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Comparison

Figma vs Penpot

On the evidence we track, Penpot leads this comparison with a composite score of 63/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Figma55
★Penpot63
Score
vioscaleAI score
Figma55 / 100medium · 74%
Penpot63 / 100medium · 68%
Pricing
Free tier
Figma✓
Penpot✓
Model
Figmafreemium
Penpotfreemium
Price level
Figmamid
Penpotlow
Starting price
Figma$16
Penpot$7
Transparent
Figma✗
Penpot✓
Integrations
Count
Figma5
Penpot5
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Figma✓
Penpot–
Fedramp
Figma✓
Penpot–
Gdpr
Figma✓
Penpot✓
Iso27001
Figma✓
Penpot–
Scorecard
Figma–
Penpot4.9
Soc2
Figma✓
Penpot–
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Figma✓
Penpot✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Figma–
Penpot0
Github stars
Figma–
Penpot60,714
Activity
Commits last 30d
Figma–
Penpot100
Release
Cadence days
Figma–
Penpot9
History
Figma–
Penpot20 items
License
Spdx
Figma–
PenpotMPL-2.0
Language
Primary
Figma–
PenpotClojure
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Figma7 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
Figma✓
Penpot✓
Component / design-system libraries
Figma✓
Penpot✓
Auto layout / responsive
Figma✓
Penpot✓
Prototyping
Clickable prototyping
Figma✓
Penpot✓
Advanced interactions (variables / conditions)
Figma✓
Penpot✓
Collaboration
Real-time multiplayer collaboration
Figma✓
Penpot✓
Handoff
Dev handoff / spec export
Figma✓
Penpot✓
Platform
Platform breadth (Web / macOS / Windows / Linux / self-hosted)
FigmaWeb, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
PenpotWeb-based; self-hosted on Linux with Docker; cloud-hosted with data residency op
Licensing
Self-hostable / open-source
Figma✗
Penpot✓
AI
AI design assist
Figma✓
Penpot✓
Pricing
Pricing model
FigmaFreemium
PenpotOpen-source
Ecosystem
Plugin / community ecosystem
FigmaFigma Community with 1000+ templates, plugins, and community-built integrations
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.

Figma

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

Independently observed

Penpot

Leader

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.

Figma

from $16/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free viewer access. Subscription plans from $16/month (Professional, billed annually). Enterprise available. Pricing varies by seat type.

  • Starter-
  • Professional$16/month billed annually
  • EnterpriseContact sales
as of verify ↗

Penpot

Leader
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
Figma✓
Penpot✓
iOS
Figma✓
Penpot✗
Android
Figma✓
Penpot✗
macOS
Figma✓
Penpot✗
Windows
Figma✓
Penpot✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Figma✓
Penpot✓
Self-hosted
Figma✗
Penpot✓
On-premise
Figma✗
Penpot✓
Air-gapped
Figma✗
Penpot✓

Integrations

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

Figma

33 total
  • Zoom
  • Supabase
  • AWS (Cloudscape design system integration)
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Jira
  • Linear
  • Notion
  • Confluence
  • Google Workspace
  • Microsoft Copilot
  • Zapier
  • Trello
  • AWS Amplify
  • Bubble
  • Axure
  • Zeplin
  • Frontify
  • UserTesting
  • Userlytics
  • +9 more
Independently observed

Penpot

Leader
5 total
  • Open API
  • MCP Server
  • Webhooks
  • Access tokens
  • Plugins
Independently observed
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