# Framer Server API vs Zeplin (slim)

> Framer Server scores 52.6 (D) to Zeplin's 47.5 (D) 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 Zeplin's 47.5 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Zeplin leads on agent ergonomics and payments & pricing. Both do design files.

- Framer Server API: D 52.6, rank #730 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/framer.min.md
- Zeplin: D 47.5, rank #834 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zeplin.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 36; Maintenance & community, 77 against 33; Transparency & trust, 75 against 58.
- Zeplin, good for Teams that already publish designs to Zeplin and want an agent to read screens, components, tokens and notes, or turn a screen into code through the MCP server. Ahead on Agent ergonomics, 55 against 47; Payments & pricing, 30 against 25. Also Runs on your own machine.

| Category | Framer Server API | Zeplin |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 43 | 36 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 69 | 70 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 47 | 55 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 50 | 47 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 25 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 77 | 33 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 75 | 58 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Framer Server API | Zeplin |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Framer | Zeplin, Inc. |
| Transports | HTTP | HTTP, stdio |
| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |
| Licence | proprietary | Proprietary hosted service under Zeplin's Terms of Service and Developer Terms. The JavaScript SDK and the MCP server on GitHub are MIT |
| Tools exposed | none | 4 |
| Last release | 2026-09-24 | 2026-08-03 |
| Terms last updated | no date given | 2026-01-12 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2025-08-29 |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 336k npm/wk | 10 stars, 8.9k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | none |