skena vs framer
Skena vs Framer
Framer is a beautiful design-first site builder, but there's no official way to get your site or React out, Framer's own docs say it offers no HTML export or self-hosting, so the project is locked to Framer's platform. Skena's output is real React + Tailwind on disk with its own backend: design it visually, then own and host it anywhere.
side by side
Skena vs Framer
| Skena | Framer | |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | Real React + Tailwind on disk you fully own | A site hosted on Framer; no official code export at all |
| Export / self-host | No export step, the code is already yours, host anywhere | Framer docs: no HTML export, no self-hosting (platform-locked) |
| Backend / database | Own PocketBase per app, DB, auth, files, realtime | No general app backend; CMS collections only |
| Design control | Pixel-precise, on the real Tailwind classes | Pixel-precise, design-led canvas (genuinely strong) |
| Pricing model | Flat lean box; not per-site, not per-seat | Per published site + per editor seat |
| Best for | Real apps + sites you own and keep editing in code | Design-led marketing sites that stay on Framer |
what it costs
The bill, itemized.
Skena is one flat, lean box. The other side's bill climbs with seats, sites, or usage.
Skena Cloud, one plan
- Your app + its own backendSkena Shared (Launch $5/mo / Grow $20/mo), scales up to Dedicated, same app
- $5/mo
- Per-seat / per-sitenot billed per seat or per site
- ,
- Origin traffic overageafter 100 GB Launch / 400 GB Grow; cached traffic is free
- $0.05/GB
Framer (site + extra editor)
- Pro site planbilled yearly; site plan + editor seats
- $30/mo
- Extra editor seatviewers free; content-only seat $10/mo
- $20/mo
Pricing verified 2026-06-17. Figures drift, see framer.com/pricing. Estimates, not quotes.
× When Framer is the better choice
For a design-led marketing site where the visual craft is the whole point and you're happy to host on Framer, it's one of the best tools there is, and you won't care about code export. Skena wins when you need real, ownable app code with its own backend, not a site that lives on someone else's platform.
faq
Straight answers.
01Can I export my site from Framer?+
Framer's own help docs state it doesn't offer HTML export or a way to self-host published sites, only unofficial third-party scrapers extract partial code. Skena's output is real React on disk, owned from the start.
02Does Framer give me a real backend?+
Framer has CMS collections for content but not a general app backend with auth and your own database. Every Skena app ships its own PocketBase.
03Is Framer or Skena better for design?+
Both give pixel-precise visual control; Framer's design-led canvas is excellent. The difference is what you're left with, Framer keeps the project on its platform, Skena leaves you real React you own.
get started
Build it as real React you own.
Generate it with your own AI agent, design every pixel on a live canvas, and publish to a lean backend in one click, code on disk the whole time, no lock-in.
free · apple silicon mac, macOS 13.5+ · nothing else to install · v0.1.27
bring your own coding agent (Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode). publishing needs a Skena Cloud account.