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Alternatives to Sketch
23 technology tools sit alongside Sketch in this directory. Below is what separates each from Sketch on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 23
- With a free tier
- 14
- Cheaper to start
- 8
- Sketch starts at
- $12/month
Why people look past Sketch
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Sketch entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Sketch carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 14 of the 23 alternatives below can be used without paying.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
Sketch publishes 4 tiers, from $12/month up to $120/perpetual. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the Sketch 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 collaborative interface design tool
- Can be used without paying; Sketch cannot.
Design, prototype, and share user experiences
- Starts $42.99 a month dearer, at $54.99/month.
Open source design and prototyping platform
- Can be used without paying; Sketch cannot.
- Starts $12 a month cheaper, at Free.
- 3 tiers to Sketch's 4.
The doc that brings it all together
- Can be used without paying; Sketch cannot.
- Starts $2 a month cheaper, at $10/month.
Manage your team's work, projects, & tasks online
- Can be used without paying; Sketch cannot.
- Starts $1.0099999999999998 a month cheaper, at $10.99/month.
The Eclipse Foundation - home to a global community
- Can be used without paying; Sketch cannot.
Every Sketch 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sketch (this page) | $12/month | - | 4 | |
| FigmaCloud-based design tool with native cross-platform support and real-time multiplayer collaboration, works on Windows, Mac, and Linux | Free, then $12/month | - | 4 | vs Sketch |
| Adobe XDAdobe's UI/UX design tool integrated with Creative Cloud ecosystem, though now in maintenance mode as of 2024 | $54.99/month | - | - | vs Sketch |
| PenpotOpen-source web-based design tool with self-hosting option and no subscription requirement | Free | - | 3 | vs Sketch |
| Coda | Free, then $10/month | - | - | vs Sketch |
| Asana | Free, then $10.99/month | - | - | vs Sketch |
| Eclipse | Free | - | - | vs Sketch |
| ClickUp | Free, then $7/user/month (annual) | - | 5 | vs Sketch |
| Excalidraw | Free, then $6/month | - | 1 | vs Sketch |
| Amplitude | Free, then $49/month | - | 4 | vs Sketch |
| Dropbox | Free, then $9.99/month | Freemium | 2 | vs Sketch |
| Envoy | Free | Open-source | - | vs Sketch |
| Apache Spark | Free | Open-source | - | vs Sketch |
| Apache Hadoop | Free | Open-source | - | vs Sketch |
| Auth0 | Free, then $35/month | - | 3 | vs Sketch |
| Docker | Free, then $11/month | - | - | vs Sketch |
| etcd | On request | Usage-based | - | vs Sketch |
| Dashlane | $4.99/month | - | 1 | vs Sketch |
| Confluent Cloud | On request | Subscription | - | vs Sketch |
| Attio | $29/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Sketch |
| Datadog | $15/month | - | 3 | vs Sketch |
| Checkmk | On request | Subscription | - | vs Sketch |
| CloudAMQP | On request | Usage-based | - | vs Sketch |
| Aha! | $59/month | - | 4 | vs Sketch |
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 Sketch badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (14)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
Cheaper than Sketch (8)
Entry price under Sketch'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
Sketch is most often brought in for ui design, mobile app design, web design, design systems, prototyping. 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 Sketch is broadly right and the question is cost, the Sketch 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.
Sketch runs on macos, web, ios, ipad. 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 Sketch alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Sketch?
- 23 other technology tools are listed in this directory, led by Figma, Adobe XD, Penpot, Coda. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Sketch?
- 14 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Figma, Penpot, Coda, Asana, Eclipse.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Sketch?
- Yes. 8 of the alternatives below start under Sketch's $12/month: Penpot at Free, Coda at Free, then $10/month, Asana at Free, then $10.99/month, ClickUp at Free, then $7/user/month (annual).
- Why do people look for an alternative to Sketch?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: there is no free tier; cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Sketch?
- Sketch is most often brought in for ui design, mobile app design, web design, design systems, prototyping. 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 Sketch?
- Envoy, Apache Spark, Apache Hadoop are recorded with an open-source licence model.
- How were these Sketch 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 Sketch against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Sketch 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, 23 tools beside Sketch. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.