Framer Pricing, Actually Explained
The advertised price, the fine print, and the hours nobody counts.
Framer looks like $10 to $30/mo and becomes more when seats join: each extra editor bills $20 to $40/mo, often discovered on the invoice. The product is worth money for design-led teams; the total cost wants a spreadsheet, and the exit door does not exist.
Framer plans in 2026
Prices move; these are the published numbers as of July 2026, worth re-checking on Framer's own pricing page before you buy.
| Plan | Advertised price | What to watch |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | framer.app subdomain, full design tools |
| Basic | $10/mo annual | $15 monthly; single simple site |
| Pro | $30/mo annual | $45 monthly; the realistic business tier |
| Extra seats | $20-40/mo each | The silent team-cost multiplier |
The fine print that changes the math: As of July 2026 Framer runs $10 (Basic) to $30/mo (Pro) annual with Scale at $100 annual-only, after the October 2025 restructure; extra editor seats bill $20 to $40/mo each, the recurring surprise on team invoices.
The cost nobody puts on the pricing page: your hours
Framer is priced like software, but it consumes your time like a job. Budget the hours honestly: learning the editor, fighting layouts, writing every word of copy, sourcing images, making it work on mobile. For most owners that is 20 to 60 hours for a first site. At even $50 an hour of your time, the "cheap" plan costs $1,000 to $3,000 in labor you paid yourself, before the subscription.
That is the actual comparison with PISCES: Launch is $29/mo and Pro is $99/mo, right in the same band as Framer's plans, except the AI does the design, the copywriting and the structure in about 90 seconds, and you edit by typing instructions. Same money; none of the labor.
Side by side
| Feature | PISCES | Framer |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free plan (hosted, with badge); paid from $29/mo | Free plan; Basic $10/mo, Pro $30/mo annual; seats extra |
| Who does the work | The AI builds the whole site; you approve and edit in plain English | You design on a pro canvas; AI assists strongly |
| Time to a finished site | About 90 seconds to a full preview | Days to weeks for designers |
| Blog / CMS | Yes (Pro) | CMS, decent |
| E-commerce | Yes, Stripe checkout (Pro) | Minimal |
| Booking / scheduling | Yes, built in | Via embeds |
| AI edits in plain English | Yes, core feature | Strong: Wireframer, Workshop, 3.0 with Claude teased June 2026 |
| Own your code (export) | Yes, full Next.js project zip on Pro | None at all |
| Best for | Business owners who want the site done for them, with code they own | Designers shipping beautiful marketing sites |
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What is the cheapest way to use Framer?
Free on a framer.app subdomain, or Basic at $10/mo annual for one simple site with your domain.
What does Framer really cost per year?
A business on Pro with one extra editor seat runs roughly $600 to $900 per year; Scale tiers and more seats climb from there, all annual-billed.
Is PISCES really free to try?
Yes, and free now includes hosting: build your site with no credit card and publish a one-pager on a free magnetpisces.com address (with a small badge). Paid plans start at $29/mo (Launch: 3 pages, your own domain, no badge) and $99/mo (Pro: 25 pages, blog, Stripe store, booking, full code export).
Am I locked into PISCES the way I would be with a site builder?
No. On Pro and up you can download your entire site as a Next.js project zip and host it anywhere. Most website builders, including Framer, never let you take working code with you. PISCES treats your site as code you own.