By Mehdi HassanWhich are the best Framer agencies?
The best Framer agencies are the ones that pass three tests: they design custom sites instead of reskinning templates, they build a CMS your team can run, and they're transparent about price. Very few honest lists of Framer agencies exist. Search for Framer experts and you'll mostly find template marketplaces, cost estimators and freelancer profiles, so judging by criteria matters more here than on any other platform.
This shortlist compares the types of Framer partner on those three tests, gives the price ranges we see quoted, and shows how to check each one in a call. If you haven't picked a platform yet, start with our SaaS web design agency shortlist by budget, which covers Webflow and Next.js teams too.
For names, Framer's own experts directory on framer.com is the most direct starting point. Use it to build a long list, then cut it with the checks below.
How do the best Framer agencies compare on custom work, CMS and pricing?
Framer partners fall into four broad types, and each one scores differently on the three tests. The table is a summary of the patterns we see, not a ranking of specific companies.
Type | Custom work | CMS skill | Pricing transparency |
|---|---|---|---|
Template seller with setup | Low: same layout as the template | Basic collections | High: fixed listing price |
Freelance Framer designer | Varies, often strong visually | Varies a lot | Medium: quote per project |
Framer-focused studio | High: designed in Figma first | Usually strong | Medium to high |
Full-service agency using Framer | High, with brand strategy | Strong, with process | Low: scoped after discovery |
For most startups, a Framer-focused studio is the sweet spot: custom design, a CMS built for editors and a price you can get in writing after one call. Template sellers are fine for a placeholder site. Full-service agencies make sense when Framer is only one part of a bigger brand engagement.
How much does a Framer agency cost in 2026?
Framer agency builds typically run from about $3k to $28k, which puts Framer studios at the lower end of agency pricing for a custom-designed marketing site. These are ranges we see quoted; they vary with page count, copy, custom animation and how many CMS collections you need. The top of the range usually includes brand work or a lot of bespoke motion.
Hourly rates still drive the quote. Typical bands are $80 to $180 an hour in the US, £55 to £90 in the UK, $25 to $60 in Eastern Europe and $15 to $45 in South Asia. Compare what's included before you compare rates, especially copy and the logo or identity work. If you need a mark too, our guide to logo design cost gives the ranges.
Hypothetical example: where a Framer quote goes
For example, suppose a seed-stage AI company asks for a 5-page Framer site.
A low quote covers a template adapted to the brand colors, the founder's own copy and a single blog collection. A mid quote adds a custom homepage design, rewritten messaging and two more collections for customers and changelog. A high quote adds scroll-driven animation, a custom illustration set and a light brand refresh.
All three are reasonable. Decide which of those layers you actually need before asking for prices.
How can you tell custom Framer work from a reskinned template?
Ask to see the design file behind a finished site, and look for the same section patterns across the portfolio. Custom work starts in Figma or a design exploration and looks different from project to project. Reskinned templates share the same hero, the same feature grid and the same footer in new colors.
Open three portfolio sites side by side
If the layouts match apart from color and copy, you're looking at a template workflow.
Ask for the design exploration
A custom studio can show early directions, rejected concepts and why the final one won.
Ask who wrote the copy
Custom design built around real words reads differently from a layout filled with placeholder text.
Check the template marketplaces
Search the Framer marketplace for the studio's name. Selling templates is fine, but you should know if your site will be one.
How good is the agency with the Framer CMS?
CMS skill is what separates a good Framer studio from a good Framer designer. A designer can make a beautiful homepage. A studio builds collections, reusable components and page templates so your team can publish a blog post, a customer story or a new landing page without calling them back.
- Collections that match your content. Blog, customers, integrations, careers or changelog, with the right fields for each.
- Components with variants. Buttons, cards and sections that update everywhere when you change one.
- Basic SEO setup. Page titles, descriptions, social images and redirects from your old URLs.
- A handover. A short walkthrough so your marketers know what to edit and what to leave alone.
- Clear ownership. The project lives in your Framer workspace. Our guide to who owns the website in agency contracts covers the clauses to ask for.
If you run an agency yourself and want a Framer site that wins clients, our guide to marketing agency website design and the agency website examples show what works.
Where does Designify fit among Framer studios?
Designify is a small senior studio that builds in Framer, Webflow and Next.js, with one team owning words, design and code. We start with the words, design custom in Figma, and build. Our fixed-price website package is $8,000 for up to 6 pages, plus $500 per extra page, built in Next.js with a CMS and animation. If Framer suits your team better, we'll scope it on the intro call.
We're a good fit for seed to Series A teams that want custom, copy-first work and a fixed price. We're not the cheapest Framer option, and if a template with your colors is all you need, a template seller will serve you better for less. We've done 60+ projects across 14+ industries and hold a 4.92 rating on Contra across 11 reviews.
When is Framer the wrong choice for your site?
Framer is the wrong choice when your marketing site needs custom application logic, deep personalization or complex integrations, or when you want to own every line of code. In those cases a Next.js build costs more up front but avoids a migration later; our guide to Framer to Next.js migration cost shows what that move involves. If you're tempted to skip the agency entirely, read AI website builders vs a design studio first, and compare with Webflow agencies if many editors will publish weekly.
