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Design Vault vs Penpot
Open-source design and prototyping platform, lacks curated real-app screenshots and metrics.
Design VaultReal-world design inspiration & UX patterns from exceptional products
PenpotOpen source design and prototyping platformWhich to pick
Pick Design Vault if you want…
- Real-world app design inspiration
- Integrations with Figma (on Design Vault's list, not Penpot's)
Pick Penpot if you want…
- Open-source full-stack design platform
- Open-source UI prototyping
- Open-source code (penpot/penpot on GitHub, MPL-2.0 license)
- Integrations with CSS, SVG or JSON (on Penpot's list, not Design Vault's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Design Vault:Design Vault is a curated library of real-world app screens, onboarding flows, paywalls and UX patterns with video walkthroughs.
- Penpot:Penpot is an open-source design and prototyping platform for collaborative UI, design systems, and AI-enhanced workflows.
- Best for
- Design Vault:Real-world app design inspiration
- Penpot:Open-source full-stack design platform
- Who it’s for
- Design Vault:UI/UX designers, product managers and developers building mobile/web apps.
- Penpot:Designers, developers, and AI agents needing scalable, code-friendly design collaboration.
- Pricing
- Design Vault:Contact sales
- Penpot:Freemium
- Plans
- Design Vault:—
- Penpot:Professional $0 per user per month · Unlimited $7 per editor per month · Enterprise $25 per member per month · Private Server $50k per year
- Open source
- Design Vault:—
- Penpot:Yes, 60,699 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Design Vault:Figma, HTML
- Penpot:CSS, HTML, SVG, JSON, design tokens, AI agents
Design Vault features
- Screen library. Browse 2,730+ iOS app screens and flows organized by type, app and UX pattern.
- Video walkthroughs. Watch full session recordings of onboarding, paywalls and in-app experiences.
- Revenue & metrics. See monthly downloads, revenue signals and other key metrics for each app.
- AI-powered analysis. AI highlights patterns and suggests design variations for onboarding and pricing.
- Prototype creator. Generate interactive prototypes of screens and export them for further work.
- Export options. Export designs as HTML or import into design tools such as Figma.
Penpot features
- Responsive UI Design. Create wireframes, interactive prototypes, and CSS Grid/Flex layouts.
- Design Systems. Manage components, design tokens, and shared libraries at scale.
- Code Inspection. Export and inspect CSS, HTML, SVG, JSON and Penpot’s open file format.
- AI Workflows. Integrate any LLM or AI tool directly into design-to-code and code-to-design pipelines.
- Self-host & Cloud. Choose between Penpot’s hosted cloud or self-hosted deployment.
- Unlimited Collaboration. Unlimited teams, projects and file creation across plans.
Design Vault vs Penpot FAQ
Is Design Vault or Penpot free?+
Penpot has a free plan (Professional); paid plans start at $25/month per user (Enterprise).
Is Design Vault or Penpot open source?+
Penpot is open source (penpot/penpot on GitHub, MPL-2.0 license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Design Vault.
Do Design Vault and Penpot integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list HTML. Design Vault also lists Figma; Penpot also lists CSS, SVG, JSON, design tokens and 1 more.
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