Yes, this is not made in evening. In some places - months of work, refactoring, trying to understand how it should work. But the result speaks for itself: the site loads instantly, runs smoothly on any device, and we can change anything in minutes.
This is not just an alternative to Tilda. This is the evolution of web development, where technology serves the idea, and not vice versa.
“Is Tilda bad?”
Tilda is not evil. She just got stuck in 2015, when it seemed like a revolution to give anyone the opportunity to assemble a website from ready-made blocks.
In those times it really was a breakthrough. A photographer could make a portfolio for himself in a evening. Cafe - landing page with menu. Startup - presentation of an idea. Tilda democratized web design, and was great.
But then what happened with all successful tools - they began to be used for other purposes. The tilde began to be pulled on tasks for which it was never intended:
Complex marketplaces with catalogs, filters and baskets - all this through crutches and integration.
Corporate platforms with personal accounts, CRM and analytics - where every non-standard function turns into in quest.
Highly loaded landing pages for advertising campaigns - which should load in second, and not for five.
Sites with unique logic - where each element should work exactly as the designer intended, and not as the designer allows.
The result is predictable: serious projects stretched onto the platform for business cards. Tilda turned into template into makeup custom solution.
The saddest thing is that most clients don’t even understand why they need Tilda. They just heard that “that’s the way it is.” 90% of customers come with with the request “need a website for Tilde”, although for in fact they just need a solution their business tasks.
How we came to vibe coding
The story began with a simple observation. We analyzed the processes and realized that we were wasting an insane amount of time in for nothing.
The classic pipeline looks like this:
Idea in the designer's head
Layout in Figma (first translation)
Explanation for the layout designer (second translation)
Code (third translation)
Customer edits (fourth translation)
Back to Figma, then to code (fifth and sixth)
At something was lost at every stage. The designer thinks about one thing, the layout designer understands something else, and the client understands something else. And 70% of the time is spent not on creation of , but on synchronization between people and tools.
This is how we came to vibe coding and real development.
Not “first we’ll draw, then we’ll do it,” but right away - a living, working prototype. Where you can click, scroll, watch on different devices. Where changes are visible instantly, and not through a chain of transfers.
Now we have a well-functioning system: modern frameworks, component architecture, automatic optimization. But it all started with a simple thought - why make a copy if you can make the original?
What is vibecoding?
Vibecoding is a philosophy of direct creation. When between the idea and the result there are no extra layers, time leaks and compromises.
Traditional approach: Idea → Layout → Technical specifications → Layout → Edits → Integration → Testing → Launch
Vibercoding: Idea → Code → Launch
It sounds simple, but behind this simplicity there is a fundamentally different way of thinking. We do not draw static pictures - we immediately create living interfaces. We don’t plan behavior - we check it in real time.
Specific example: the client wants “that when you hover over the card, it rotates beautifully.”
In the classic approach, the designer will draw several frames of animation, describe it in words, the layout designer will try to reproduce it, it won’t turn out , then iterations will begin.
In vibe coding we prepare the skeleton of the site in 5 minutes, in another 5 minutes we put it on the server and continues to work with site which in at any moment in time is ready for 100%, it already after a conventional 10 minutes (in fact, there are additional processes that from we are not dependent) the site is already running, indexed and represents your services on the Internet. Then we work in the update format, loading the site with features, visual improvements and content. Dream? Reality!
Key principles:
Prototyping in production - what the client sees in the demo will become the final site
Iterative - changes are made instantly, without rebuilding the pipeline
Componentality - an element written once works the same everywhere
Default performance - modern frameworks automatically optimize the code
This is not magic and is not hacking. This is simply using the tools according to their purpose, without crutches and workarounds.
And what happens to Tilde?
While we are moving towards simplicity, Tilda is becoming more and more complicated. She is trying to keep up with modern requirements, but does this through crutches and workarounds.
An illustrative example: you need to make a button that smoothly appears when scrolling to a certain section.
In vibecoding:
javascript const { scrollY } = useScroll(); const opacity = scrollY > 500 ? 1 : 0;
Two lines. Works perfectly on all devices.
In Tilda:
Go to Zero Block (no longer a “simple constructor”)
Create an element, configure positioning
Open “Animation Settings”
Select “Trigger” → “When scrolling”
Setting “Action” → “Change transparency”
Specify the pixels of the beginning and end of the animation
Test on mobile - it doesn’t work
Are you looking in the help for why
Add additional settings for mobile
Testing on a tablet - it works crookedly
Repeat steps 8-10 for the tablet
Result: spent an hour on , something that in the code is done in a minute. And still does not work so smoothly.
