Figma vs Penpot
Compare Figma and Penpot on pricing, free tier, open source, API, self-host, verdict and momentum.
Both are design tools. Figma is freemium (Starter free (150 AI credits/day, cap 500/mo); Professional Full seat $16/mo billed yearly; Make is Full-seat only on paid plans) with an API, a free tier; Penpot is freemium (Professional free for up to 8 editors/10GB; Unlimited $7/user/mo; Enterprise from $950/mo; Private Server $50k/yr) with open source, an API, self-hostable and a free tier. The catalog stamp is situational for Figma and situational for Penpot, last verified 2026-08-24 and 2026-08-19 respectively.
Figma
Design tool of record; Figma Make (prompt-to-app) is bundled into Full seats, not a separate SKU.
Penpot
Open-source design and prototyping platform built for designers and developers.
| field | Figma | Penpot |
|---|---|---|
| pricing | freemium · Starter free (150 AI credits/day, cap 500/mo); Professional Full seat $16/mo billed yearly; Make is Full-seat only on paid plans | freemium · Professional free for up to 8 editors/10GB; Unlimited $7/user/mo; Enterprise from $950/mo; Private Server $50k/yr |
| free tier | yes | yes |
| open source | no | yes |
| api | yes | yes |
| self-host | no | yes |
| verdict | situational | situational |
| momentum | steady | steady |
| last verified | 2026-08-24 | 2026-08-19 |
| key limitation | Figma Make is Full-seat on paid plans; Dev/Collab seats are not the Make license. | Plugin and template ecosystem is smaller than Figma's. |
The call
Pick Figma for teams already standardized on Figma for design handoff.
Pick Penpot if open source matters.
Figma sources
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