I am a certified Webflow developer, so I know exactly when a site outgrows a builder. When yours needs app features (logins, dashboards, personalization) I rebuild it in Next.js with Sanity: pixel accurate, every URL preserved, rankings intact. From $1,250, fixed quote after a free audit.
Webflow is excellent at being a website. It stops being enough when your site needs to behave like a product: user accounts, dashboards, personalization, or a design system shared with your app. That is Next.js territory, and it is a rebuild, not an export.
Auth, dashboards, gated content, and personalization are native in Next.js. In Webflow they are workarounds bolted onto a builder that was not designed for them.
When your product is React, a Next.js marketing site shares its components, tokens, and team. The brand stops drifting between the site and the app.
Every serious SaaS tool ships a React SDK first. Payments, auth, analytics, search, AI: in Next.js they are packages, not iframe embeds and custom-code hacks.
Webflow's CMS caps items and rate-limits its API. Sanity gives your team a visual studio with structured content that scales, and the content stays in your account.
Server components, Cache Components, and edge rendering in Next.js 16 give you performance levers Webflow does not expose. Fast stays fast as the site grows complex.
A real codebase means coding agents work in your repo, AI features ship as part of the product, and your content is structured for answer engines from day one.
| Feature | Webflow | Next.js |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting | Webflow only, from $15/mo | Vercel, Netlify, or self-hosted |
| Code ownership | Partial export, no CMS | Full, in your repo |
| CMS | Built in, item limits | Sanity or any headless, no limits |
| App features | Workarounds and embeds | Native: auth, dashboards, APIs |
| Editing | Visual designer | Sanity studio for content, code for pages |
| Best for | Marketing teams editing daily | Sites that are becoming products |
XLINQ simplifies enterprise software by turning your business knowledge into secure, scalable applications built faster and smarter. They reached out to me with a Figma design for a new website for their company.
I closely collaborated with the Xlinq team to transform their Figma design into a fully functional, responsive Webflow site with subtle animations and interactions as requested.
"Sanjeewa is a great professional. He was knowledgeable, flexible and deliver a great work. He has a great understanding of website development and great technical capabilities. He helped us to launch our website with Webflow, he always went the extra mile to develop high-quality and detailed work."
EQSE provides cost-effective structural engineering solutions across New Zealand, fusing expert design with seismic resilience, sustainability, and performance. Their old Webflow website is built using a typical template, so they need to design and build a new website.
I worked closely with the EQSE team to redesign their outdated template website using Figma, incorporating their feedback throughout the process. Subsequently, I developed the new site in Webflow.
The Host Report provides weekly insights and market intelligence to short-term rental hosts and tech professionals, helping them stay ahead of trends in the dynamic STR industry. Founder wanted us to develop their website to easily manage content, newsletter subscriptions, and a scalable CMS structure.
I collaborated closely with the founder to transform their Figma design into a fully functional, scalable Webflow website. This involved setting up a robust CMS system to facilitate frequent content updates and integrating newsletter capture through Beehiv using Zapier. The site was optimized for top page speed results, ensuring a seamless user experience.
"I had the pleasure of working with Sanjeewa, and I couldn’t be happier with the results. Sanjeewa and his team worked fast and efficiently, delivering a website that perfectly matched my vision and specifications. What stood out most was their exceptional communication throughout the process. Sanjeewa kept me informed every step of the way, responded promptly to all my questions, and provided valuable suggestions to improve the final product. Their attention to detail and commitment to quality made the entire experience seamless and stress-free. I am thrilled with the website they created and have no doubt I’ll be working with Sanjeewa again for future projects. If you're looking for a Webflow development team that combines technical expertise, great communication, and fast turnaround times, I highly recommend Sanjeewa!"
Visionary Technologies is a New Zealand-based leader in premium lighting solutions, merging innovative LED systems with intuitive digital ordering platforms for designers, architects and electrical professionals. They reached out to me with a 80+ pages Figma design for a new website for their company.
I worked closely with the CEO to meticulously transform their extensive Figma design into a fully functional, responsive Webflow site. Given the complexity and the sheer volume of over 80 pages, the project spanned approximately 1.5 months.
I inventory your Webflow site and map:
You get a fixed quote and an honest framework call: if your roadmap has no app features, Astro is cheaper to run and I say so.
Your CMS content comes out through the Webflow API into Sanity: collections become document types, fields map one to one, and you review the mapping before the build starts.
I rebuild your design as clean React components on the App Router, matching it one to one or improving it where you want. Animations are recreated with GSAP, and the codebase is structured so your product team can extend it. Weekly preview links, not status reports.
Launch protects everything you have earned:
The switch happens at a quiet hour with your old site ready as a fallback.
