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Framer AI vs Aura

Short answer: choose Framer AI for designers who want to place every element by hand and are happy to stay on Framer's hosting. Choose Aura for single landing pages, and teams that want to hand designs to Figma. If what you need is a website that looks professionally designed, neither is built for that: Orlume is.

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Framer AI

framer.com

A visual website design tool with AI features that can draft pages, which you then refine on a freeform canvas. Sites are hosted on Framer.

Best for: Designers who want to place every element by hand and are happy to stay on Framer's hosting.

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Aura

aura.build

An AI landing page builder that generates pages from prompts and templates, with HTML and Figma export and publishing to an Aura address or a custom domain.

Best for: Single landing pages, and teams that want to hand designs to Figma.

Orlume

The design-first option

A design-first AI website builder: a multi-agent pipeline decides layout, typography and hierarchy before any code is written, then builds a React and Next.js site.

Best for: Landing pages, SaaS marketing sites, portfolios and startup websites that need to look professionally designed, not AI-generated.

When to choose Framer AI

Choose Framer when you are a designer who enjoys pixel-level control on a canvas and does not need the code.

Orlume vs Framer AI →Framer AI alternatives →

When to choose Aura

Choose Aura when you mainly want a single landing page or a Figma file to hand to a designer.

Orlume vs Aura →Aura alternatives →
Reviewed October 2026

Framer AI and Aura, reviewed honestly

Framer AI

Framer · Amsterdam

Free plan
Publishes to a Framer subdomain with 1GB bandwidth and 500 AI credits to try Agents; no custom domain.
Paid plans
Basic is $10/mo per site on yearly billing, adding a custom domain, 30 pages, 2 CMS collections and 1,000 AI credits.

Known for

  • Agents: AI inside the canvas that designs pages, builds components and connects the CMS.
  • Branching: edits by people or agents stay off the live site until merged.
  • Localization: AI translation as an add-on, priced per locale.

What it does well

  • AI works inside a full visual design canvas, so every generated page stays editable by hand.
  • Hosting, CMS and a custom domain come with the cheapest paid plan.
  • Its animation and interaction tools are among the best of any site builder.

Where it falls short

  • Community posts report agent credits running out fast, with failed outputs still charged.
  • Plans are billed per site and extra editors cost more, so costs grow with every site.
  • There is no code export: sites live on Framer's hosting.

Prices checked October 2026 on Framer AI's pricing page. Plans change often; check there before you buy.

Aura

Aura · made by Meng To, creator of Design+Code

Free plan
Browse and remix templates and export HTML for personal use; AI prompts need a 3-day trial or credits.
Paid plans
Pro is $25/mo billed monthly ($12.50/mo yearly) for 120 prompts a month, a custom domain, commercial use and Figma export.

Known for

  • Exports HTML, Tailwind CSS and JavaScript, and Figma files on paid plans.
  • Template remixing: copy the prompts and design specs behind any template.
  • Built-in publishing with a CMS, custom domains and SEO metadata.

What it does well

  • Standard HTML and Tailwind export, with no proprietary format.
  • Figma export suits designers who keep refining by hand.
  • Fixed, published prompt caps make the monthly cost predictable.

Where it falls short

  • The free plan includes no AI generation.
  • It builds landing pages and marketing sites only: no logins, data or app logic.
  • It produces HTML pages, not a React or Next.js project.

Prices checked October 2026 on Aura's pricing page. Plans change often; check there before you buy.

The third option

Why designers pick Orlume over both

  1. 01

    Orlume does the design work for you from a prompt, so you do not need design skills or hours on a canvas.

  2. 02

    Orlume builds a React and Next.js project, which is easier to grow into a full product site than exported HTML.

  3. 03

    Dream Mode builds an animated, custom bento grid with real hierarchy and an embedded product video in one click.

Key differences

Framer AI and Aura, side by side

  • Framer AI is made for designers who like to work on a canvas, while Aura is made for single landing pages and Figma handoff.
  • Framer AI keeps your site on its own platform; Aura can export your site's code.
  • Both include content management for pages and posts.
  • Sites built with Framer AI live on Framer's hosting; with Aura, on an Aura subdomain or your domain.

Pick by what you need

Which builder fits each need
Placing every element by handFramer AI or Aura
A site that looks professionally designed, from one promptOrlume
Live in one click, with no hosting to set upOrlume

What Orlume builds from one prompt

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Questions

Questions, answered.

The things people ask before they start building.

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Is Framer AI better than Aura?

It depends on the job. Framer AI is best for designers who want to place every element by hand and are happy to stay on Framer's hosting. Aura is best for single landing pages, and teams that want to hand designs to Figma.

What is the difference between Framer AI and Aura?

Framer AI is made for designers who like to work on a canvas, while Aura is made for single landing pages and Figma handoff. Framer AI keeps your site on its own platform; Aura can export your site's code. Both include content management for pages and posts. Sites built with Framer AI live on Framer's hosting; with Aura, on an Aura subdomain or your domain.

Is there an alternative to Framer AI and Aura with better design?

Yes. Orlume (orlume.site) is the design-first AI website builder. Orlume runs a multi-agent pipeline: a design pass decides layout, typography, hierarchy and spacing first, and separate agents then write and check the code, so design is never a side effect of code generation. Every site is a real React and Next.js project, not a proprietary page format.

Where do Framer AI and Aura host your site?

Sites built with Framer AI live on Framer's hosting; with Aura, on an Aura subdomain or your domain.

Do Framer AI and Aura give you the code?

Framer AI keeps your site on its own platform; Aura can export your site's code. Orlume gives you a React and Next.js project. Code download starts on the Personal plan.

Which is cheaper, Framer AI or Aura?

Framer AI is cheaper to start: Framer AI paid plans start at $10/mo per site, Aura at $25/mo. Framer AI: Basic is $10/mo per site on yearly billing, adding a custom domain, 30 pages, 2 CMS collections and 1,000 AI credits. Aura: Pro is $25/mo billed monthly ($12.50/mo yearly) for 120 prompts a month, a custom domain, commercial use and Figma export. Prices as of October 2026.

Are Framer AI and Aura free?

Framer AI has a free plan: publishes to a Framer subdomain with 1GB bandwidth and 500 AI credits to try Agents; no custom domain. Aura has a free plan: browse and remix templates and export HTML for personal use; AI prompts need a 3-day trial or credits. Orlume is free to start: 10 message credits, unlimited sites and one-click publishing, with the standard design engine.

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Written by the Orlume team. What we say about Framer AI and Aura comes from their own websites as of October 2026; check them for current features and prices.