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Webflow or custom code? How we decide for each client

There is no best stack, only the right one for your team. These are the five questions we ask before choosing.

  • Who edits it?: if marketers update it weekly, a visual CMS wins.
  • What does it connect to?: deep product integrations favour code.
  • How fast must it ship?: visual builders usually launch sooner.
  • How custom is the design?: unusual interactions are easier in code.
  • Who maintains it?: no developer on the team means fewer moving parts.

Our default

For most marketing sites we start with Webflow so teams can move fast on their own. For product-heavy sites we build in Next.js and connect a headless CMS.

Quick tip

Choose the stack your team can maintain without you, not the one your agency prefers.

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