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Comparison

Axure RP vs Penpot

No clear leader: Penpot (62.7) and Axure RP (60.2) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Axure RP full profile →Penpot full profile →
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Axure RP60
Penpot63
Score
vioscaleAI score
Axure RP60 / 100medium · 54%
Penpot63 / 100medium · 68%
Pricing
Free tier
Axure RP✗
Penpot✓
Model
Axure RPcommercial
Penpotfreemium
Price level
Axure RPmid
Penpotlow
Starting price
Axure RP$29
Penpot$7
Transparent
Axure RP✓
Penpot✓
Integrations
Count
Axure RP7
Penpot5
Security
Gdpr
Axure RP✓
Penpot✓
Pci
Axure RP✓
Penpot–
Scorecard
Axure RP–
Penpot4.9
Soc2
Axure RP✓
Penpot–
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Axure RP–
Penpot✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Axure RP–
Penpot0
Github stars
Axure RP–
Penpot60,714
Activity
Commits last 30d
Axure RP–
Penpot100
Release
Cadence days
Axure RP–
Penpot9
History
Axure RP–
Penpot20 items
License
Spdx
Axure RP–
PenpotMPL-2.0
Language
Primary
Axure RP–
PenpotClojure
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Axure RP7 items
Penpot8 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for ui/ux & prototyping tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Design
Vector UI design
Axure RP✓
Penpot✓
Component / design-system libraries
Axure RP✓
Penpot✓
Auto layout / responsive
Axure RP✓
Penpot✓
Prototyping
Clickable prototyping
Axure RP✓
Penpot✓
Advanced interactions (variables / conditions)
Axure RP✓
Penpot✓
Collaboration
Real-time multiplayer collaboration
Axure RP✓
Penpot✓
Handoff
Dev handoff / spec export
Axure RP✓
Penpot✓
Platform
Platform breadth (Web / macOS / Windows / Linux / self-hosted)
Axure RPDesktop (Windows, Mac) and web via Axure Cloud; iOS and Android mobile apps
PenpotWeb-based; self-hosted on Linux with Docker; cloud-hosted with data residency op
Licensing
Self-hostable / open-source
Axure RP✓
Penpot✓
AI
AI design assist
Axure RP✓
Penpot✓
Pricing
Pricing model
Axure RPFreemium
PenpotOpen-source
Ecosystem
Plugin / community ecosystem
Axure RPNative plugins for Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD; integrations with Jira, Confluence,
PenpotOpen plugin API with community contributions and MCP Server for multi-directiona

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Axure RP

A design tool for creating interactive UX prototypes with advanced event-driven logic, variables, and conditions. Includes built-in developer handoff with code inspection and integrates with design and collaboration platforms.

Independently observed

Penpot

A web-based design and prototyping tool built on open web standards (SVG, HTML, CSS) that facilitates real-time collaboration between designers and developers. It supports responsive UI design with CSS-based layouts, design systems with components and tokens, interactive prototyping, and integrates with AI workflows through an extensible plugin ecosystem.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Axure RP

from $29/seat/moSubscription30-day trial

From $29/user/month. Free 30-day trial.

  • Pro$29/user/month
    • Unlimited prototypes
    • Unlimited reviewers
    • Unlimited projects on Cloud
    • Advanced prototyping
    • Wireframes, diagrams & documentation
  • Team$49/user/month
    • Everything in Pro
    • Co-authoring
    • Revision history
    • Team project hosting on Cloud
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Unlimited projects
    • User management & single sign-on
    • Company domain for internal member use
    • Private or on-premises hosting
as of verify ↗

Penpot

from $7/editor/mofreemiumFree tier14-day trial

Free Professional plan with full features. Unlimited plan at $7/editor/month (capped at $175/month) with 14-day trial. Enterprise at $25/member/month. Private Server at $50k/year.

  • ProfessionalFree
    • No file limits
    • Unlimited teams
    • Open source
    • Unlimited team size (8 members + unlimited viewers)
    • 10GB storage
    • +2 more
  • Unlimited$7/editor/month (capped at $175/month). 14-day free trial.
    • All Professional features
    • Extra storage
    • Extended history
    • Early access to features
    • 30 days autosave versions
    • +1 more
  • Enterprise$25/member/month
    • All Unlimited features
    • Advanced governance
    • Centralized administration
    • Team permissions
    • Secure collaboration
    • +4 more
  • Private ServerContact sales
    • Dedicated infrastructure
    • Custom hosting
    • Advanced security
    • Enterprise-grade support
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Axure RP✓
Penpot✓
iOS
Axure RP✓
Penpot✗
Windows
Axure RP✓
Penpot✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Axure RP✓
Penpot✓
Self-hosted
Axure RP✗
Penpot✓
On-premise
Axure RP✓
Penpot✓
Air-gapped
Axure RP✗
Penpot✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Axure RP

8 total
  • Jira
  • Confluence
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Figma
  • Sketch
  • Adobe XD
  • MCP (Model Context Protocol)
Independently observed

Penpot

5 total
  • Open API
  • MCP Server
  • Webhooks
  • Access tokens
  • Plugins
Independently observed
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Axure RP or Penpot: which one depends on you

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