# Figma vs Framer

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Framer

| Attribute | Figma | Framer |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 55.2 (74% (medium)) | 81.8 (73% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Figma is a browser and desktop-based design tool that enables teams to create vector designs, build interactive prototypes with variables and animations, manage design systems and component libraries, and facilitate developer handoff through a dedicated Dev Mode. It supports real-time multiplayer collaboration and integrates with external tools via APIs and plugins. It is indexed under UI/UX & Prototyping Tools.","source":"https://www.figma.com/pricing/","question":"What is Figma?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Figma offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: Starter, Professional, Organization and Enterprise. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.figma.com/pricing/","question":"Is Figma free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Figma supports the web, Windows and macOS. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.figma.com/pricing/","question":"What platforms does Figma support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Figma, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.figma.com/pricing/","question":"Can Figma be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 32 integrations for Figma, including Zoom, Supabase, AWS (Cloudscape design system integration), ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, VS Code and Slack, plus 24 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.figma.com/pricing/","question":"What does Figma integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR for Figma. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Figma not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.figma.com/security","question":"What security certifications does Figma have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Figma is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States and the United Kingdom.","source":"https://www.figma.com/pricing/","question":"Where is Figma available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"A cloud-based web design tool that uses AI agents to create custom website designs, manage content via a built-in CMS, and generate interactive code. Supports real-time team collaboration, multiple deployment options, and extensive developer integrations. It is indexed under UI/UX & Prototyping Tools.","source":"https://www.framer.com/pricing","question":"What is Framer?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Framer offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $10 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.framer.com/pricing","question":"Is Framer free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Framer supports the web, Windows, macOS and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.framer.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does Framer support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Framer, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.framer.com/pricing","question":"Can Framer be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 12 integrations for Framer, including Figma, Contentful, Sanity, Adobe Experience Manager, Slack, GitHub, WordPress REST API and Cursor, plus 4 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.framer.com/pricing","question":"What does Framer integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR for Framer. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Framer not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.framer.com/legal/security","question":"What security certifications does Framer have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Framer is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://www.framer.com/pricing","question":"Where is Framer available?","confidence":0.5}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A web-based workspace enabling teams to design, prototype, and hand off products collaboratively, with integrated development tools, real-time teamwork, and AI-assisted design generation | A no-code website builder that uses AI agents to help users design, build, and manage websites from concept to launch. It includes a visual design editor, content management system, real-time collaboration, and integrations with external tools and services. |
| features.capabilities | `{"ai_design":true,"auto_layout":true,"dev_handoff":true,"soc2_type_ii":true,"pricing_model":"freemium","self_hostable":false,"vector_design":true,"platform_breadth":"Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android","plugin_ecosystem":"Figma Community with 1000+ templates, plugins, and community-built integrations","architecture_model":"managed_cloud_saas_browser","component_libraries":true,"advanced_interactions":true,"clickable_prototyping":true,"realtime_collaboration":true,"third_party_plugin_ecosystem_api":true,"css_flexbox_based_auto_layout_engine":true,"real_time_multiplayer_crdt_cursor_sync":true,"component_variants_and_property_overrides":true,"advanced_micro_interaction_animation_smart_animate":true,"developer_mode_handoff_environment_css_swift_export":true,"design_token_variable_mapping_colors_spacing_typography":true,"stateful_interactive_prototyping_with_variables_and_logic":true}` | `{"ai_design":true,"auto_layout":true,"dev_handoff":true,"soc2_type_ii":true,"pricing_model":"freemium","self_hostable":false,"vector_design":true,"platform_breadth":"Web, macOS, Windows","plugin_ecosystem":"Marketplace with community-contributed templates, plugins, and components","architecture_model":"managed_cloud_saas_browser","component_libraries":true,"advanced_interactions":true,"clickable_prototyping":true,"realtime_collaboration":true,"gpl_or_permissive_oss_license":false,"third_party_plugin_ecosystem_api":true,"real_time_multiplayer_crdt_cursor_sync":true,"component_variants_and_property_overrides":true,"advanced_micro_interaction_animation_smart_animate":true,"developer_mode_handoff_environment_css_swift_export":true,"design_token_variable_mapping_colors_spacing_typography":true,"stateful_interactive_prototyping_with_variables_and_logic":true}` |
| integrations.count | 5 | 5 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Zoom"},{"name":"Supabase"},{"name":"AWS (Cloudscape design system integration)"},{"name":"ChatGPT"},{"name":"Claude"},{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"VS Code"},{"name":"Slack","native":true,"category":"chat","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams","native":true,"category":"chat","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Jira","native":true,"category":"project_management","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Linear","native":true,"category":"project_management","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Notion","native":true,"category":"documentation","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Confluence","native":true,"category":"documentation","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Google Workspace","native":true,"category":"productivity","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Microsoft Copilot","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Zapier","native":true,"category":"automation","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Trello","native":true,"category":"project_management","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"AWS