# Framer Server API vs Subframe (slim)

> Framer Server scores 52.6 (D) to Subframe's 39.7 (E) for design files. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Framer Server API scores 52.6 (D) on agent readiness against Subframe's 39.7 (E), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Subframe leads on payments & pricing. Both do design files.

- Framer Server API: D 52.6, rank #730 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/framer.min.md
- Subframe: E 39.7, rank #915 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/subframe.min.md
- Framer Server API, good for Coding agents that build or update Framer sites, CMS content and code components and can run Node. Ahead on Reliability, 43 against 19; Schema & documentation, 69 against 54; Security & auth, 50 against 44; Maintenance & community, 77 against 65; Transparency & trust, 75 against 57. Also No incidents deducted, where Subframe loses 3 points for them.
- Subframe, good for A coding agent working beside a team that designs React and Tailwind interfaces in Subframe and wants the design as code, with a read-only route for review. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 33 against 25. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install.

| Category | Framer Server API | Subframe |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 43 | 19 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 69 | 54 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 47 | 47 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 50 | 44 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 25 | 33 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 77 | 65 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 75 | 57 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Framer Server API | Subframe |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | HTTP API | MCP server |
| Vendor | Framer | Atomic Design Inc |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://mcp.subframe.com/mcp` |
| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |
| Licence | proprietary | Proprietary service under Atomic Design's terms of service. `@subframe/cli` and `@subframe/core` are marked ISC in their package files and the Claude Code plugin MIT in its manifest, with no licence file in the repository |
| Tools exposed | none | 46 |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-09-24 | 2026-10-08 |
| Terms last updated | no date given | 2026-01-22 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2026-01-22 |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 336k npm/wk | 435 stars, 1k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | none |