# Sketch vs Zeplin

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Zeplin

| Attribute | Sketch | Zeplin |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 68.3 (73% (medium)) | 74.3 (39% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A design toolkit built for designers, with real-time team collaboration, unlimited free viewers, offline support via native Mac app, and developer handoff tools. Runs on web, macOS, and iOS. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"ai_design":false,"auto_layout":true,"dev_handoff":true,"pricing_model":"subscription","self_hostable":true,"vector_design":true,"platform_breadth":"Web, macOS, iOS","component_libraries":true,"advanced_interactions":true,"clickable_prototyping":true,"realtime_collaboration":true}` | `{"ai_design":true,"dev_handoff":true,"pricing_model":"freemium","self_hostable":false,"platform_breadth":"Web application, VS Code extension, integrations with Jira, Azure DevOps, Slack,","plugin_ecosystem":"Official integrations with design tools (Figma) and dev tools (Jira, Azure DevOp","component_libraries":true,"realtime_collaboration":true}` |
| integrations.count | 4 | 9 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Unsplash"},{"name":"Okta"},{"name":"Ping Identity"},{"name":"TrustLogin"}]` | `[{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Azure DevOps"},{"name":"VS Code"},{"name":"Storybook"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Teams"},{"name":"Figma"},{"name":"Zeplin API"},{"name":"Webhooks"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"NL","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":["IN"]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"mac":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Standard","summary":"$12/editor/month, billed annually","features":["Real-time collaboration","Unlimited documents","Unlimited free viewers","Document version history","Free developer handoff"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"editor","amount":12,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For individuals and small teams","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Professional","summary":"$24/editor/month, billed annually","features":["Everything in Standard","Single Sign-On (SSO)","Project archiving","Permissions groups"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"editor","amount":24,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For growing teams and agencies","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"$44/editor/month, billed annually. Available for 15+ editors.","features":["Everything in Professional","SCIM provisioning","BYOK encryption","Dedicated support","Custom reviews and terms","Priority support","Customer success manager"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"editor","amount":44,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For medium to large organizations","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Private Cloud","summary":"Contact for pricing. One-time setup fee applies.","features":["Everything in Professional","Private cloud environment","Choice of hosting locations (US/EU)","Unlimited Workspaces","Unlimited storage","SCIM provisioning","BYOK encryption"],"commitment":"annual","description":"For high-security environments","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Mac-only license","summary":"$120/seat, perpetual. No collaboration or online sharing.","features":["Native Mac app","Design, prototype, and illustrate","Work privately, offline","Save documents locally","One year of updates included"],"components":[{"kind":"one_time","amount":120,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Perpetual offline license, native Mac app only","contactSales":false}],"summary":"From $12/editor/month (billed annually). $120 perpetual Mac-only license. Free 30-day trial. Unlimited free viewers included in all plans.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.sketch.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T21:35:57.430Z","freeTrialDays":30,"startingPrice":{"amount":12,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["year"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free","features":["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","Zeplin API and Webhooks","Component versioning with version compare","Component variants","AI Design Review Beta (3 screens/week)","AI Organize Beta (3 runs/week)","Chat & email support","Training sessions"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"screens":"100","projects":"1","components":"100","styleguides":"1","version_history_days":"30"}},{"free":false,"name":"Basic","summary":"From $13.75/month per project, annual billing","features":["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)","All integrations","Annotations, Flows, and Approvals","Screen versioning, Screen variants","Component versioning, Component variants","Chat & email support","Training sessions"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":13.75,"period":"month","currency":"USD","description":"1 project, annual billing (1 month free)"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":35.75,"period":"month","currency":"USD","description":"3 projects, annual billing"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":63.25,"period":"month","currency":"USD","description":"6 projects, annual billing"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":90.75,"period":"month","currency":"USD","description":"9 projects, annual billing"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":118.25,"period":"month","currency":"USD","description":"12 projects, annual billing"}],"description":"One flat fee per project, unlimited members","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"projects":"1-12 (choice at purchase)","components":"unlimited","styleguides":"1","screens_per_project":"1,000","version_history_years":"1"}},{"free":false,"name":"Advanced","summary":"$12 per seat/month, billed annually (2 months free)","features":["50 projects","Unlimited screens per project","Flow Boards","Unlimited styleguides","Unlimited components","Permanent version history","Team workspace with centralized management","User Dashboard","Advanced user permissions (Admin, Editor, Developer, Reviewer)","Unlimited reviewers","Role-based access control","AI Design Review Beta (10 screens × seats/week)","AI Organize Beta (10 runs × seats/week)","All integrations including on-prem Jira","Annotations, Flows, and Approvals","Screen versioning, Screen variants","Component versioning, Component variants","Chat & email support","Training sessions"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":12,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Per-seat pricing for teams","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"screens":"unlimited","projects":"50","components":"unlimited","styleguides":"unlimited","version_history":"forever"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing. Contact sales.","features":["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)","Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)","SCIM user provisioning","Domain capture","Activity logs","Invoiced billing (bank transfer)","Custom terms (MSA)","Success Manager","Priority support (24-hour SLA)"],"description":"Unlimited projects with advanced security and support","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"screens":"unlimited","projects":"unlimited"}}],"summary":"Free plan available. Paid plans from $12/seat/month (team) or $13.75/month (per-project). Annual billing includes 1-2 months free.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://zeplin.io/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T10:27:08.715Z","startingPrice":{"amount":12,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |

## Capabilities (UI/UX & Prototyping Tools)

| Capability | Sketch | Zeplin |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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, iOS | Web application, VS Code extension, integrations with Jira, Azure DevOps, Slack, |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Self-hostable / open-source | ✓ | ✗ |
| **AI** |  |  |
| AI design assist | ✗ | ✓ |
| **Pricing** |  |  |
| Pricing model | Subscription | Freemium |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| Plugin / community ecosystem | - | Official integrations with design tools (Figma) and dev tools (Jira, Azure DevOp |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:00:17.174Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*