Beyond the Drag-and-Drop Promise
No-code website builders market themselves as complete replacements for software engineers. For simple digital brochures, they are effective. But as companies scale, the hidden limitations of website builders become apparent.
Where Website Builders Struggle at Scale
1. Performance Drag: Builders inject generic CSS/JS runtime libraries for every possible widget, bloating page weight to 4MB–8MB. 2. Platform Lock-In: You cannot export code or migrate to your own cloud infrastructure—if you leave the platform, you must rebuild from scratch. 3. Database Limitations: Creating custom relational databases, client portals, and secure webhook listeners requires complex, fragile third-party workarounds.
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