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Alternatives to Figma
24 technology tools sit alongside Figma in this directory. Below is what separates each from Figma on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 24
- With a free tier
- 15
- Cheaper to start
- 9
- Figma starts at
- Free, then $12/month
Why people look past Figma
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Figma entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
Figma publishes 4 tiers, from Free up to $90/month. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the Figma pricing page breaks each one down.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
The digital design toolkit
- No free tier, where Figma has one.
Open source design and prototyping platform
- Starts $12 a month cheaper, at Free.
- 3 tiers to Figma's 4.
Design and publish stunning sites
- Starts $2 a month cheaper, at $10/month.
Digital product design platform
- Starts $13 a month dearer, at $25/month.
The doc that brings it all together
- Starts $2 a month cheaper, at $10/month.
Manage your team's work, projects, & tasks online
- Starts $1.0099999999999998 a month cheaper, at $10.99/month.
Every Figma alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Figma (this page) | Free, then $12/month | - | 4 | |
| SketchNative Mac design tool with lower pricing than Figma Professional, focused on simplicity and performance on macOS. | $12/month | - | 4 | vs Figma |
| PenpotFree, open-source, browser-based alternative with real-time collaboration and SVG-native design, available for self-hosting. | Free | - | 3 | vs Figma |
| FramerBrowser-based design and prototyping tool with integrated code editor for interactive component creation. | Free, then $10/month | - | 4 | vs Figma |
| InVisionCollaboration and prototyping platform with design specs and handoff features similar to Figma. | Free, then $25/month | - | - | vs Figma |
| Coda | Free, then $10/month | - | - | vs Figma |
| Asana | Free, then $10.99/month | - | - | vs Figma |
| Eclipse | Free | - | - | vs Figma |
| ClickUp | Free, then $7/user/month (annual) | - | 5 | vs Figma |
| Excalidraw | Free, then $6/month | - | 1 | vs Figma |
| Amplitude | Free, then $49/month | - | 4 | vs Figma |
| Dropbox | Free, then $9.99/month | Freemium | 2 | vs Figma |
| Envoy | Free | Open-source | - | vs Figma |
| Apache Spark | Free | Open-source | - | vs Figma |
| Apache Hadoop | Free | Open-source | - | vs Figma |
| Auth0 | Free, then $35/month | - | 3 | vs Figma |
| Docker | Free, then $11/month | - | - | vs Figma |
| etcd | On request | Usage-based | - | vs Figma |
| Dashlane | $4.99/month | - | 1 | vs Figma |
| Confluent Cloud | On request | Subscription | - | vs Figma |
| Attio | $29/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Figma |
| Datadog | $15/month | - | 3 | vs Figma |
| Checkmk | On request | Subscription | - | vs Figma |
| CloudAMQP | On request | Usage-based | - | vs Figma |
| Aha! | $59/month | - | 4 | vs Figma |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Figma badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (15)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
Cheaper than Figma (9)
Entry price under Figma's $12/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
What you would be giving up
Figma is most often brought in for ui/ux design, design systems, prototyping, design collaboration, developer handoff. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Figma is broadly right and the question is cost, the Figma pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Technology category lists everything the directory holds, and best technology tools ranks them.
Figma runs on web, macos, windows, ios, android. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Figma alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Figma?
- 24 other technology tools are listed in this directory, led by Sketch, Penpot, Framer, InVision. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Figma?
- 15 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Penpot, Framer, InVision, Coda, Asana.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Figma?
- Yes. 9 of the alternatives below start under Figma's $12/month: Penpot at Free, Framer at Free, then $10/month, Coda at Free, then $10/month, Asana at Free, then $10.99/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Figma?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Figma?
- Figma is most often brought in for ui/ux design, design systems, prototyping, design collaboration, developer handoff. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Figma?
- Envoy, Apache Spark, Apache Hadoop are recorded with an open-source licence model.
- How were these Figma alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Technology, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored slot runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Figma against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Figma covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every technology tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Technology category, 24 tools beside Figma. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.