Title Edit: “Wish Webflow had a middle-tier CMS plan for smaller projects”

I genuinely love Webflow — the editor feels like magic, animations are buttery smooth, and it’s honestly one of the most satisfying no-code tools I’ve ever used.

That said, I really wish Webflow had a plan that fits smaller projects better.

Here’s what I mean:

• Basic plan ($14/mo) → 150 static pages, no CMS

• CMS plan ($23/mo) → 150 pages, 20 CMS collections, 2,000 items

That jump from no CMS to full CMS feels massive for someone who just wants to build a portfolio, a blog, or a couple of small client sites.

I don’t need 150 pages or 20 CMS collections — something like 50 pages, 5–10 collections, and 500–1,000 items would fit perfectly.

It’s not about regional pricing or discounts — it’s just that Webflow’s current tiers skip over a huge group of creators, students, and freelancers who love the tool but can’t justify paying for features they’ll never use.

Would love to see a “lite CMS” plan someday. Feels like it could open the door for a lot more independent builders to stay within the Webflow ecosystem.

Help me out guys. I am a former SEO expert and article writer but I wanted to venture into web design. My first stop was obviously webflow since It's long learning curve teaches you lot's of stuff on web design which works for me. Also, I have seen a lot of job postings on people looking for webflow experts and that's really motivating.However, I am stuck on the pricing. I have to pay for a workspace and also their hosting plans are quite unfavourable especially since I'm from a third world country (Kenya). I am really eager to learn web design without the traditional approach of starting with HTML, CSS , Python and all that. So my question is...how can I learn webflow and use it to create websites without their costs?

Average/range is perfect.

Hey everyone,
quick question for the community

How do you feel about Webflow’s site pricing? I’m talking specifically about the two most common ones: Basic $18/m and CMS $29/m

Do those numbers feel reasonable to you for what you get? Or a bit on the high side?

If you had the power to set the pricing, what would you make these plans cost?

Curious to see how everyone else thinks about this, since these are probably the plans most of us end up using.

If you're a solopreneur using Webflow hosting at scale gets expensive quick.

I'm wondering how soon before people build something that lets them design & build in Figma/webflow and export, deploy, and host in a reasonably scalable manner.

The allure of WordPress open source back in the day makes sense to me.

I coach several designers to help them build their businesses and seeing how quickly multiple sites add up on the PNL makes me 🤔

For someone on enterprise webflow like me supporting larger brands, it makes total sense but for the little guys, I can see why so many stick with Squarespace, Wix, or Framer given the costs.

Thoughts?

I'm trying to figure out what pricing plan to choose from as I'm currently going through the "21-day design portfolio course" and at certain moment I faced the limitations of the free plan, namely a limited amount of utility pages and no access to a custom code option.

Due to this issue I'm unable to proceed further without choosing a plan and paying for it.

What pricing plan would you suggest for a newbie kick start and what plan would be the best later on to avoid any webflow limitations and accept clients without fear of switching towards more expensive options? I mean the cheapest most optimal option for both cases.

P.S. It's a bit unpleasant to realize half way through the course that in order to receive a whole understanding of the tool you need to pay almost from the start.

I have recently decided to upgrade my plan from starter to basic, which costs $14/mon. My question is, is hosting included in this $14 monthly fee, or does it cost extra? I come from a Wordpress background where, of course, it is up to the user to purchase hosting elsewhere in order to launch the site on the Internet. Sorry if this may seem like a dumb question, I just wanted to be sure before making a decision on whether to move my portfolio site to Webflow or just stick with Wordpress.

Hi folks,

Background:

I graduated from a UX/UI bootcamp. I need a website to showcase my projects, prototypes etc. I’d love to code one myself but it will take some time before my web dev skills reach the level required to build something I’m satisfied with. I initially tried squarespace/WIX/Format/UXFolio and pretty much every site builder under the sun before deciding I want to go with Webflow. I really liked some of the templates in the store and wanted to purchase one and then insert my content etc.

My site needs the following:

-Projects (home page) -About -Contact -I will need to add a new page for every project I upload.

• links to dribbble, behance, linkedin and other socials

• currently own a domain and have a subscription to a web hosting company due to expire in a couple of months

Questions:

1. What is the difference between a site plan and account plan (do I need one or both?)

2. Which of those plans do I need if I want to either:

• build the site in webflow and have my existing web host company host my site

• build the site in webflow and let webflow host the site also (so everything in webflow)

https://webflow.com/pricing

Thanks for your help!

I’m using a .ac.uk academic email and I signed up to the tool with the same one.

Submitted the form twice but no response for weeks now.

I understand that we are transitioning to a "workspace" model with a new pricing structure, but I'm confused AF.

From what I can see, I would need to pay;

$49/month for Growth Workspace (Just the account?)

$70-$280/month, depending on how many users want access to the shared projects

$12-36/month for hosting per project.

So as a two-person team ($70) with a Webflow account ($49) and 3 basic projects ($12*3) I would be expected to pay $155 per month?

Am I right or have I missed something?

If I'm right, isn't this a bit on the expensive side?

Edit: "12*3 instead of 36"

Hello Everyone! I am looking to create my portfolio [as a digital enterprise management specialist student, as well as a User-interface & graphic designer and digital marketer]

For the last few weeks I have been exploring webflow and so far I am liking this!! its really flexible and offers great features even for people that are not great with coding (like me). I am used to Wordpress and have used WIX before but still I find webflow to be a bit more modern and versatile.

My question:

As I said above- is it worth buying a paid plan for portfolio purposes? or is there another alternative to webflow?

with the basic plan currently I dont care too much about the domain being weblow.io, but the branding watermark in the published site is something thats ruining the experience..... any advice?

I saw a post where a lot of freelancers and agencies are planning to switch from Webflow due to the cost increase of CMS .

I think $29/month-month is a lot considering all the features and benefits.

What is your strategy around this ? How do plan to convince future clients to move over from WP or other platforms ?

So I just finished creating a site for my client. I use a freelancer plan which is roughly $28/month (I think they just increased it from $24/month). If you pay yearly it’s cheaper.

Now am surprised when I transfer the site to the client…and the client get a basic plan for $18/month…there is no option for me to be added as a designer or collaborator. For that to happen they have to get an even bigger plan. Mind you this is a simple 5 pages website with no CMS.

I don’t think Webflow is heading to the right direction…it’s becoming super expensive for no reason.

I used the link http://webflow.com/students and used my school email to sign up but nowhere on the web I can find the 50% discount option. Is this a scam?