# Webstudio

A visual site builder you host. Webstudio is the AGPL-3.0-or-later Webflow alternative — CSS you own, hosted anywhere.

**Replaces:** Webflow

**Tier:** Medium

## Problem

Webflow Basic is $15/month billed yearly; Premium is $25/month billed yearly. The designer lives in their cloud. Webstudio's core in this repository is AGPL-3.0-or-later; the optional sdk-components-animation package is proprietary — skip it on a self-host.

## Stack

- [Webstudio](https://webstudio.is) — AGPL visual website builder (core; animation SDK is proprietary)

## Estimated SaaS cost saved

| You stop paying | Typical / year | Self-host instead |
|---|---:|---|
| Webflow Basic / Premium | $1,200 | Webstudio + hosting |

**About $1,200 / year** on a small team, before you count lock-in.

## Deploy on Railway

Placeholder: Webstudio builder + a published static/export host. Wix, WordPress.com, and Squarespace stay on /stacks/ghost-cms. No one-click template in this repo yet — Start on Railway.

[Start on Railway](https://c17.io/go/railway/webstudio-sites?from=%2Fstacks%2Fwebstudio-sites.md)

[Ghost / WordPress if you need a CMS, not a visual builder](https://c17.io/stacks/ghost-cms)

## AGENT_PROMPT

```
Replace Webflow with self-hosted Webstudio (https://webstudio.is).

- Deploy the AGPL builder. Do not install sdk-components-animation unless you accept the vendor EULA.
- Publish to static files or the project's documented host. Bind HTTP to 0.0.0.0:$PORT.
- Rebuild the one live site. Export CSS you can keep. Write AGENT_PROMPT.md.
```

## FAQ

### Is the whole product AGPL?

The core repository is AGPL-3.0-or-later. The optional animation package is proprietary. Self-host the core; skip the EULA package.

### Why not Ghost?

Ghost is a publisher. Webflow is a visual builder. /replace/wix is Ghost/WordPress. This page is the builder.

Source: https://c17.io/stacks/webstudio-sites