, 1,041 on Astro, 421 on WordPress and 173 on Webflow.

Is Framer worth the money?

For a design-led marketing site that designers publish themselves, usually yes: G2 reviewers rate it 4.5 out of 5 from 156 reviews, with ease of use the most-mentioned strength (39 mentions) and high pricing a smaller complaint (9 mentions). The sums change when you add editors, locales and several sites, or when your product already runs on Next.js and the website could share its code.

How do I delete a Framer account?

Cancel the paid plans first. In workspace settings, open the Billing tab, click the three-dot menu next to each site and cancel its plan; editor seats end once the last site plan is cancelled, and plan benefits stay active until the end of the billing period. Then delete the account under Account settings, Profile. Do it after the new site is live, the redirects are checked and your CMS content is exported, so you can still roll back.

Includes questions people also ask on Google about this move, quoted as Google shows them; the answers are ours.