Tilda has turned into a monster that is trying to imitate the capabilities of real development through a graphical interface. But the more complex the task, the more layers of abstraction, the more places where something can break.
Tilda Paradox: Promising simplicity, it creates complexity where there should not be any. Instead of learning the basics of CSS and JavaScript (which would take a month), people spend years learning the quirks of a designer that could change tomorrow.
Adaptability: the illusion of simplicity
“It’s very easy to make adaptive on Tilda” is the favorite mantra of her supporters. Let's figure out what's hidden behind this “simplicity”.
Tilde-adaptive in reality:
Are you making a desktop version
Switch to the tablet - half of the elements are gone
Manually move each block, text, button
Switch to mobile - everything moves even more
You move everything manually again
You return to the desktop - something is broken
Starting again
This is not adaptive. This is the creation of three different sites in one interface. Each change has to be duplicated on all devices. Added a new block? Go set it up on tablet and mobile. Changed the text? Then is the same.
True adaptability works differently:
css .container { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(300px, 1fr)); gap: 2rem; }
One line - and content is automatically adjusted to fit any screen. You add a new element - it is immediately adaptive. If you change the content, the adaptive doesn’t break. .
Real example: we have a section with service cards. On the desktop - 3 in the series, on the tablet - 2, on the mobile - 1. In the Tilde there are three different settings for each devices. In the code there is one rule that works on screens of any size, including those that have not yet been invented.
The main difference: we design the system, but we do not arrange the elements. The system knows how to behave in any conditions. Elements - no.
“And then how to edit the content?”
This is the most common fear of clients: “If this is a code, I can’t change anything myself.” We understand. But is a misconception from of the past, when sites were really static HTML files.
Modern solutions for content management:
Headless CMS - admin panel separately, website separately. The client edits the content in convenient interface, the site is automatically updated. Strapi, Sanity, Contentful - the choice is huge.
Markdown + Git - for those who love simplicity. Content in plain text files, changes via the GitHub web interface. Ideal for blogs and documentation.
Airtable/Google Sheets - for catalogs and prices. You change the price in the table - it is updated on the website.
Built-in editors - we can add the ability to edit directly on the website. Clicked on text, changed, saved.
Main advantage: you is not tied to one way. Do you need to change something in the content management logic? We change. In Tilde there is no such flexibility - only their editor, only their rules.
Economics issue
“This is expensive - development from from scratch?” Let's calculate the real cost of ownership.
Hidden costs Tilda:
Subscription: 750₽/month × 12 = 9000₽ per year
Designer: from RUB 50,000 per layout
Layout designer: from RUB 30,000 for adapting the layout to Tilda
Programmer: from RUB 80,000 for integrations that Tilda can’t
Support: 15,000₽/month for bug fixes and updates
Migration: from 100,000₽, when you realize that Tilda is not pulling
Total for the year: 350,000₽+
Our approach:
Development: fixed cost
Hosting: 2000₽/month for a productive server
Support: in fact, without subscription fee
Scaling: adding functions without rewriting from scratch
Total for the year: in 2-3 times cheaper
But the main thing is speed. We can assemble a full-fledged landing page with modern stack, SEO optimization, analytics system and integration from CRM for one day. Not layout - ready for website launch.
The secret of speed: we use all modern development tools. Claude Sonnet, Kiro helps with architecture, GPT generates content. While competitors manually move blocks in the constructor, we are creating a product of the future.
This is not just saving money. This is an investment in technological excellence today.
Time to choose
2025 Artificial intelligence writes code, neural networks create designs, and someone is still moving blocks in constructor from 2015.
The question is not whether you know how to program.The question is are you ready to use tools that work, instead of those that used to it.
The site is not just a beautiful picture on the Internet. This is:
Sales tool that should convert every visitor
Brand interface, which creates a first impression in 3 seconds
Technological asset, which grows with the business
Competitive advantage that sets you apart in the market
Tilda gives the illusion of control. Vibecoding - real control.
We have been living in the future for a year and a half. We make websites without layouts, without templates, without compromises. Just an idea, modern technology and a result that exceeds all expectations.
This text that you read is not an exception. He is part of a living system written from from scratch. Every animation is thought out, every line of code is optimized, every pixel is in its right place.
The choice is yours:
Stay in 2015 with constructors and restrictions
Or step into 2025, where technology serves ideas, and not vice versa
We know what we will choose. And you?
Ready to discuss a real project without Tilda? Write to us and we’ll show you what web development of the future looks like.
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