Comparison

InVision 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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InVision56
★Penpot63
Score
vioscaleAI score
InVision56 / 100medium · 70%
Penpot63 / 100medium · 68%
Pricing
Free tier
InVision✓
Penpot✓
Model
InVisionfreemium
Penpotfreemium
Price level
InVisionlow
Penpotlow
Starting price
InVision–
Penpot$7
Transparent
InVision✗
Penpot✓
Integrations
Count
InVision250
Penpot5
Security
Gdpr
InVision✓
Penpot✓
Iso27001
InVision✓
Penpot–
Scorecard
InVision–
Penpot4.9
Soc2
InVision✓
Penpot–
Trust center
Reliability
Status page
InVision✓
Penpot✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
InVision–
Penpot0
Github stars
InVision–
Penpot60,714
Activity
Commits last 30d
InVision–
Penpot100
Release
Cadence days
InVision–
Penpot9
History
InVision–
Penpot20 items
License
Spdx
InVision–
PenpotMPL-2.0
Language
Primary
InVision–
PenpotClojure
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
InVision5 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
InVision✓
Penpot✓
Component / design-system libraries
InVision-
Penpot✓
Auto layout / responsive
InVision-
Penpot✓
Prototyping
Clickable prototyping
InVision-
Penpot✓
Advanced interactions (variables / conditions)
InVision-
Penpot✓
Collaboration
Real-time multiplayer collaboration
InVision✓
Penpot✓
Handoff
Dev handoff / spec export
InVision-
Penpot✓
Platform
Platform breadth (Web / macOS / Windows / Linux / self-hosted)
InVisionWeb
PenpotWeb-based; self-hosted on Linux with Docker; cloud-hosted with data residency op
Licensing
Self-hostable / open-source
InVision-
Penpot✓
AI
AI design assist
InVision✓
Penpot✓
Pricing
Pricing model
InVisionFreemium
PenpotOpen-source
Ecosystem
Plugin / community ecosystem
InVision250+ 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.

InVision

A multiplayer canvas designed for teams to collaborate together and with AI tools. Teams can consolidate research outputs from AI services, plan visually using multiple formats, and transform insights into action through integrated workflows and process automation.

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.

InVision

freemiumFree tier
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
InVision✓
Penpot✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
InVision✓
Penpot✓
Self-hosted
InVision✗
Penpot✓
On-premise
InVision✗
Penpot✓
Air-gapped
InVision✗
Penpot✓

Integrations

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

InVision

2 total
  • Claude
  • NotebookLM
Independently observed

Penpot

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