We build on both, so we have no reason to sell you either. The right answer depends far less on technology than on who will run the site after launch.
Choose Webflow when
- Your marketing team wants to publish without a developer.
- The site is mostly pages and a blog, not an application.
- You want hosting, forms and the CMS in one bill.
Choose Next.js when
- The site shares logic or data with your product.
- You need complex integrations, logins or heavy personalisation.
- You have, or plan to hire, developers who will own it.
The best stack is the one your team can still change confidently a year from now.
What it costs over time
Webflow is usually cheaper to launch and cheaper to edit. Next.js costs more up front but scales without plan limits and keeps you free to move hosts. Over three years the totals are often closer than people expect.
Whichever you choose, budget for performance and accessibility from the start. Neither platform gives you those for free.