Amplify","native":true,"category":"development","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Bubble","native":true,"category":"development","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Axure","native":true,"category":"development","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Zeplin","native":true,"category":"development","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Frontify","native":true,"category":"development","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"UserTesting","native":true,"category":"research","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Userlytics","native":true,"category":"research","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"dscout","native":true,"category":"research","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Hotjar","native":true,"category":"research","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Lens Studio","native":true,"category":"ar","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Productboard","native":true,"category":"product_management","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Qatalog","native":true,"category":"documentation","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"StoriesOnBoard","native":true,"category":"project_management","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Storybook","native":true,"category":"development","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"FigJam","native":true,"category":"collaboration","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Make","native":false,"direction":"bidirectional"}]` | `[{"name":"Figma"},{"name":"Contentful"},{"name":"Sanity"},{"name":"Adobe Experience Manager"},{"name":"Slack","native":true,"category":"communication","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"GitHub","native":true,"category":"development","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"WordPress REST API","native":true,"category":"cms","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Cursor","native":false,"category":"development","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Claude Code","native":false,"category":"development","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"OpenRouter","native":false,"category":"development","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Terminal/CLI","native":true,"category":"development","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Codex","native":false,"category":"development","direction":"bidirectional"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US","GB"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"NL","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` | `{"mac":true,"web":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Starter","commitment":"monthly","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"ai_credits":"500/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Professional","summary":"$16/month billed annually","commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":16,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Governance+"}],"summary":"Free viewer access. Subscription plans from $16/month (Professional, billed annually). Enterprise available. Pricing varies by seat type.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.figma.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-10-05T11:11:10.994Z","startingPrice":{"amount":16,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free tier","features":["Free Framer domain","Design pages","AI credits to try"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Try for free","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"pages":"1000","locales":"1","bandwidth":"1 GB/month","ai_credits":"500/month","file_uploads":"5 MB","cms_collections":"10"}},{"free":false,"name":"Basic","summary":"$10/month","features":["Free custom domain","2× credits first month","2 CMS collections","50 GB bandwidth","Built-in SEO","Use your own domain"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Creative personal sites","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"bandwidth":"50 GB/month","cms_collections":"2"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$30/month","features":["10 CMS collections","100 GB bandwidth","Site redirects","Staging environment","Branching with previews","Advanced hosting","A/B testing"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":30,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Growing professional sites","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"bandwidth":"100 GB/month","cms_collections":"10"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Custom credits with volume discounts","Custom limits","Unlimited editors","Enterprise-grade security","Uptime guarantee","SCIM","SSO"],"description":"Mission critical sites","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"limits":"Custom"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"Extra editors","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"editor","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Translation locales","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"locale","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"A/B testing, Funnels, and customization","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":50,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Free tier. From $10/month for paid plans. Yearly billing available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.framer.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-05T11:13:27.445Z","startingPrice":{"amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | mid | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":16,"currency":"USD"}` | `{"amount":10,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.99 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active"},{"name":"SOC 3","level":"Type III","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO 27001:2022","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO 27017","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO 27018:2019","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO 27701","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO 42001:2023","status":"active"},{"name":"FedRAMP Authorized","status":"active"},{"name":"EU Cloud Code of Conduct","status":"active"},{"name":"C5 Cloud Computing Compliance","status":"active"},{"name":"TISAX","status":"active"}]` | `[{"name":"ISO 27001","status":"active"},{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.fedramp | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://www.figma.com/security/ | https://www.framer.com/legal/security |

## Capabilities (UI/UX & Prototyping Tools)

| Capability | Figma | Framer |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Design** |  |  |
| Vector UI design | ✓ | ✓ |
| Component / design-system libraries | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auto layout / responsive | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Prototyping** |  |  |
| Clickable prototyping | ✓ | ✓ |
| Advanced interactions (variables / conditions) | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Collaboration** |  |  |
| Real-time multiplayer collaboration | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Handoff** |  |  |
| Dev handoff / spec export | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Platform** |  |  |
| Platform breadth (Web / macOS / Windows / Linux / self-hosted) | Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android | Web, macOS, Windows |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Self-hostable / open-source | ✗ | ✗ |
| **AI** |  |  |
| AI design assist | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Pricing** |  |  |
| Pricing model | Freemium | Freemium |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| Plugin / community ecosystem | Figma Community with 1000+ templates, plugins, and community-built integrations | Marketplace with community-contributed templates, plugins, and components |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-19T08:08:48.521Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*