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Hit and Sometimes Miss
What do you like best about the product?
I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with Webflow. As a designer, I LOVE that the interface allows me to create websites without requiring me to write code (my coding skills are more basic).
That said, saying that Webflow requires no coding is a bit of a misnomer. True, you don't have to code or know code to use Webflow, but if you don't have a pretty solid understanding of HTML5/CSS/structure/lingo, you're going to be, frankly, screwed. Sure, you can go into the interface, and with only minimal review of their info materials (eg. tutorials), create a website from scratch. But, if you don't know what you're doing (eg. say, you typically do graphic design and work with Adobe photoshop or InDesign) - you'll be duped into thinking the beautiful site you made (that looks great on your screen) will look just like it looks on your screen everywhere else - and you'll be WRONG. I had to spend a lot of time really learning about how to use px vs. % vs. VH vs. em's and things like that to really be able to make my websites responsive. Now, that said, they really do have a TON of tutorials and videos and webinars out there to help you, so if you are willing to put in the time, you can learn what you need to know. One of my favourite features is that you can go into the editor of other sites and see how they are built. It's a really cool way to learn more (in a reverse engineering kind of way). I really, really love this feature and appreciate that they decided to make this available.
The bit of "hate" part of my relationship with Webflow stems from 2 things: the time required to really learn the system (to find some of the subtle design techniques that are really critical to responsiveness, you have to hunt and peck - there's no one tool I found that really goes into this in detail from A to Z), as well as some issues I've had with their support. But I've updated that part of my review (see below). All in all, I don't see myself not using Webflow anytime soon. It's one of those situations where you have to take a bit of bad with the good, because it's worth it.
That said, saying that Webflow requires no coding is a bit of a misnomer. True, you don't have to code or know code to use Webflow, but if you don't have a pretty solid understanding of HTML5/CSS/structure/lingo, you're going to be, frankly, screwed. Sure, you can go into the interface, and with only minimal review of their info materials (eg. tutorials), create a website from scratch. But, if you don't know what you're doing (eg. say, you typically do graphic design and work with Adobe photoshop or InDesign) - you'll be duped into thinking the beautiful site you made (that looks great on your screen) will look just like it looks on your screen everywhere else - and you'll be WRONG. I had to spend a lot of time really learning about how to use px vs. % vs. VH vs. em's and things like that to really be able to make my websites responsive. Now, that said, they really do have a TON of tutorials and videos and webinars out there to help you, so if you are willing to put in the time, you can learn what you need to know. One of my favourite features is that you can go into the editor of other sites and see how they are built. It's a really cool way to learn more (in a reverse engineering kind of way). I really, really love this feature and appreciate that they decided to make this available.
The bit of "hate" part of my relationship with Webflow stems from 2 things: the time required to really learn the system (to find some of the subtle design techniques that are really critical to responsiveness, you have to hunt and peck - there's no one tool I found that really goes into this in detail from A to Z), as well as some issues I've had with their support. But I've updated that part of my review (see below). All in all, I don't see myself not using Webflow anytime soon. It's one of those situations where you have to take a bit of bad with the good, because it's worth it.
What do you dislike about the product?
This is an update... I'd had an experience with support where I hadn't gotten a response to an issue for some time (and if you read on the forums, you'll see I'm not alone in that experience). However, I was able to get through to them via an alternate route, and from that point on, it was like I was a VIP. They were really timely with their responses, and I had a fantastic phone conversation with support - which was uber helpful (and uncovered a bug on their end which may have been impacting other users). So, I'm going to recommend them more strongly, but with the caveat that customer service can be an issue (I was told they are hiring more people, so this may be alleviated soon), so you just have to be persistent and try reaching out by other means if at first you don't succeed with the support email.
One other important point: they have had a lot of changes in pricing structure in the past year which has upset the community (see many forum posts) and left designers hanging about future price changes/competitiveness of using the platform. I don't do web design full-time, but I understand why this is a significant issue. In fact, I just built a website for a company who is most likely not going to host with webflow because of the high price. It's still a great platform, and it's easy to export static sites, but if you're going with CMS, then just know your clients will be paying a more premium price.
