Website builders
Cliux vs Framer
Pick Cliux if you build for clients and want the console, per-site client access and built-in commerce, bookings and memberships without plugins. Pick Framer if you want a design-tool canvas with AI agents, built-in analytics with A/B testing and a large plugin and template market.
In Framer’s own words: “Framer is the design agent for every step from idea to launch”
Side by side
What each product offers
Every figure in the right-hand column links to the page it was read on and the day it was read. Cliux figures are read from the product's own catalogue.
| Feature | Cliux | Framer |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest paid plan | $192 a year per published site, billed yearly; building and previewing is free | Basic: $10 per month (yearly billing toggle)[1] |
| Free plan | Free to build and preview with a password-protected share link. A site is free to build and preview; publishing it is $192 a year on the Website plan, and selling starts on Business at $348 a year. An agency buys each client site's plan at its workspace discount; Pro and Scale add seats and white label. | Yes: publishes on a free Framer subdomain[1] |
| Fees on your sales | 0% platform commission on any sale your site makes; payments go to your own Stripe, PayPal, Square, Mollie or Adyen account and that provider's processing fee applies | not found on official pages; no native store, ecommerce runs through marketplace plugins[2] |
| Editor model | Freeform canvas: drag anything anywhere, pixel placement, with a separately tunable phone layout | A freeform design canvas; layers in a plain frame are placed by position, with layout stacks available[3] |
| Sites per plan | One site plan per published site, from $192 a year; agencies buy them at their workspace discount (Starter: free, 2 seats; Pro $588 a year for 10 seats, white label and 20% off every site plan; Scale $1,788 a year for unlimited seats, white label and 30% off every site plan) | A site plan is bought per site; workspaces hold unlimited projects[4] |
| Team seats and client access | Agency console: owners and admins reach every client site; a site role reaches only the sites it is granted; custom roles from 9 permission keys. One account can belong to several agencies with a role in each, and an agency can invite people who already use Cliux | Admin, Editor and Content Editor seats are paid, Viewer is free; project-level invites[5] |
| Selling online | Online Store: physical and digital products, card or bank transfer, shipping zones, stock, discount codes; no product variants | No native store on official pages; third-party ecommerce plugins[2] |
| Blog | Blog with categories, tags, authors, comments and scheduling | Built on the CMS with collections and dynamic detail pages[6] |
| Forms | Forms with a submissions inbox, spam filtering, email alerts and webhooks | Native forms with submissions to email, Google Sheets and more[7] |
| Custom code | Page code panel in the editor: your own JavaScript, addressing elements by name, in a sandbox; no server-side code | Custom code in site settings, site-wide or per page[8] |
| Custom domain | Connect a domain you already own: two DNS records (@ and www) pointing at Cliux, certificate issued for you; every site also keeps a Cliux address | On paid plans; first year of a domain free on yearly plans via a partner registrar[9] |
| AI site generation | None | Yes: Framer Agents generate pages, sections, copy and visuals[10] |
| Starting points | 11 design themes x 8 site types, then change anything | Community-made templates; a total count was not found on official pages[11] |
| Code export | None | not found on official pages[1] |
| Support | not found on official pages[1] | |
| Bookings | Bookings with staff, availability, packages, reminders and online payment | No native booking engine on official pages; a Cal.com component is shipped[12] |
| Memberships and paid subscriptions | Members area with gated pages and paid subscriptions | not found on official pages (password protection of sites is listed)[1] |
| White label | Your logo on client documents and dashboards on the Pro and Scale workspace plans; colours and favicon are not applied | not found on official pages[1] |
Where they lead
Where Framer is stronger
Where we differ
Where Cliux is different
11 built-in apps on every published site: Blog, Online Store, Bookings, Events, Restaurant, Community, Donations, Members Area, Paid Subscriptions, Forms, Smart Chat; taking payments starts on Business, recurring payments on Business Plus
Starter: free, 2 seats; Pro $588 a year for 10 seats, white label and 20% off every site plan; Scale $1,788 a year for unlimited seats, white label and 30% off every site plan
Agency console: owners and admins reach every client site; a site role reaches only the sites it is granted; custom roles from 9 permission keys. One account can belong to several agencies with a role in each, and an agency can invite people who already use Cliux
0% platform commission on any sale your site makes; payments go to your own Stripe, PayPal, Square, Mollie or Adyen account and that provider's processing fee applies
Proposals, contracts and invoices in the agency console, paid into your own Stripe, PayPal, Square, Mollie or Adyen account
Freeform canvas: drag anything anywhere, pixel placement, with a separately tunable phone layout
Moving over
How a move from Framer works
There is no import tool. This is what a switch involves, step by step.
There is no import tool. Both editors are freeform canvases, so the layout thinking carries over; open the old site beside a new Cliux site and rebuild each page, copying text and images across.
Publish on your free Cliux address, share the password-protected preview with whoever signs off, and keep the old site live until you are happy.
Point your own domain at Cliux: two DNS records, and the certificate is issued for you; the Cliux address keeps working beside it.
Frequently asked questions
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Yes. Framer is a design-tool canvas with layout stacks; Cliux is a freeform canvas with absolute placement and a derived, tunable phone layout.
Yes: eleven built-in apps on every published site. Framer's official pages list no native store; ecommerce runs through marketplace plugins.
No to both. Framer offers AI agents on the canvas and analytics with A/B testing.
A site is free to build and preview; publishing it is $192 a year on the Website plan, and selling starts on Business at $348 a year. An agency buys each client site's plan at its workspace discount; Pro and Scale add seats and white label. Framer's Free plan publishes on a Framer subdomain.
Connect a domain you already own: two DNS records (@ and www) pointing at Cliux, certificate issued for you; every site also keeps a Cliux address. Framer connects domains on paid plans and includes a free first year via a partner registrar on yearly plans.
Get started
Build it on the canvas, then decide.
Building and previewing costs nothing. Publishing on your own domain is $192 a year on the Website plan, and selling starts on Business.
Sources (15) and editor’s note, checked on 2026-09-18
- [1]framer.com › pricing
- [2]framer.com › marketplace › plugins
- [3]framer.com › features › design-layout
- [4]framer.com › help › articles
- [5]framer.com › help › articles
- [6]framer.com › cms
- [7]framer.com › updates › forms
- [8]framer.com › help › articles
- [9]framer.com › domains
- [10]framer.com › solutions › ai-website-builder
- [11]framer.com › marketplace › templates
- [12]framer.com › updates › cal-com
- [13]framer.com › help › articles
- [14]framer.com › publish
- [15]framer.com › marketplace › plugins
Editor’s note: the facts on this page were checked on 2026-09-18 against Framer’s own pages; prices and plans change, and the other product’s site is the authority on itself. Not read on official pages: Monthly-billed prices for Basic and Pro (the toggle is client-rendered). Framer is a trademark of its owner; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Framer. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.