Framer vs. Figma (Sites)

Figma just entered the arena. Again.

Already the king of collaboration and UI design, Figma Sites now promises to bridge design and development—just like Framer has been doing for years. But this isn’t a fight. It’s a fork in the road.

Figma is still the ultimate space for thinking out loud. For team sprints, interface systems, and wild whiteboard energy. It's the shared brain for product teams. With plugins, widgets, and years of trust, it's not just a tool—it’s a design culture.

But when it comes to building a site that moves, a site that lives, a site that’s not just inspected—but felt—Framer still leads. It skips the export. It is the production. What you design is what you ship.

Animations? Native. Interactions? Baked in. SEO, hosting, responsiveness? Already there. Framer hands the keys to the designer and says: go.

Figma Sites is exciting. It signals a shift—a recognition that static mockups aren’t enough anymore. But right now, it’s early. Framer has been living in this space, refining it, owning it.

So choose based on what you need. Figma for structured systems, design logic, and shared thinking. Framer for breathing, clicking, swiping, and launching.

This isn’t about which is “better.”

It’s about which one takes you there.