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Figma vs Penpot
Which to pick
Pick Figma if you want…
- Collaborative UI/UX design and prototyping
- Integrations with VS Code or Supabase (on Figma's list, not Penpot's)
Pick Penpot if you want…
- Open-source full-stack design platform
- Open-source design tool
- Open-source code (penpot/penpot on GitHub, MPL-2.0 license)
- Integrations with CSS, HTML or SVG (on Penpot's list, not Figma's)
Figma is a proprietary SaaS design tool, whereas Penpot is open source and self-hostable.
Side by side
- What it is
- Figma:Figma is a collaborative interface design platform that lets teams design, prototype, and hand off UI in one workspace.
- Penpot:Penpot is an open-source design and prototyping platform for collaborative UI, design systems, and AI-enhanced workflows.
- Best for
- Figma:Collaborative UI/UX design and prototyping
- Penpot:Open-source full-stack design platform
- Who it’s for
- Figma:Designers, product teams, and developers who need shared design and handoff tools.
- Penpot:Designers, developers, and AI agents needing scalable, code-friendly design collaboration.
- Pricing
- Figma:Freemium
- Penpot:Freemium
- Plans
- Figma:Starter Free · Professional – Full seat $16/mo per month · Professional – Dev seat $12/mo per month · Professional – Collab seat $3/mo per month · Organization – Full seat $55/mo per month (billed annually)
- 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
- Figma:—
- Penpot:Yes, 60,699 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Figma:VS Code, Supabase
- Penpot:CSS, HTML, SVG, JSON, design tokens, AI agents
Figma features
- Real-time multiplayer editing. Multiple editors can work in the same file simultaneously with live cursor chat.
- AI design assistance. AI tools for layer renaming, image editing, background removal, and generative design.
- Dev Mode handoff. Inspect design specs, CSS, JSON or React code directly from the canvas.
- Design systems & variables. Create reusable components, styles, and theming with variables and shared libraries.
- Prototyping & animation. Build interactive prototypes with transitions, smart animate, and motion timelines.
- Extensive plugins & integrations. Use community plugins, VS Code extension, and connect external tools via Make connectors.
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.
Figma vs Penpot FAQ
Is Figma or Penpot free?+
Figma has a free plan (Starter); paid plans start at $3/month (Professional – Collab seat). Penpot has a free plan (Professional); paid plans start at $25/month per user (Enterprise).
Which is cheaper, Figma or Penpot?+
Figma starts at $3/month (Professional – Collab seat) and Penpot starts at $25/month per user (Enterprise); the plans are billed differently, so compare what's included.
Is Figma 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 Figma.
Do Figma and Penpot integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Figma lists VS Code and Supabase; Penpot lists CSS, HTML, SVG, JSON and 2 more.
On DevHunt
Based on each tool's website and DevHunt data. Details may change; check the official sites.