One other important point: they have had a lot of changes in pricing structure in the past year which has upset the community (see many forum posts) and left designers hanging about future price changes/competitiveness of using the platform. I don't do web design full-time, but I understand why this is a significant issue. In fact, I just built a website for a company who is most likely not going to host with webflow because of the high price. It's still a great platform, and it's easy to export static sites, but if you're going with CMS, then just know your clients will be paying a more premium price.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Great tool to make custom websites from scratch. It's not "idiot proof" like Wix or other web editors, but there's a lot you can do with Webflow that you can't do with those if you take the time to learn it.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Watch out for the pricing changes that are going on now. Webflow used to be $5 for hosting a static site, and $10 for CMS. They went through several changes last year - to both designer plans and hosting - and are set to increase hosting in April: static site for $12 and CMS for $20. That puts them above industry competition (eg. hosting a WP site on Blue Host or other hosting platform). While you can always export your code and host yourself, that obviously won't work with sites that are CMS. Just a heads up.
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Easy Webdesign Solution for Designers
What do you like best about the product?
I like Webflow's simplicity, and I like the UX of the software. So far creating simple sites and template pages has been a smooth and easy process. The CMS builder is particular is an awesome tool.
What do you dislike about the product?
I wish that there was more customization and I wish that there was a code-view similar to Dreamweaver. I wish there were more roll-over labels or tips on the control panel. It's hard to tell only from the icons what the buttons do.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Quickly designing landing pages and mini-sites without dev time.
Easy to learn and use, powerful tool to make modern, tasteful websites.
What do you like best about the product?
The user interface is very similar to modern Adobe software, so much so that using it felt very familiar, even when I was just starting. Allows easy web design using modern standards and elements. Anyone with some familiarity with software would have an easy time learning to use it, the learning curve is not steep.
What do you dislike about the product?
Like any WYSIWYG editor, it has it's limitations, which become evident when you want it to do something and can't figure out how to make that happen. Some ability to integrate manual HTML/CSS would be a nice feature.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Used Webflow to mock up our website for the web developer to rebuild as a Wordpress template. It allowed for easy, tasteful design without spending a ton of time on it.
Webflow
What do you like best about the product?
Various Templates available for users. There are lot of images and fonts to choose from
What do you dislike about the product?
Interface could be better with easy to use for customers and more features
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Trying to make website.
Webflow Review
What do you like best about the product?
I really enjoy that Webflow is a visual representation of coding. I've used a few other in browser editors like Wix and SquareSpace but I think Webflow hits a good spot of being extremely flexible while still being closely tied to actual code.
I think it's a really great solution for web designers because of the ability to host through webflow and charge the client as necessary. It's flexible enough that depending how much the client needs from me I can reflect that through the bill that goes through Webflow.
I think the UI is really great as well.
I think it's a really great solution for web designers because of the ability to host through webflow and charge the client as necessary. It's flexible enough that depending how much the client needs from me I can reflect that through the bill that goes through Webflow.
I think the UI is really great as well.
What do you dislike about the product?
For those who are unfamiliar with HTML and CSS this will have a difficult learning curve. The tutorials that Webflow has put together aren't the worst but they aren't my favorite either.
I haven't found a great way to do ecommerce through Webflow yet but there may be a some ways I'm just don't know about.
I haven't found a great way to do ecommerce through Webflow yet but there may be a some ways I'm just don't know about.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I've been building some very simple websites or landing pages. It's a great way to create something unique in a world full of templates.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you are looking to build very simple sites Webflow is a great way to get into front end work visually. I think it's definitely a more face value editor that has similar capabilities as Square Space or Wix. If you are looking at getting into Webflow make sure you are already familiar with HTML and CSS.
Great for Web designing
What do you like best about the product?
Drag and drop feature for developing the websites. Simple to use.
What do you dislike about the product?
So far I am only trialing it. I like what I see so far.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Building our intranet page so testing a few tools. The deal and drop feature is awsome.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Look no further. Do test this out. It's a great product. I would say it's in my top 5 favourites for Web design.
Great, easy to learn software for prototyping
What do you like best about the product?
Webflow makes it possible to quickly and easily create prototypes for my clients, and makes development easy and fast for our programmers.
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes the app is glitchy. It has lost my changes more than once, and frequently has display issues when copying a template and renaming.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Mocking up responsive web pages in static programs takes so much longer than it does in Webflow, and I'm able to create more detailed prototypes that allow for more responsive, subtle interactions that surprise and delight the client and user.
Great tool for designing responsive websites
What do you like best about the product?
The best thing about Webflow is the ability to design without knowing much code. The interface looks great, nice and simple. The Google Fonts integration is very useful. Exporting the code is again very neat.
