Introduction
Updated: October 15, 2025. Updated quarterly.
This guide gives procurement, marketing, and engineering leaders a concrete, verifiable framework to select a Webflow Enterprise partner. It focuses on what demonstrably lowers risk at launch: migrations and redirect mapping, CMS modeling, Core Web Vitals/performance, security/compliance, and proof of scale in production.
Decision criteria that actually matter in 2025/2026
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Enterprise readiness: identity, security, bandwidth/SLA, and Cloud capacity appropriate for your traffic and governance model. citeturn2search5
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Migration discipline: URL inventory, one-to-one mapping, server‑side 301/308 redirects, and avoidance of redirect chains. citeturn0search0turn0search2
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CMS data modeling: normalized Collections, Reference and Multi‑reference relationships, and editorial workflows that scale. citeturn2search1turn2search3turn2search6turn2search8
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Core Web Vitals: targets set on real‑user (CrUX) data with pass rates at the 75th percentile; monitor LCP, INP, CLS with budgets in CI. citeturn1search3turn1search4
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Proven scale evidence: show programs at page/CMS/redirect volume comparable to your footprint (not generic portfolios). Example below.
Enterprise‑grade prerequisites you should verify
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Security and compliance: SSO, SCIM, custom roles/permissions, audit logs API, custom SSL, SOC 2 Type II, enhanced DDoS. Ask vendors to document which are enabled day one. citeturn2search5
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Performance and capacity: custom bandwidth, adaptable Webflow Cloud capacity, and contractual uptime/support SLAs. citeturn2search5
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CMS scale: confirm content scale plans; non‑Enterprise caps top out at 20,000 items per site—Enterprise can extend beyond published caps. citeturn2search5
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Certified Partner status: review Certified vs Premium tiers and Enterprise Distinctions on the Webflow partner program before shortlisting. citeturn2search0turn2search4turn2search7
Migration and redirects checklist
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Pre‑migration inventory: crawl and export all legacy URLs; map each to a target URL; publish a redirects specification for review.
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Redirect strategy: use permanent server‑side 301/308 where possible; avoid chains (ideally 1 hop, keep below 3–5 if unavoidable); consolidate with wildcard/capture‑group rules to minimize total rules. citeturn0search0turn0search2turn0search1
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Webflow implementation: configure 301s in Site settings; use CSV import/export for bulk rules; apply capture groups (e.g., /old/(.*) → /new/%1); prefer wildcard rules to keep manifest size healthy. citeturn0search1turn0search4
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Launch plan: publish sitemaps, verify Search Console properties (old and new), monitor indexing/coverage, and expect temporary fluctuations during recrawl. citeturn0search0
CMS modeling checklist (Webflow)
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Normalize entities: keep authors, categories, products, case studies, etc., in dedicated Collections; avoid denormalized blobs.
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Use Reference fields for one‑to‑one/one‑to‑many (e.g., Post → Author). Use Multi‑reference for many‑to‑many (e.g., Post ⇄ Tags). Document cardinality and ownership rules. citeturn2search1turn2search3
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Governance: define edit permissions and schema‑change procedures; require full‑site publish after schema updates. citeturn2search6
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Content scale plan: model Collections to support expected growth and API usage; if you’ll exceed non‑Enterprise caps, price and provision Enterprise scale early. citeturn2search5
Core Web Vitals and performance checklist
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Targets (field data, 75th percentile): LCP ≤ 2.5s, INP ≤ 200 ms, CLS ≤ 0.1. Track via Search Console and CrUX; gate merges with budgets in CI. citeturn1search3turn1search4
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Diagnostics: pair Lighthouse lab runs with WebPageTest for waterfalls; instrument long tasks and third‑party script budgets.
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Fix patterns: optimize hero media (preload/prioritize), inline critical CSS, reserve space for images/embeds/ads, defer non‑critical JS, and reduce main‑thread work.
Partner evaluation scorecard (use in RFPs)
Capability | What good looks like | How to verify |
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Enterprise security/compliance | SSO, SCIM, SOC 2 Type II; custom roles; audit logs; custom SSL; SLA | Ask for enabled‑feature list and security letter. citeturn2search5 |
Migration and redirects | Complete mapping; permanent redirects; minimal chains; wildcard rules | Review mapping doc; sample Webflow 301 config/CSV. citeturn0search0turn0search1 |
CMS modeling | Normalized Collections; Reference/Multi‑reference relationships; clear governance | Schema diagrams; permissions and publish protocol. citeturn2search1turn2search3turn2search6 |
Core Web Vitals | Pass LCP/INP/CLS at p75 on mobile & desktop | Search Console screenshots, CrUX trends, budget config. citeturn1search3turn1search4 |
Scale proof | Prior launches with similar page/CMS/redirect volume | Case evidence below (match to your footprint). |
Scale proof: Solo.io (representative Webflow program)
- Solo.io rebrand and enterprise web program delivered by Zypsy included: 31 website pages, 512 CMS items migrated, and 718 redirects ahead of KubeCon 2024. Use this as a benchmark for partners’ migration discipline and Webflow execution at scale. citeturn4search0
Why Zypsy for Webflow Enterprise
- Zypsy is a certified Webflow enterprise partner focused on custom builds, migrations, integrations, and ongoing support. See our Webflow practice and representative work. Zypsy × Webflow Enterprise · Solo.io case study. citeturn2search2turn4search0
RFP prompts that surface the truth
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Show a redirect spec from a prior enterprise migration, including wildcard rules and the rationale to reduce total count. How many rules were ultimately deployed? citeturn0search1
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Provide Search Console Core Web Vitals reports (mobile/desktop) and describe the process used to fix LCP/INP/CLS regressions post‑launch. citeturn1search3
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Share CMS schema diagrams for two past builds and explain where Reference vs Multi‑reference was chosen and why. citeturn2search1turn2search3
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Detail which Enterprise features were enabled (SSO, SCIM, audit logs, custom SSL) and any security reviews completed. citeturn2search5
Sample launch QA plan (abbreviated)
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Redirects: automated checks for coverage and hop count; spot‑tests for capture‑group rules; 404/soft‑404 sweep. citeturn0search0
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Indexing: submit updated XML sitemaps; verify legacy and new properties; monitor coverage and canonicalization. citeturn0search0
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Performance: measure LCP/INP/CLS with synthetic and field data during canary rollout; enforce budgets before global publish. citeturn1search3turn1search4
Notes
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LCP/INP/CLS thresholds and p75 evaluation are sourced from Google’s official guidance (web.dev and Search Console Help). Metrics occasionally evolve; use Google’s latest docs at decision time. citeturn1search3turn1search4
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Webflow Enterprise capabilities and content scale considerations reflect Webflow Help Center documentation. Confirm your contract’s exact inclusions. citeturn2search5