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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Webflow

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AWebflow is a Website Experience Platform for modern marketing teams, used to visually build, manage, and optimize websites that offer both the consumer experience teams expect and enterprise-grade performance and scale.

    $18

    per month

    Zeplin

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/AZeplin, from the company of the same name, is a platform supporting collaboration in application development by engineers and designers by providing an API with popular collaboration, development and prototyping tools and creating a space where productions can be shared and reviewed.

    $15

    per month

    Pricing
    WebflowZeplin
    Editions & Modules
    Basic
    $18
    per month
    CMS
    $29
    per month
    Ecommerce - Standard
    $42
    per month
    Business
    $49
    per month
    Ecommerce - Plus
    $84
    per month
    Ecommerce - Advanced
    $235
    per month
    Free
    $0
    up to 1 project
    Advanced
    $15
    per month per seat (up to 50 projects)
    Basic
    $15
    per month per project
    Enterprise
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    WebflowZeplin
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsUp to a 22% discount available for annual pricing.—
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    Features
    WebflowZeplin
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Webflow and Zeplin
    Feature
    Webflow
    7.8
    16 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Zeplin
    -
    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions7.816 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Webflow and Zeplin
    Feature
    Webflow
    8.3
    13 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Zeplin
    -
    Ratings
    API8.213 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language8.311 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Webflow and Zeplin
    Feature
    Webflow
    8.1
    19 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Zeplin
    -
    Ratings
    WYSIWYG editor8.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness8.418 Ratings00 Ratings
    Admin section6.619 Ratings00 Ratings
    Page templates8.118 Ratings00 Ratings
    Library of website themes8.315 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design9.519 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publishing workflow8.518 Ratings00 Ratings
    Form generator7.115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Webflow and Zeplin
    Feature
    Webflow
    7.4
    19 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Zeplin
    -
    Ratings
    Content taxonomy6.914 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO support8.416 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk management6.416 Ratings00 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions7.417 Ratings00 Ratings
    Community / comment management7.613 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Webflow and Zeplin
    Feature
    Webflow
    -
    Ratings
    Zeplin
    4.5
    4 Ratings
    52% below category average
    Task Management00 Ratings4.72 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings6.24 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Webflow and Zeplin
    Feature
    Webflow
    -
    Ratings
    Zeplin
    6.7
    4 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Notifications00 Ratings6.74 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Webflow and Zeplin
    Feature
    Webflow
    -
    Ratings
    Zeplin
    4.9
    5 Ratings
    48% below category average
    Versioning00 Ratings7.12 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings3.23 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings4.35 Ratings
    Advanced security features00 Ratings4.92 Ratings
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    Score7 out of 10
    Flock
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Square Online
    Score7.8 out of 10
    Troop Messenger
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    RWS Tridion Sites
    Score9 out of 10
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    WebflowZeplin
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (22 ratings)
    8.1
    (22 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (14 ratings)
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    Availability
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.5
    (3 ratings)
    9.5
    (4 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    WebflowZeplin
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Webflow
    Since the purpose in my case is to build a small professional looking site to present project outcomes and other research, I can create custom fields and design experimentations. Webflow builds sites that are super professional, with many amazing templates that don't look cheap. Additionally, I can test responsive layouts. Apart from this, I used 1-2 static pages to illustrate key findings for example what a multilingual site could look like with screenshots without needing CMS in free version, which are all the valuable skills to acquire. Compared to WordPress, Webflow is expensive with limited free features, although it has really cool additional features that will make the site I build stand out.
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    Zeplin
    I still have some issues, especially with color integration between the style guide and also project. When we update the colors, it's not automatically sync to every project. Aside from that, zeplin solves my problem for hand-off design from design to developer. I set zeplin is source of truth design file
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    Pros
    Webflow
    • Saves time- because I don't have to do double entry of content.
    • It saves money. I like that it is an all-in-one system, so I don't have to host elsewhere.
    • Flexibility - Webflow provides me with a lot of flexibility in my webpage design, allowing me to adjust pages as needed, depending on the content types.
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    Zeplin
    • Ease in automatically building design style guides, saving time that might be spent on building style guides in another tool (such as InDesign).
    • Users can use Mac, PC, or web versions of this app to collaborate on a single project, enabling us to work with a wider pool of contractors.
