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Framer vs phantom-ui
Framer is a visual design tool for building sites, not a code-level skeleton loader.
FramerDesign and publish websites visually
phantom-uiSkeleton loaders that generate themselves from your real DOMWhich to pick
Pick Framer if you want…
- AI-assisted visual website creation
- Visual website design
- A free plan to start with
- Integrations with Slack, Claude or Cursor (on Framer's list, not phantom-ui's)
Pick phantom-ui if you want…
- Auto-generated skeleton loaders
- Open-source code (Aejkatappaja/phantom-ui on GitHub, MIT license)
- Integrations with React, Vue or Svelte (on phantom-ui's list, not Framer's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Framer:Framer lets you design, host, and publish websites visually with AI agents that handle design, CMS, code, and SEO.
- phantom-ui:phantom-ui is an 8 KB web component that auto-generates aligned skeleton loaders from your real DOM.
- Best for
- Framer:AI-assisted visual website creation
- phantom-ui:Auto-generated skeleton loaders
- Who it’s for
- Framer:Designers, developers, and teams building and launching websites without deep coding.
- phantom-ui:Frontend developers who need quick, maintainable loading placeholders.
- Pricing
- Framer:Freemium
- phantom-ui:Paid
- Plans
- Framer:Free $0 · Basic $10 per month · Pro $30 per month
- phantom-ui:—
- Open source
- Framer:—
- phantom-ui:Yes, 801 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Framer:Slack, Claude, Cursor, Codex
- phantom-ui:React, Vue, Svelte, Angular, HTMX, HTML
Framer features
- AI Design Agent. Generate and refine site designs directly on the canvas with editable changes.
- CMS Agent. Set up, organize, and update CMS collections from the canvas, keeping content in sync.
- Code Agent. Turn ideas into code components, from simple effects to complex interactions.
- Built-in Hosting & Security. Provides hosting, SSL, uptime guarantee, and security features out of the box.
- Analytics & SEO. Integrated analytics, SEO tools, and A/B testing add-ons for performance insights.
- Collaboration. Live collaboration with editors, viewers, and role-based permissions.
phantom-ui features
- Self-measuring markup. Wraps real DOM and measures it to create perfectly-aligned shimmer blocks.
- No build step. Works out-of-the-box without any compilation or bundling.
- Framework agnostic. Compatible with React, Vue, Svelte, Angular, HTMX and plain HTML.
- Multiple animation modes. Provides four shimmer styles plus staggered transitions.
- Repeat mode. Generates multiple skeleton rows from a single template using a count attribute.
- Customizable appearance. Adjust color, duration, radius, and reveal timing via attributes.
Framer vs phantom-ui FAQ
Is Framer or phantom-ui free?+
Framer has a free plan; paid plans start at $10/month (Basic). phantom-ui is paid.
Is Framer or phantom-ui open source?+
phantom-ui is open source (Aejkatappaja/phantom-ui on GitHub, MIT license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Framer.
Do Framer and phantom-ui integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Framer lists Slack, Claude, Cursor and Codex; phantom-ui lists React, Vue, Svelte, Angular and 2 more.
On DevHunt
Based on each tool's website and DevHunt data. Details may change; check the official sites.