Each extra locale on a website is a line that rarely makes the first quote, and on a site in 5 locales it can be most of the bill.
We priced the same small business site on Framer, Webflow and a custom stack (Astro with Sanity, Prismic or Contentful) in 2, 3 and 5 locales. Astro with Sanity is the cheapest at every size. Framer and Webflow cost about the same up to 3 locales, and at 5 Webflow costs a lot more.
The site we priced
20 pages and 2 CMS collections
1 editor (more editors have a cost)
Yearly billing, based on November 2026 prices
Paid hosting only (no client site should be on a free hosting plan)
Platform fees only
On Framer and Webflow, the default language comes with the plan, and every extra locale on top of it is charged.
Framer: the same price for every locale
A site this size fits Framer's Basic plan. Each extra locale is an add-on at the same yearly price.
Buying an extra locale unlocks Framer's localization: a simple table of every text on the site, filled in by hand or with AI translation. Framer adds the language tags search engines read. Need redirects or staging? The Pro plan adds $240 a year to each total.
Webflow: cheap until the fifth locale
A site with a blog needs Webflow's Premium plan, since Basic has no CMS. Locales come with the Localize add-on. Its Essential tier is cheap but stops at 3 extra locales. A fourth extra locale moves every locale to the Advanced tier, which costs about three times as much.
Both tiers include AI translation.
A custom stack: the CMS sets the price
A developer builds the site with Astro, which is free, and Netlify Pro hosts it. A headless CMS holds the content and its translations.
Sanity: locales are free
Sanity doesn't charge for locales, and its free plan has room for your client's editor. The catch: on the free plan, that editor gets admin rights.
Prismic: a big jump at 5 locales
Prismic's free plan is for personal sites, so a client site starts on Starter, which covers 3 locales. Each plan above it covers more locales, and 5 locales need the Medium plan.
Contentful: too expensive for a small site
Contentful's free plan can't be used commercially, so a client site starts on Lite, which covers 3 locales. With hosting, that's $3,840 a year, and 5 locales need the Enterprise plan, priced on request. Contentful stays out of the charts: its column would flatten all the others.
2 locales: all close, Sanity cheapest
3 locales: Webflow is now cheaper than Framer
5 locales: Framer stays flat, Webflow and Prismic jump
What the fees leave out
The cheapest column isn't always the cheapest site:
Setup. Framer and Webflow add the language versions of each page for you. On Astro, a developer builds them.
Translation. Framer and Webflow include AI translation. With Sanity or Prismic, you bring your own.
More editors. Framer and Webflow charge for each extra editor. Sanity's free plan and Prismic's Starter plan include a few.
What we would pick
2 or 3 locales: Framer or Webflow. The fees are close, so pick the editor your client's team will enjoy. We obviously pick Framer ❤️
5 locales or more, without a developer: Framer. Its price per locale stays flat.
A developer already on the project: Astro with Sanity. The fees stay low, and the developer's hours become the cost.
Planning a site in more than one language and want a second opinion? Get in touch.