Makeswift
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Makeswift is a visual-first website builder that lets marketers design and publish pages while developers extend the platform with code. It addresses teams that need to create rich, modular experiences without relying on static templates or spreadsheet-driven content models, while still allowing for custom components and API integrations.
The platform includes custom layout controls, global styles, reusable sections, multiplayer editing, version history with rollbacks, and scheduled publishing. Developers can use type-safe TypeScript APIs to fetch data and render dynamic content, build custom components, and deploy through their preferred stack. Makeswift integrates with tools including BigCommerce, Optimizely, Smartling, Bynder, Contentful, DatoCMS, Algolia, Strapi, and Prismic.
Makeswift is available in two packaging paths: a standalone edition and an edition paired with BigCommerce. The standalone edition offers a free Basic plan for one-person teams, paid Growth and Scale plans, and a Performance tier with custom terms. The BigCommerce edition includes a free Growth plan and paid Scale and Performance tiers. Paid plans are billed monthly or yearly, with limits varying by plan on locales, publish history, and site count.
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