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Penpot

Open-source Figma alternative.

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Best for

Teams that want a Figma-like tool without seat fees, vendor lock-in, or cloud-only files — especially open-source and self-hosting shops.

At a glance

Pricing
free
Setup time
15 minutes
Learning curve
medium
Last verified
5/19/2026

What we love

  • Genuinely free and open-source — no seat traps
  • SVG files are version-controllable in Git
  • Self-hosting option for sensitive design work
  • No vendor lock-in — own your files

Where it falls short

  • Plugin ecosystem is small compared to Figma
  • Performance lags on very large files
  • Fewer learning resources and templates

Pricing

✓ Pricing verified Jun 21, 2026

4 tiers

Professional

$0

per user/month

  • Up to 8 team members
  • Up to 10GB storage
  • 7 days autosaved versions
  • 7 days deleted file recovery
  • Unlimited design files

Unlimited

$7

per user/month

  • Capped at $175/month
  • Up to 25GB storage
  • 30 days autosaved versions
  • 30 days deleted file recovery
  • Early access to features

Enterprise

$950

per month

  • Capped at $950/month
  • Unlimited storage
  • 90 days autosaved versions
  • 90 days deleted file recovery
  • Custom add-ons available

Private Server

$50,000

per year

  • Dedicated private infrastructure
  • Enterprise SSO & access controls
  • SCIM role assignment
  • IP whitelisting
  • Choice of hosting region

Why we picked it

The OSS Figma. Worth tracking; not yet a daily-driver replacement.
— MoreAI.tools editor

Overview

Open-source design + prototyping platform. Standards-based (SVG), self-hostable, free. Maturity-improving fast.

Key features

  • Open-source design tool — self-host or use cloud
  • SVG-native — design files are real, editable SVG
  • Real-time multi-user collaboration on canvas
  • Design tokens for syncing with code
  • Prototyping with interactive flows and animations
  • Components, variants, and shared libraries

Best use cases

Privacy-sensitive design

Government or healthcare teams that need to self-host their design tool behind a firewall.

Open-source projects

Open-source teams that want a design tool matching their licensing values.

Designer-developer handoff

Use SVG-native files and design tokens to keep design and code in sync via Git.

Integrations

Git
GitHub
GitLab
Storybook
Webhooks
Design Tokens

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