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Comparison

Figma vs Zeplin

No clear leader: Zeplin (74.3) and Figma (72.4) 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.

Figma full profile →Zeplin full profile →
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Figma72
Zeplin74
Score
Vioscale score
Figma72 / 100medium · 73%updating
Zeplin74 / 100low · 39%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Figma✓
Zeplin✓
Model
Figmafreemium
Zeplinfreemium
Price level
Figmalow
Zeplinlow
Transparent
Figma✓
Zeplin✓
Integrations
Count
Figma7
Zeplin9
Security
Disclosure policy
Figma✓
Zeplin–
Fedramp
Figma✓
Zeplin–
Gdpr
Figma✓
Zeplin✓
Iso27001
Figma✓
Zeplin–
Soc2
Figma✓
Zeplin–
Reliability
Status page
Figma✓
Zeplin–
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Design
Vector UI design
Figma✓
Zeplin-
Component / design-system libraries
Figma✓
Zeplin✓
Auto layout / responsive
Figma✓
Zeplin-
Prototyping
Clickable prototyping
Figma✓
Zeplin-
Advanced interactions (variables / conditions)
Figma✓
Zeplin-
Collaboration
Real-time multiplayer collaboration
Figma✓
Zeplin✓
Handoff
Dev handoff / spec export
Figma✓
Zeplin✓
Platform
Platform breadth (Web / macOS / Windows / Linux / self-hosted)
FigmaWeb, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
ZeplinWeb application, VS Code extension, integrations with Jira, Azure DevOps, Slack,
Licensing
Self-hostable / open-source
Figma✗
Zeplin✗
AI
AI design assist
Figma✓
Zeplin✓
Pricing
Pricing model
FigmaFreemium
ZeplinFreemium
Ecosystem
Plugin / community ecosystem
FigmaFigma Community with 1000+ templates, plugins, and community-built integrations
ZeplinOfficial integrations with design tools (Figma) and dev tools (Jira, Azure DevOp

What each one is

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

Figma

An integrated design and development platform where teams create, prototype, and build products together in real-time, powered by AI-native tools and shared design systems.

Independently observed

Zeplin

A design delivery and handoff platform that sits between design tools and development. It provides versioning, documentation, feedback, and integrations to help designers and developers collaborate with confidence on production-ready specifications.

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 $3/mofreemiumFree tier

Free tier available. Paid plans from $16–$90/month per full seat, billed monthly or annually. AI credits included in all paid tiers.

  • StarterFree
    • Unlimited drafts
    • UI kits and templates
    • 150 AI credits/day (up to 500/mo)
    • Basic design features
  • Professional$16/full seat, $12/dev seat, $3/collab seat per month
    • Unlimited files and folders
    • Team-wide design libraries
    • Advanced Dev Mode inspection
    • Advanced prototyping tools
    • Easier dev handoff
    • +1 more
  • Organization$55/full seat, $25/dev seat, $5/collab seat per month (billed annually)
    • Unlimited teams
    • Shared libraries and fonts
    • Centralized admin tools
    • Organization-wide design system management
    • Version branching
    • +2 more
  • Enterprise$90/full seat, $35/dev seat, $5/collab seat per month (billed annually)
    • Custom team workspaces
    • Design system theming and APIs
    • SCIM seat management
    • Enterprise-level security
    • Scalable design systems
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Zeplin

from $12/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free plan available. Paid plans from $12/seat/month (team) or $13.75/month (per-project). Annual billing includes 1-2 months free.

  • FreeFree
    • Unlimited members per project
    • Annotations, Flows, and Approvals
    • Screen versioning with version compare
    • Screen variants
    • Jira, Azure DevOps, VS Code extension, Storybook, Slack, Teams integrations
    • +7 more
  • BasicFrom $13.75/month per project, annual billing
    • Unlimited members per project
    • All members can edit projects
    • Practically unlimited screens (1,000 per project)
    • AI Design Review Beta (20 screens/week)
    • AI Organize Beta (10 runs/week)
    • +6 more
  • Advanced$12 per seat/month, billed annually (2 months free)
    • 50 projects
    • Unlimited screens per project
    • Flow Boards
    • Unlimited styleguides
    • Unlimited components
    • +14 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Advanced
    • Unlimited projects
    • AI Design Review Beta (20 screens × seats/week)
    • AI Organize Beta (20 runs × seats/week)
    • SAML-based Single Sign-on (SSO)
    • +8 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Figma✓
Zeplin✓
iOS
Figma✓
Zeplin✗
Android
Figma✓
Zeplin✗
macOS
Figma✓
Zeplin✗
Windows
Figma✓
Zeplin✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Figma✓
Zeplin✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • VS Code

Figma

7 total - 6 not shared
  • Zoom
  • Supabase
  • AWS (Cloudscape design system integration)
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
  • Cursor
Independently observed

Zeplin

9 total - 8 not shared
  • Jira
  • Azure DevOps
  • Storybook
  • Slack
  • Teams
  • Figma
  • Zeplin API
  • Webhooks
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.