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| name = Webflow, Inc.

| logo = Webflow logo 2023.svg

| logo_size = 180px

| screenshot = Screen Shot 2015-05-16 at 4.59.39 PM.png

| employees = 501–1000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Webflow |url=https://rivalsense.co/intel/webflow/ |website=RivalSense |access-date=28 October 2024 }}</ref>

| url = https://webflow.com

| website_type = [[Web development]]

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'''Webflow, Inc.''' is an American company, based in [[San Francisco]], that provides [[software as a service]] for website building and hosting. Their online visual editor platform allows users to design, build, and launch websites similar to Metaconex or [[Wix.com|Wix]]. According to W3Techs, Webflow is used by 0.6% of the top 10 million websites.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Usage statistics and market share of Webflow|url=https://w3techs.com/technologies/details/cm-webflow|url-status=live|access-date=October 6, 2022|website=w3techs.com|language=en}}</ref>

==Overview==

Webflow is a [[software as a service|SaaS]] application that allows designers to build [[responsive design|responsive websites]] with browser-based visual editing software.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2014/08/05/designing-responsive-websites-browser-webflow/ |title=Design Responsive Websites In The Browser With Webflow |publisher=Smashing Magazine |date=2014-08-05 |accessdate=2015-03-06}}</ref> While designers use the tool, Webflow automatically generates [[HTML]], [[cascading style sheets|CSS]], and [[JavaScript]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2014/05/23/next-generation-responsive-web-design-tools-webflow-edge-reflow-macaw/ |title=Next-Generation Responsive Web Design Tools: Webflow, Edge Reflow, Macaw |publisher=Smashing Magazine |date=2014-05-23 |accessdate=2015-03-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://venturebeat.com/2013/06/04/mobile-web-transition/ |title=4 tools native devs should be using to transition to the mobile web &#124; VentureBeat &#124; Dev &#124; by J. O'Dell |publisher=VentureBeat |date=2013-06-04 |accessdate=2015-03-06}}</ref>

Websites built on Webflow are powered by [[Amazon CloudFront|Amazon Cloudfront]] and hosted on [[Fastly]].<ref>{{Cite webcn|titledate=WebflowMarch Agency {{!2025}} Expert Webflow Design & Development - Big Rocket|url=https://www.bigrocket.co.uk/webflow|access-date=2021-02-18|website=www.bigrocket.co.uk|language=en-gb}}</ref> Webflow is an all-in-one platform with a CMS built in. It does not require external plugins.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 April 2024 |title=Framer Series Part 1 {{!}} Framer VS Webflow |url=https://digillex.com/framer-vs-webflow/ |access-date=29 April 2024 |website=Digillex}}</ref>

==Company==

Webflow was founded in 2013 by Vlad Magdalin (creator of [[Intuit]] Brainstorm), Sergie Magdalin, and Bryant Chou (former CTO of Vungle Inc.).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/webflow-cto-bryant-chow-interview-2017-11|title=This founder explains how not taking investor money let his startup build a product that 750,000 users love|last=Weinberger|first=Matt|website=Business Insider|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Intuit's New Brainstorm Software Looks Helpful But Pricey|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/237112/intuit_s_new_brainstorm_software_looks_helpful_but_pricey.html|accessdate=2 September 2016|publisher=PCWorld}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Behind the Launch Episode 2: Every Startup Needs a Closer|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YaA9ogH4qw|publisher=www.youtube.com|accessdate=2 September 2016|date=17 May 2012}}</ref> The company graduated from [[Y Combinator (company)|Y Combinator]]'s startup accelerator in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://social.techcrunch.com/2015/06/30/founder-stories-webflows-y-combinator-journey/|title=Founder Stories: Webflow's Y Combinator Journey|website=TechCrunch|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-13|archive-date=2015-07-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703152623/https://social.techcrunch.com/2015/06/30/founder-stories-webflows-y-combinator-journey/|url-status=live}}</ref> Webflow raised venture funding from [[Khosla Ventures]], [[Y Combinator (company)|Y Combinator]], [[Timothy C. Draper|Tim Draper]], and other tech industry investors.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Perez|first1=Sarah|title=Responsive Website Builder Webflow Raises $1.5 Million From Khosla, Tim Draper & Others|url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/03/11/responsive-website-builder-webflow-raises-1-5-million-from-khosla-tim-draper-others/|website=TechCrunch|date=11 March 2014 |accessdate=2 September 2016}}</ref> In 2019, Webflow raised a $72 million series A round of funding led by [[Accel (venture capital firm)|Accel]].<ref>{{cite news |title=No-Code Website Builder Webflow Went From Near Bankruptcy To A $72 Million Series A Funding Round |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2019/08/07/webflow-went-from-near-bankruptcy-to-72-million-series-a/#6f96196110af |work=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> In January 2021, Webflow raised $140 million in a series B round of funding.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sawers|first=Paul|date=2021-01-13|title=No-code development platform Webflow raises $140 million at a $2.1 billion valuation|url=https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/13/no-code-development-platform-webflow-raises-140-million-at-2-1-billion-valuation/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224213500/https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/13/no-code-development-platform-webflow-raises-140-million-at-2-1-billion-valuation/|archive-date=2021-02-24|access-date=2021-03-01|website=VentureBeat|language=en-US}}</ref> In October 2024, Webflow acquired GreenSock, the company behind the JavaScript animation library GSAP.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Flynn |first=Kerry |date=2024-10-15 |title=Exclusive: Webflow acquires JavaScript library GSAP |url=https://www.axios.com/pro/media-deals/2024/10/15/webflow-gsap-animation-websites |url-access=subscription |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=Axios}}</ref>

Other competitors in the website building industry include [[Squarespace]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thenextweb.com/dd/2015/03/15/which-website-builder-is-right-for-you/|title=3(+3) of the best Website Builders and how to choose the right one for your needs|last=Chao|first=Brian|date=2015-03-15|website=The Next Web|language=en-us|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref> Framer,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Iain |title=Design Startup Framer Reinvented Itself After Stalled Growth— And Now It's Challenging Figma |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/iainmartin/2023/09/28/framer-website-builder-design-software-figma-challenger/ |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> [[Weebly]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2019/08/07/webflow-went-from-near-bankruptcy-to-72-million-series-a/|title=No-Code Website Builder Webflow Went From Near Bankruptcy To A $72 Million Series A Funding Round|last=Konrad|first=Alex|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref> and [[Wix.com]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thenextweb.com/dd/2017/10/24/webflow-lets-build-gorgeous-web-animations-just-dragging-dropping/|title=Webflow lets you build gorgeous web animations just by dragging and dropping|last=Hughes|first=Matthew|date=2017-10-24|website=The Next Web|language=en-us|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref>

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