I think wordpress seems like the better option at first, but its been a headache all the way for me. Accessing specific styling elements that is hardwired on the backend or changing PHP from the theme editor as well as wordpress api’s is such a messy and confusing workflow. Not to talk about the UX/UI which freaking sucks and is so confusing. Using plugins are smart, untill you have to search through dozens of plugins before you find what you need, and even then you cant be sure it matches your specific needs or you can only access a trial for free so you’d end up spending additional money on them, not to mention potential security breaches and occasionally developers stop updating them as they arent feasible anymore. Every step of the way wordpress has been a headache for me. The only time I can recommend wordpress would be for a website specifically made for blogging and with not overwhelmingly much customization. More on reddit.com

I am a long time (10 years) Wordpress user and recently was getting fed up with site maintenance and gave webflow a go for a couple of smaller sites. Overall I liked it and seemed to be able to build exactly what I wanted. However during the same period I discovered a site builder for Wordpress called Bricks and it has been somewhat of a revelation to me in that it is (very) much like webflow but allows me to continue using Wordpress. As it’s much more coding oriented I can basically build out an entire Wordpress site with 2-3 plugins (bricks is a theme, then I’ll literally have a security plugin, a backup plugin and an SEO plugin). The reason I don’t think I’ll pick up webflow again is the cost. I personally think it is priced far too high for what you get - especially for people who are comfortable with managing their own VPSs. I’m looking at a 5x price hike to use webflow (I know the hosting is passed onto the client but that’s money that would otherwise be coming directly to me haha) More on reddit.com

Probably going to get downvotes for this but this is how I see it. I would compare wordpress and webflow a bit to Windows and Apple. Saying this as someone who’s had both. You get more value for money with wordpress, but you also have to do more work, and worry about all sorts of things, like security, plugins, version update, not to talk about the actual user experience on wordpress just being far worse than on webflow, but you do gain more control and have more options. So if you are a DIY type of person who likes to have more options and doesnt mind the extra work (sometimes a lot), I’d pick wordpress. EDIT: The question of control is more ‘nuanced’ than I put it here, you also get control on webflow from exporting code and custom code integration, but its less customizable on the CMS-end among other things to wordpress, unless you export your webflow code and built the rest from there manually, but thats beyond what I’d call just webflow. I prefer the simplicity and user friendliness. It takes me far less time to do the same thing in webflow, than wordpress, and I dont have to worry about all sorts of plug-ins bullshit and whatnot, it just works. Somewhat the same reason I shifted to Apple from Windows, sure you can do more things on a Windows and you get more value for money spec wise, but it saved me a headache on so many levels and I just like the simplicity and minimalism of navigation etc. I feel like I get a few extra hours from not using wordpress that I use on new clients, marketing etc. so in the end, for me at least, webflows been the better option also moneywise. EDIT: The user experience is also worse on the clients side when using wordpress over webflow, likely why your clients have suggested webflow. Webflow is just more intuitive to work with. More on reddit.com

Wordpress is more robust than webflow and has a bigger ecosystem. Client last minutes decides they want to add appointment booking. done. You need to do map fields on form submission and create a connection to a niche CRM? done. Bricks and Oxygen have very similar editing experiences to webflow and are used by professionals in the space to create. Although most people lean towards Bricks. More on reddit.com