My main objective for the post was just to make sure that if I do indeed go with C2, that I won't be sacrificing major functionality or performance by virtue of it exporting HTML via wrappers. Everything I've read about C2's functionalities, ease of use, speed of development and capability has been stellar.
I'm going to play with them both a bunch this weekend and then decide. Thanks again!
To add to that, what I also like about C2, compared to other engines I've tried, is that the layout of the program is, for the most part, very intuitive and pleasing aesthetic-wise. I like how it looks and got comfortable with it quite quickly since it's very clean.