The library is expanding and also I like that they keep working on it constantly. It's easy to make clean websites and presentation websites are its forte.
If you don't know html css very well, (like I did) this is a very good tool to learn how they work. I did some basic training, but I lacked the practical skills. This is where I did learn to organize content inside a website. Very valuable learning tool.
The library is expanding and also I like that they keep working on it constantly. It's easy to make clean websites and presentation websites are its forte.
If you don't know html css very well, (like I did) this is a very good tool to learn how they work. I did some basic training, but I lacked the practical skills. This is where I did learn to organize content inside a website. Very valuable learning tool.
What do you dislike about the product?
You need to know a minimum of HTML or CSS. If you don't, the learning curve will be a bit steeper. Since it's a visual editor WYSIWYG of CSS attributes, you really need to know what you are doing. You can also learn the most of it in the course of a week. Best way to learn.
Prices are too steep lately. At first they did have a good plan, but they changed it into something that always seems to want more for every page of the website.
Prices are too steep lately. At first they did have a good plan, but they changed it into something that always seems to want more for every page of the website.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I am a designer working in Photoshop most of the time. Helped me create a presentation site from scratch, and that means not hiring a developer to work for me, thus saving me a lot of money at the expense of my own time and struggle. And the struggle was real.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Definitely a tool to have for every graphical website designer. Keeps you down to earth with the tech side of the job, and also makes it easy to create your own websites. I needed this.
Powerful CMS — beautiful, complex websites with no coding
What do you like best about the product?
I've been using Webflow for about a year — we needed a CMS that our designer and I could use to build a relatively complex website, with minimal demand on our front-end devs. Webflow fit the bill — and let us do more than we thought possible, with way less effort. Their dynamic content ("Collections") lets you create complex assets (text, media, sort orders, images, background colors, etc.) that can be used throughout the site. We built a 75-page website in a matter of a couple weeks.
Some things I like:
- Ability to build beautiful sites with relatively little design experience and almost no coding experience
- So so easy to manage responsive design for each device
- Baked-in SEO features (dynamic meta and open graph tags, easy 301 redirects, autogenerated sitemap, easily defined robots.txt file)
- Their Collections feature — makes it easy to create complex sets of information and media (like blog posts, employee profiles, product features), and use it dynamically anywhere on the site, or build templated pages for it.
- Fast customer support with a paid/priority account, and a super-helpful community forum
- Rapid product development and response to wish-listed features
Some things I like:
- Ability to build beautiful sites with relatively little design experience and almost no coding experience
- So so easy to manage responsive design for each device
- Baked-in SEO features (dynamic meta and open graph tags, easy 301 redirects, autogenerated sitemap, easily defined robots.txt file)
- Their Collections feature — makes it easy to create complex sets of information and media (like blog posts, employee profiles, product features), and use it dynamically anywhere on the site, or build templated pages for it.
- Fast customer support with a paid/priority account, and a super-helpful community forum
- Rapid product development and response to wish-listed features
What do you dislike about the product?
- Some issues with things that impact site speed (render-blocking CSS and JavaScript that are part of the product, and can't be fixed)
- Lack of integrations makes things harder if you're a B2B website
- Their SSL/https hosting doesn't work with all DNS providers
- Occasionally, we'll run into other technological inflexibilities that make things hard
- Lack of integrations makes things harder if you're a B2B website
- Their SSL/https hosting doesn't work with all DNS providers
- Occasionally, we'll run into other technological inflexibilities that make things hard
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
With Webflow, we were able to build a beautiful, responsive site in minimum time, and with minimal help from our engineering team.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
For independent web designers — OMG get this. They provide a lot of handy features for designers working with clients (billing through Webflow, content editor permissions for non-designers, full site export into clean, beautiful code).
For businesses, make sure your business needs are completely thought out, and that Webflow will support them. We've hit a few bumps, but ultimately love it.
For businesses, make sure your business needs are completely thought out, and that Webflow will support them. We've hit a few bumps, but ultimately love it.
Freedom to create the UX I need without coding
What do you like best about the product?
The tutorials, forum, css tools and dynamic content.
What do you dislike about the product?
Lack of integrations with their forms (google forms or mailchimp) and they didn't create a manual with all the buttons descriptions.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I created a great website for my startup without coding! I receive lots of compliments from customers and I'm improving constantly the UX.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you don't like to code but are open learning how to operate a new set of tools, this is the right choice.
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