# Framer vs Proto.io

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Framer

| Attribute | Framer | Proto.io |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 80.5 (72% (medium)) | 58.7 (56% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A cloud-based website design and hosting platform that uses AI agents to assist with design, content management, and code generation. It combines visual design tools, a content management system, and developer APIs with AI assistance for rapid website creation and updates. | Proto.io is a cloud-based prototyping platform where designers create interactive mockups for web and mobile through a visual editor with pre-built component libraries and templates. It supports sharing for review, animation effects, interaction patterns, and various preview options—all without requiring programming knowledge. |
| features.capabilities | `{"ai_design":true,"auto_layout":true,"dev_handoff":true,"pricing_model":"freemium","self_hostable":false,"vector_design":true,"platform_breadth":"Web, macOS, Windows","plugin_ecosystem":"Marketplace with community-contributed templates, plugins, and components","component_libraries":true,"advanced_interactions":true,"clickable_prototyping":true,"realtime_collaboration":true}` | `{"dev_handoff":true,"pricing_model":"freemium","self_hostable":false,"vector_design":true,"platform_breadth":"Web, iOS, Android","component_libraries":true,"advanced_interactions":true,"clickable_prototyping":true}` |
| integrations.count | 4 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Figma"},{"name":"Contentful"},{"name":"Sanity"},{"name":"Adobe Experience Manager"}]` | `[{"name":"Sketch"},{"name":"Figma"},{"name":"Adobe XD"},{"name":"Photoshop"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"NL","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"mac":true,"web":true,"windows":true}` | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free","features":["500 monthly AI agent credits","Free Framer domain","1 GB monthly bandwidth","Design pages","Password protect","Basic analytics (30 days)"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Entry-level plan for trying Framer","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"domain":"Framer subdomain","credits":"500/month","bandwidth":"1 GB/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Basic","summary":"$10/month","features":["Free custom domain (.com included yearly)","2 CMS collections","50 GB monthly bandwidth","Built-in SEO","1,000 CMS items","Site search","Password protect","30-day analytics history","1,000 monthly AI credits","20 global CDN locations","Static file hosting (5 files)"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For personal and small creative sites","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"bandwidth":"50 GB/month","cms_items":"1,000","site_pages":"30","cms_collections":"2"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$30/month","features":["Free custom domain","10 CMS collections","100 GB monthly bandwidth","150 site pages","2,500 CMS items","Site redirects","Staging environment","Branching with previews","Site search","3,000 monthly AI credits","90-day analytics history","300+ global CDN locations","Advanced interactions","Live collaboration (10 seats)"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":30,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For growing professional websites","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"bandwidth":"100 GB/month","cms_items":"2,500","site_pages":"150","cms_collections":"10"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Custom AI credit volumes with discounts","Unlimited editors","Enterprise-grade security","Uptime guarantee","SCIM provisioning","Single Sign-On (SSO)","Dedicated support","Custom limits across all features","Unlimited analytics history","All Pro features included"],"description":"For mission-critical and large-scale sites","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"editors":"Unlimited","custom_limits":"True"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"Additional Editor","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"editor","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Content Editor","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"editor","amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Translation Locales","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"locale","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Convert (A/B Testing & Funnels)","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"event"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.0001,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Advanced Hosting","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":200,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From $10/month. Free tier with limited features.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.framer.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T16:38:22.536Z","startingPrice":{"amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free with limited features","features":["Preview in Proto.io App","Export to HTML","Export to PNG & PDF","Import from design tools","Branding","Single-click sharing"],"minSeats":1,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"1 user, 1 active project, limited features","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"storage_mb":"10","active_projects":"1","prototype_screens":"5"}},{"free":false,"name":"Freelancer","summary":"$24/mo (annual) or $29/mo (monthly)","features":["Preview in Player","Preview in Proto.io App","Share","Comments","Unlimited reviewers","Export to HTML/PNG/PDF","Branding","Import from design tools","256-bit SSL encryption","Real-time chat support"],"minSeats":1,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":288,"period":"year","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":29,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"1 user, 5 active projects","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"active_projects":"5"}},{"free":false,"name":"Startup","summary":"$40/mo (annual) or $49/mo (monthly). Most popular.","features":["Preview in Player","Preview in Proto.io App","Share","Comments","Unlimited reviewers","Export to HTML/PNG/PDF","Branding","Import from design tools","256-bit SSL encryption","Real-time chat support"],"minSeats":2,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":480,"period":"year","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":49,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"2 users, 10 active projects","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"active_projects":"10"}},{"free":false,"name":"Agency","summary":"$80/mo (annual) or $99/mo (monthly)","features":["Preview in Player","Preview in Proto.io App","Share","Comments","Unlimited reviewers","Export to HTML/PNG/PDF","Branding","Import from design tools","256-bit SSL encryption","Real-time chat support"],"minSeats":5,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":960,"period":"year","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"5 users, 15 active projects","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"active_projects":"15"}},{"free":false,"name":"Corporate","summary":"$160/mo (annual) or $199/mo (monthly)","features":["Preview in Player","Preview in Proto.io App","Share","Comments","Unlimited reviewers","Export to HTML/PNG/PDF","Branding","Import from design tools","256-bit SSL encryption","Real-time chat support"],"minSeats":10,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":1920,"period":"year","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":199,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"10 users, 30 active projects","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"active_projects":"30"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Contact for custom pricing","description":"Custom users and projects, unlimited active projects, SSO, enterprise-grade security","contactSales":true}],"summary":"From $24/mo (annual billing). Free tier and 15-day trial available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://proto.io/en/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T10:23:53.546Z","freeTrialDays":15,"startingPrice":{"amount":29,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | mid |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |

## Capabilities (UI/UX & Prototyping Tools)

| Capability | Framer | Proto.io |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Design** |  |  |
| Vector UI design | ✓ | ✓ |
| Component / design-system libraries | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auto layout / responsive | ✓ | - |
| **Prototyping** |  |  |
| Clickable prototyping | ✓ | ✓ |
| Advanced interactions (variables / conditions) | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Collaboration** |  |  |
| Real-time multiplayer collaboration | ✓ | - |
| **Handoff** |  |  |
| Dev handoff / spec export | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Platform** |  |  |
| Platform breadth (Web / macOS / Windows / Linux / self-hosted) | Web, macOS, Windows | Web, iOS, Android |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Self-hostable / open-source | ✗ | ✗ |
| **AI** |  |  |
| AI design assist | ✓ | - |
| **Pricing** |  |  |
| Pricing model | Freemium | Freemium |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| Plugin / community ecosystem | Marketplace with community-contributed templates, plugins, and components | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:09:26.509Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*