Migration Check

Framer site migration

Keep the Framer look. Own the site.

Framer makes beautiful sites, but they only run on Framer: there's no code export, and each site, locale and CMS limit has its own price. I rebuild your design on Redline as fast, plain pages, bring over your content, and keep every link working. Enter your address to see what your move would involve.

I look at your public pages and page list, the same way a visitor would. Nothing is saved unless you ask for a quote.

Typical level

A quick move for small, simple sites. Booking tools, several forms or many pages add some custom work.

Typical price

$1,800–4,000 for most Framer sites, $4,000–6,000 for big ones. Hosting and care is $150 a month.

Time

Usually 1–3 weeks. Your current site stays live until the new one is ready.

After the move

Edit your pages yourself in a simple editor, or let me: an hour of edits a month is included.

Why people move off Framer

To be fair to Framer: its pages load well and search engines can read them. The reasons to move are ownership and cost:

  • You can't take it with you. Framer doesn't export sites to run anywhere else, so leaving later means rebuilding anyway.
  • Costs that grow with the site. Plans are per site, with limits on pages, CMS items and bandwidth, and extras like more languages cost more.
  • Animation weight. Every Framer page loads Framer's own code for its effects, even when the page barely moves.
  • A designer's editor. Editing text is easy, but changing layouts means working in a design tool.

On Redline your pages are plain and fast, the price is flat, and if you ever leave, you get your whole site as standard HTML, CSS and JavaScript files.

What moves over

Comes over

  • Every page, with your words and images.
  • Your design: same layout, colors, fonts and spacing, rebuilt as plain pages.
  • Blog posts and other CMS collections.
  • Forms, set up again in Redline.
  • Your domain, and every page address you have now.
  • Logins and free members-only pages: Redline supports sign-in and different access levels.

Needs a closer look

  • Pages behind a login, and who is allowed to see each one.
  • Scroll effects and animations, kept where they matter and simplified where they don't.
  • Payments, paid memberships and online stores, which aren't covered yet.

I can't see pages behind a login from outside, so for sites with logins I work with whoever built your site to list every one and who can see it. Each is tested before we switch over.

How the move works

  1. Check your siteEnter your address above. You'll see the level, and I'll reply with a fixed price.
  2. I rebuild itI copy your words, images, design and CMS content from your live site. There's nothing for you to export.
  3. You review itYou see the new site before anything changes, and I test that every old address still works.
  4. We switch overI connect your domain to the new site. Then you can cancel your Framer site plan.

If you ever leave, here's what you take with you

Your website

As standard HTML, CSS and JavaScript files that any web host can run.

Your data

If your site keeps records such as members, bookings or form entries, you get a complete copy in a format other tools can read.

Your code

Anything built just for your business is yours. I don't own it and I won't keep it.

Your domain

It was always yours, and it goes wherever you go.

The Redline engine stays with me. Everything else goes with you. Your files, data and code are always handed over free. If you'd like help setting them up somewhere else, that's billed at my normal rate.

Questions about moving from Framer

Can I export my Framer site?

Not as a working website. Framer doesn't offer a code export, so I rebuild the design from your live site and bring your pages and CMS content over.

Will my animations come over?

The ones that matter, yes, as light effects that don't slow the page. Heavy scroll animations may be simplified, and I'll show you before anything changes.

How much does it cost to move a Framer site?

Most Framer sites are $1,800–4,000: a small, simple site is a quick move, and booking tools, several forms or many pages add some custom work. Big sites are $4,000–6,000. Hosting and care is $150 a month, or $1,500 a year, with an hour of edits a month included. The free check on this page shows your site's level.

Can my site keep its logins?

Yes. Redline supports sign-in and different access levels. Because pages behind a login can't be seen from outside, I work with whoever built your site to map every one and who should see it, then test each before we switch over. Paid memberships, where people pay for access, aren't covered yet.

Will my domain and links stay the same?

Yes. Your domain stays yours, and every page address you have now keeps working. I test each one before we switch over.

Who's behind this

I'm Brad Simon, and Coder B Dev is my one-person studio. I've been writing software for more than 30 years: enterprise systems, web applications and SaaS platforms, for companies from startups to large enterprises. Redline is the platform I built so small business sites can get that same engineering without the upkeep. I take on a small number of sites at a time, so each one gets my full attention.

I'd rather you stay because you want to. I've seen too many business owners stuck with a platform because leaving meant losing their site. I don't work that way. Your words, images and data are yours, and so is any code written for your business: I don't claim any rights to it. If you ever decide to move on, I'll hand you your site as standard files, a full copy of your data and all of your own code, with no runaround. The only thing I keep is the Redline engine itself.

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