Webflow site plans differ mainly by CMS access and limits. The Basic plan is a paid plan for static sites with no CMS Collections, suited to simple brochure sites. The CMS plan adds Collections, Collection pages, the Editor for content changes and higher traffic limits. Exact prices, item counts and bandwidth limits change, so check Webflow's current pricing page.
Webflow sells hosting through site plans, and the main difference between Basic and CMS is whether you can use the content management system.
Basic plan
- A paid plan for static sites.
- Custom domain, SSL and Webflow hosting included.
- No CMS Collections and no Editor access for content, so every change goes through the Designer.
- Suits landing pages, small brochure sites and portfolios that rarely change.
CMS plan
- Everything in Basic plus the CMS.
- Collections for blogs, case studies, team members, products listings and similar repeating content.
- Collection page templates, so one design produces every item page.
- Editor access for content contributors who should not touch the design.
- Higher limits on pages, CMS items and traffic.
What the old free plan was
Webflow’s free tier is the Starter plan, not Basic. Starter lets you build and test on a webflow.io subdomain with tight limits, but you cannot connect your own domain.
Choosing between them
If anyone on the team will publish content regularly, pick CMS. If the site is a handful of fixed pages that a designer updates occasionally, Basic is enough. Prices, CMS item limits and bandwidth allowances are revised often, so confirm them on Webflow’s current pricing page before deciding.