    • Accelerates the design-to-development workflow, as it’s very easy to import Sketch or Photoshop files through plug-ins, and HTML/CSS codes are automatically created based on designs.
    • Provides cross-platform specifications for web, iOS, and Android, which can save developers time in figuring out specifications beyond the “main platform" on their own.
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    Cons
    Webflow
    • Brand recognition is still behind WordPress, which can make it a challenging sell for clients looking to play it safe in their CMS decision.
    • The CMS is ideal for smaller datasets, but higher content sites introduce some minor challenges.
    • Alignment between designers and developers is key prior to implementation. The flexibility of the platform requires careful planning to avoid over-engineering.
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    Zeplin
    • The uploading and syncing of assets is great for sketch and photoshop but we use illustrator and that can be cumbersome/tedious at times.
    • There are certain elements that have been a bit confusing to navigate at times, but for the most part, it's pretty user-friendly
    • More integrations
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Webflow
    It's the perfect balance of GUI and code control
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    Zeplin
    Great tool
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    Usability
    Webflow
    Webflow is very easy for a beginner to get started with and achieve good results, but to achieve an expert level of understanding requires experience and some web development knowledge. HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript knowledge aren't required to use Webflow, but an expert will know BEM class naming patterns, be able to create reusable elements and design systems, and add 3rd party integrations that require custom code.
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    Zeplin
    Zeplin's component management and style guide help us to be consistent across whole product and it so easy to use for non-technical person. It is now easy to collaboration for designes between different teams like stackholders, product owner, UI/UX, developers and testers. Now there is only one point of reference is Zeplin so it is so easy to get details without asking designer or developer again and again.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Webflow
    In my experience, their customer service is an absolute joke, I tried reaching out to them they took forever. I had to keep following up with them as if they never received it in the first place. It’s a new platform, so guidance is needed. Tried the university they offer, in my opinion, it is completely useless, I would just completely move on from this website.
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    Zeplin
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Webflow
    In my opinion, it is horrible, the rendering takes forever. I have the newest MacBook and the platform will still lag and slow down on me. I’m not a developer, I am a designer which makes it worst because I am using the features they are providing not extra coding features. In my opinion, it is a horrible platform really, stay away.
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    Zeplin
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Webflow
    I haven't had to engage them from a support perspective; however, there is a considerable user community for tips/ideas/troubleshooting and the like. I believe the Pro plan supports additional resources but we didn't find that the cost justified the outcome. Overall the need for support has been relatively minor.
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    Zeplin
    Zeplin has classic support with a chat from the website. It's working fine, and we're also getting the support needed when needed. However, Zeplin is very good at closing the incidents and moving on. It was a while ago we had a case with their support so that it might have improved since then.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Webflow
    A lot more design control and easier to create a custom site, and then also to scale that site going forward. There's a lot about WordPress I miss, though, when it comes to managing a blog—user permissions, SEO control, edit HTML version of posts.
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    Zeplin
    Zeplin is great to inspect and share user interfaces, specifications and assets, perfect for developers. Tools like InVision and Marvel are much better to create prototypes for both developers, coworkers and even stakeholders, but they don't have this kind of feature (inspection) as Zeplin does. So each of them can be used for different purposes, offering different approaches to share and interact with layouts for apps and websites.
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    Scalability
    Webflow
    I feel it doesn’t perform the way it’s supposed to and it doesn’t have any beneficial factors to it. In my opinion, there is no reason to use a platform like this when Wix and Shopify, and WordPress exist. I believe Webflow is a platform that shouldn’t exist and it’s only popular because of the hype it received. I tried it and hate it completely.
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    Zeplin
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Webflow
    • Webflow vast marketing makes it easy for me to sell the product
    • Webflow has been growing so much in recent year that more and more clients ask for it, and the demand is only increasing.
    • Big companies understand the power of Webflow and big companies tend to have a large budget for their web projects.
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    Zeplin
    • Development time has reduced as the design updates are communicated in real time to developers and they don't have to write the boilerplate code as it's already generated.
    • Employee engagement has improved as every stakeholder is aware about the design changes from the beginning and can give their inputs.
    • Designers save a lot of time as they don't to explicitly communicate when the update or publish their designs and also it just takes a couple of clicks to publish their designs. Also, lot of rework is saved as every stakeholder is involved right from the beginning.
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