Easier, Free Webflow
Web and SaaS
website builder
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Easier, Free Webflow
This all makes sense, and I've definitely been feeling the integration pain when I want to export code…
aspect.app#website builder#webflow alternative#visual web design#no-code website
97points
42comments
#541of 2,533 in 2021
Top 22%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
9 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 3 critical, out of 23 comments about the project. Thread score +0.21.
Idea: 2 for, 1 againstPricing: 3 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple, clear and easy to use compared to Webflow
From 3 comments
Even as a webdev, I didn't know what webflow was, so I went and had a look. I've never had a website utterly destroy my hardware before, my whole browser, even other tabs, slowed…
radicalriddler on HNI'm not much of a fan of Webflow precisely because of its complexity. Seeing Aspect a few months ago was exactly what I wished for from Webflow. I love how Aspect gives you the…
mlejva on HNI've put together a website in Webflow just last month and I've been shocked by how convulated and complex it has become. It's obviously making a killing and all the SaaS I know…
alexbouchard on HN
Performance is light; the landing page is fast
From 2 comments
Even as a webdev, I didn't know what webflow was, so I went and had a look. I've never had a website utterly destroy my hardware before, my whole browser, even other tabs, slowed…
radicalriddler on HNThanks for the kinds words! Performance has been a huge priority from day 1.
tshepom on HN
Free and no signup needed to try
From 2 comments
Looks great! Love that I can kick the tires without having to signup. Will try it out soon for a project
sevencolors on HN> it’s important to me to keep it virtually free for the casual individual. I love this! As a casual user, I can see myself using this to put together quick landing pages
singhkays on HN
Objections
Selection behavior with double-click to enter containers is unintuitive
From 2 comments
I figured it out. I'm using Safari, but I think you might have a bug there. In most cases had to click a total of four times: once to get focus on the element, then a double…
legutierr on HNI think this is great, and you've done a fantastic job on the landing page. It's beautiful and clear. Here's some feedback for the product itself. - As noted by other HN users,…
Reubend on HN
Text editing requires too many clicks in Safari
From 1 comment
I figured it out. I'm using Safari, but I think you might have a bug there. In most cases had to click a total of four times: once to get focus on the element, then a double…
legutierr on HN
Lacks version control and deploy process for real projects
From 1 comment
How does it scale to real-world projects? One of the problems I’ve felt with Webflow is that you’re missing all the tools you would normally have when making a website, like…
tobr on HN
Requests
GitHub integration
From 2 comments
I'm about to start a project to move off of webflow. Here are my complaints, do with them what you will :) Something got pushed to production a while back that should very much…
Elof on HNThis all makes sense, and I've definitely been feeling the integration pain when I want to export code elsewhere – GitHub support coming soon!
tshepom on HN
Version control and multi-user permissions
From 2 comments
I'm about to start a project to move off of webflow. Here are my complaints, do with them what you will :) Something got pushed to production a while back that should very much…
Elof on HNGreat questions! I’ve got upcoming features for version control – it’ll still involve conflict resolution in git, but much easier than current code export methods. So far I’ve…
tshepom on HN
Open source release of the code
From 3 comments
Thanks! Yeah it’s exactly that - pure js and canvas element for custom drawing. No UI frameworks. It’s all custom so there’s no open source reference, but I plan to release some…
tshepom on HNAmazing feat! Let mw know if you open source it, I'd love to contribute!
gtardini on HNThis is dope! I'd love to see any part of this open sourced. I've been wanting to try to build something just like this.
alexanderjchun on HN
Markdown support for blog
From 1 comment
I'm about to start a project to move off of webflow. Here are my complaints, do with them what you will :) Something got pushed to production a while back that should very much…
Elof on HN
Questions
What is the pricing model?
From 3 comments
This is really impressive and I can't wait to start using it! I love that it's currently free and I'm curious what the pricing model is – or what the future plan might be – are…
haxiomic on HNFree forever?
quickthrower2 on HNPretty cool! I don't see any pricing, are you eventually going to sell templates? Hosting?
prezjordan on HN
Is it a layer on Webflow or built from scratch?
From 1 comment
Is this a layer on top of Webflow or did you copy its functionality and add a simpler UI on top?
robertlf on HN
Does it come with templates?
From 1 comment
Does it come with templates?
catchmeifyoucan on HN
Alternatives named
Webflow
From 2 comments
I'm about to start a project to move off of webflow. Here are my complaints, do with them what you will :) Something got pushed to production a while back that should very much…
Elof on HNEven as a webdev, I didn't know what webflow was, so I went and had a look. I've never had a website utterly destroy my hardware before, my whole browser, even other tabs, slowed…
radicalriddler on HN
Primo (primo.so), coder-friendly and open source
From 1 comment
primo (https://primo.so) has a lot of what you’re looking for, but it’s coder-friendly instead of designer-friendly like Webflow. Also free and open source.
mmmateo on HN
Figma
From 2 comments
I'm not much of a fan of Webflow precisely because of its complexity. Seeing Aspect a few months ago was exactly what I wished for from Webflow. I love how Aspect gives you the…
mlejva on HNThanks! Pricing will be freemium, resembling Figma where we charge teams per seat or for usage past a certain threshold. But it’s important to me to keep it virtually free for…
tshepom on HN