Design collaboration software is a shared canvas for interface or graphic files, with comments and handoff. It is not a stock-photo editor alone and it is not a whiteboard. This page covers products with a public seat price.
Every entry uses the same fields: published price, free plan or trial, what the fee buys, and the main tradeoff. The order is not a quality ranking. Providers are sorted by the public entry price we could verify: a $0 plan or the lowest published list price first, and quote-led plans last.
Compared at a glance
| Provider | Published pricing | Billable unit | Best for | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penpot | Professional $0 per user/month. Unlimited $7 per editor/month, capped at $175/month. Enterprise $25 per member/month. Private server $50,000/year. | Editor or member | Teams that want an open-source canvas at $0 | Visit β |
| Figma | Starter free. Professional full seat $16/month on the loaded view, dev seat $12, collab seat $3. Organization full seat $55/month billed annually. | Seat type | Product teams that want a free starter and a paid full seat | Visit β |
Pricing checked on October 3, 2026. Penpot prices are labeled USD on its pricing page. Figmaβs $16 full-seat figure is the Professional amount on the view we loaded, which also shows a monthly/annual toggle. Confirm the toggle before you buy.
Both start at $0. The paid step is a seat, not a file.
How this market is priced
Design tools now split the seat. Figma prices a full seat, a dev seat, and a collab seat separately, and adds AI credits on top. Penpot prices an editor, then caps Unlimited at $175 a month. A team of viewers should not be billed like a team of editors.
The providers in detail
1. Penpot
Free cloud plan
Best for: Teams that want the same core tools at $0
| Published price | Professional $0 per user/month. Unlimited $7 per editor/month, capped at $175. Enterprise $25 per member/month. Private server $50,000/year. |
| Free vs trial | Professional is a standing free plan. Unlimited and Enterprise offer a 14-day trial. |
| What the fee buys | Professional lists up to 8 team members, unlimited viewers, and 10 GB. Unlimited raises storage and history. Enterprise adds governance. |
| Tradeoff | The $7 editor price stops at a $175 cap, which is the point of Unlimited. Private server is a $50,000 year. |
- Penpotβs cloud pricing page lists Professional at $0 per user/month.
- Unlimited is $7 per editor/month with a $175 monthly cap.
- Enterprise is $25 per member/month, and Private Server is $50,000 a year. All figures are in USD on the page.
2. Figma
Free starter, paid seats
Best for: Product teams that need libraries and dev handoff
| Published price | Starter free. Professional full seat $16/month, dev seat $12, collab seat $3 on the view loaded. Organization full seat $55/month billed annually, dev $25, collab $5. |
| Free vs trial | Starter is a standing free plan with limited access. Professional is a paid seat. |
| What the fee buys | Starter includes drafts and 150 AI credits a day, up to 500 a month. Professional adds unlimited files for a team and 3,000 AI credits a month on a full seat. |
| Tradeoff | The $16 figure is a full seat, not a viewer. Confirm monthly versus annual on the toggle. |
- Figmaβs pricing page lists Starter as free.
- Professional full seat showed $16/month, with dev at $12 and collab at $3.
- Organization full seat is $55/month billed annually on that page.
Kurums Match
We want $0 and open source
Penpot Professional.
We want a paid Figma seat
Professional full seat at $16 on the view we loaded, or a $3 collab seat if you do not edit.
We need SSO and a member price
Penpot Enterprise at $25 per member, or Figma Organization at $55 for a full seat.
Buying tip
Count editors, not the whole company. Penpot Unlimited caps at $175. Figma collab seats are listed at $3, full seats at $16.
How this comparison was put together
We read Penpot and Figma pricing pages on October 3, 2026. Canvaβs dollar figures did not render on the check, so Canva is not in the table. No badges.
FAQ
Is Penpot Professional really $0?
Yes. The cloud pricing page lists Professional at $0 per user/month and says prices are in USD.
Does the Figma $16 seat include dev mode?
The page lists a separate dev seat at $12 on Professional. Do not assume the full seat is the only way to inspect.
What is Penpotβs team cap on free?
The comparison table lists up to 8 team members and unlimited viewers on the free side of that row.
Why is Canva missing?
The Canva pricing page did not render dollar figures on 3 October 2026, so we did not copy an older price.
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Last updated October 3, 2026. Vendor links use rel sponsored nofollow. This page does not award Recommends, Top Pick, or Verified badges. Order is a pricing sort, not a quality rank.
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