1. It’s Clean
No plugin soup. No PHP spaghetti. No surprise bugs after updates.
I build a thing → it works → and I only hear back from the client when they want to add something, not fix something that randomly broke.
Webflow outputs straight HTML/CSS/JS. Nothing runs server-side. Less conflicts, less patching.
2. Design Freedom
The Webflow builder is way more intuitive. The UI for editing HTML/CSS just makes sense & exactly reflects how it shows up. I don’t fight the theme, conflicting plugins or some janky page builder (Elementor, Divi, etc.).
I can reuse components & variables easily. I can leverage tools like Relume or Figma to Webflow. Overall tt’s a more enjoyable, creative environment, which reflects in the quality & speed of the work.
3. The CMS Isn’t a Mess
I don’t need ACF, CPT UI, or 5 plugins to make a custom post type with a custom template. In Webflow, you make a Collection. You design a template visually. Done.
Also, the Webflow Editor makes it very easy for clients to manage on their own CMS w/o fear of breaking anything.
4. Hosting & Speed Are Just Handled
No configuring cache, worrying about server load, or optimizing image/CDN setups. It’s hosted on AWS + Cloudflare. Static export-ready. Fast out of the box.
Combining the speed with a good site structure, makes Webflow a hard to beat in terms of technical SEO.
5. Maintenance Is Basically Zero
With WordPress, someone has to babysit the site. Either you, the client, or someone paid monthly to run updates and check for breakage. This is wasted time, money & headaches, resulting in a bad client relationship.
With Webflow, I ship it, hand it off, and it doesn’t explode in 6 months.
6. The Wordpress Plugin Economy is Ugly
The ecosystem of Wordpress plugins is inefficient & greedy. Plugin authors know that Wordpress developers are often stuck maintaining multiple sites. So even if you need one simple feature for one site, your best deal is often hundreds for an annual multi-site package with all the unneeded features.
They know things will break, so they justify the price with “priority support” & constant plugin updates. It’s a band-aid economy
7. Custom Code & Integrations > Plugins
When I need something Webflow doesn’t do natively, I’ve still got options. There is so much I can do just with simple client-side JS. On top of that, there is an expanding ecosystem of online software & no-code/low-code tools than can integrate seamlessly without ever touching the source code.
While things may be less “out-of-the-box” than plugins, this approach is so much more stable & modular. I can focus on being a systems designer, not a plugin shopper.
Some example integrations I’ve used:
8. Webflow Is More Secure
I don’t want the “my site is down” text. I especially don’t want the “I can’t log in anymore and my homepage is redirecting to a crypto scam” call.
When this happens it’s usually some outdated plugin with a vulnerability, a cheap shared host, or one of the other many ways Wordpress can get hacked. Roughly 13,000 WordPress sites get hacked every single day.
The odds of hacking a Webflow site are much lower simply because of both Webflows infrastucture & the more simple nature of the sites. There’s just less to break & less to attack.
Conclusion
While I could make more recurring revenue maintaining WordPress sites on retainer, I’d rather ship stable, fast sites and get hired for meaningful improvements. Both my work & the client relationships are better when I don’t have to spend my time patching a site on a weekend because a plugin stopped working with the theme update.
Webflow makes that possible. That’s why I use it.
Additional Resources
Examples against Wordpress: