Figma vs Penpot
Penpot is what the Figma Alternatives board currently puts in front of people leaving Figma. See the whole Figma Alternatives board. Neither is reviewed here and neither is scored: positions on that board are bought, and each one says what it paid.
Figma is a collaborative interface design tool that runs in the browser, covering design, prototyping and handoff.
- On the Figma board
- Not listed — it is the board
- Paid for that spot
- —
- Offer to switchers
- —
Open-source design and prototyping tool that can be self-hosted, built on SVG.
- On the Figma board
- #1
- Paid for that spot
- Nothing — our pick
- Offer to switchers
- None
Which should you use instead of Figma?
xAlternative does not answer that: nothing here is tested, and the order these two appear in was decided by what was paid for the position, not by us. Neither has paid to be on that board yet, so neither is offering anything to a switcher — both positions are unpaid picks of ours, and either can be claimed. The full board has every alternative to Figma listed on this site.