Framer vs SimplePages

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Cheaper paid plan: SimplePages — $7/mo vs $10/mo for Framer
Free plan: Both have one
Higher Trust score: Framer — 94 vs 62 for SimplePages
Best fit: Framer: Designers shipping marketing sites and landing pages without a developer · SimplePages: Solo founders validating one offer at a time
Status: Both up at our last check — Framer Sep 6, 2026, SimplePages Sep 1, 2026

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

FramerWebsite builder with generated layouts and copy

SimplePagesBuilds landing pages from a business description, with lead capture and Stripe checkout that takes no platform commission.

Side by side

Fact	Framer	SimplePages
Category	Website Builders	Landing Pages & CRO
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Starts at	$10/mo	$7/mo
Trust score	94 / 100	62 / 100
Platforms	Web	Web
Company	Framer B.V.	—
Last verified	Sep 6, 2026	Sep 1, 2026

What our research says

Framer

Framer is the builder to pick when the person shipping the site thinks in a design canvas and the site is a marketing surface — landing pages, portfolios, launch sites — rather than an application. Its AI is a layout and copy accelerator inside that canvas, not a site-in-a-click generator, and the honest cost is the seats: the $10 Basic headline becomes $30 the moment a second person needs edit rights.

Pros

Design canvas with real responsive breakpoints rather than fixed templates
Hosting, CMS, localisation and custom domain are included on paid site plans
AI credits come with every plan, including 500 to try on Free
Published pricing with no quote gate below Enterprise

Cons

Editor seats cost $20 each on top of the site plan
AI generation is metered in credits that need topping up on heavier use
CMS item and page caps (1,000 / 2,500 items) are tight for larger content sites
The pricing page shows one figure per plan under a yearly toggle, so the month-to-month price is not obvious

SimplePages

Taking no commission on Stripe payments is the genuinely unusual part — most builders in this bracket either take a cut or make you bolt on a separate checkout. The trade is that the cheapest paid tier publishes exactly one page, so the low price holds only while you run a single offer.

Pros

Payments take no platform commission beyond Stripe's fee
Free tier allows unlimited drafts before paying
Custom domain and analytics included from $7
MCP integration lets AI assistants edit pages directly

Cons

Launch tier publishes only one live page
Lead caps apply on the cheaper plans
No company name or country published anywhere

Which one fits

Choose Framer if you need

Designers shipping marketing sites and landing pages without a developer
Startups that want hosting, CMS, localisation and a custom domain under one subscription
Teams prototyping in a canvas who want the prototype to become the live site

Choose SimplePages if you need

Solo founders validating one offer at a time
Anyone selling directly from a landing page
Users who want AI edits driven from Claude or ChatGPT