#15 in Frameworks & LibrariesUpdated 2026-08

Webstudio

by WebStudio · Open source visual website builder with CMS integrations and self-hosting

65.4 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Webstudio is an open source visual website builder. It gives access to all CSS properties, units and custom breakpoints, and can pull content from external CMSs, APIs and GraphQL resources to build blogs, directories and other structured pages. Projects are built in the visual editor, CLI or MCP, then published to Webstudio Cloud on Cloudflare or exported to self-host.

Best for: Designers and agencies building marketing sites, directories and CMS-driven front ends without code
Pricing: Free Hobby plan, then Pro at $15/month and Team at $35/month (5 seats) billed yearly, with page views beyond 100,000 charged at $20 per additional 100,000.
Runs on: WebSelf-hostedCLI

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Open source; self-host anywhere without paying Webstudio
Access to all CSS properties, units and custom breakpoints
Connects to external CMS, APIs and GraphQL for content
Free tier covers unlimited projects, pages and collaborators

Trade-offs

Free plan: wstd.io subdomain only, 250 Mb assets, 300 forms/month
CMS, Resources and dynamic routing are builder-only on the free plan
Pro caps 100,000 page views/month; extra views cost $20 per 100,000
Only community support is listed; animations are marked Beta

Pricing

Published plans from Webstudio’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

Webstudio pricing tiers, monthly and annual rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Annual (per month)	Includes
Hobby	—per account	—	wstd.io subdomain, no custom domain Unlimited projects, pages and collaborators 250 Mb asset storage, 300 form submissions/month Export projects; CMS and Resources in builder only
Pro	—per account	$15	Unlimited sites with custom domains 100,000 page views/month with capped overages 20 GB storage, unlimited form submissions Staging publishing, backups, CMS integrations
Team	—per account, 5 seats included	$35	Everything on Pro Workspaces and member roles 5 seats included

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 60 out of 100
API quality: 30 out of 100
Documentation: 70 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 82 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 100 out of 100
Changelog: 100 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 70 out of 100
Operational trust: 15 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 65 out of 100
Maintenance: 100 out of 100

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