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Figma alternatives

At 1 user, Figma costs $20 a month. 1 design tool costs less, from $12 (Canva). The closest match, Canva, covers 87% of what Figma does. Each one shows how much of it it covers, capability by capability, next to the price.

What Figma does

Core: Team workspaces, UI and app design, Real-time co-editing, Interactive prototyping, Shared component libraries (partly), Auto-layout smart slides (partly), Real-time co-editing, Real-time co-editing, Wireframes & UI mockups.

Important: Prompt-to-app generation, Visual point-and-click edits, Design to code (partly), SSO & compliance, Templates & community gallery, Vector drawing, Templates & stock assets (partly), Brand kit (partly), Developer handoff, AI design generation, Plugins and community, Slide deck editor, Interactive web-native decks (partly), SSO and security compliance, Whiteboard canvas (partly), Embeds in work tools, SSO & compliance (partly).

Also has: Autonomous build agent (partly), Built-in database & backend (partly), End-user sign-up & login (partly), Managed site hosting (partly), App source code export (partly), In-browser code editor (partly), Built-in analytics & SEO (partly), Build from your phone (partly), Design system documentation (partly), Motion design (partly), Interactive runtimes and embeds (partly), AI object removal & fill (partly), Logo and brand generator (partly), Charts & infographics (partly), UI design references (partly), Desktop and mobile apps (partly), Presentation mode (partly), AI deck generation (partly), AI slide editing (partly), PowerPoint import and export (partly), Recorded slide presentations (partly), Live audience polls (partly), Video meeting integrations (partly), Website publishing and custom domains (partly), Mobile apps (partly), Flowcharts & structured diagrams (partly), Template library (partly), AI diagram generation (partly), Media & moodboards (partly), Visio & cross-tool import (partly), Desktop & offline (partly), Mobile & tablet apps (partly).

Alternatives to Figma at 1 user, best match first

  • Canva: $12/mo Annual-billed /12; month-to-month price unverified (Pro, one editor seat: US$144/yr billed annually divided by 12 = US$12/mo (PricingSaaS, Sep 14 2026); month-to-month list). It covers 87% of Figma; missing or partial: UI and app design (partly), Interactive prototyping (partly), Vector drawing (partly), Developer handoff, Live audience polls. Free plan: Free plan: AI capped at up to 20 Standard or Premium uses (Sep 2026) and Brand Kit limited to 3 colors (Apr 2026).. Last price hike: Aug 2026.
  • Adobe Creative Cloud: $69.99/mo Annual commitment billed monthly; no monthly plan shown (Creative Cloud Pro (individual, 20+ apps) at its regular US$69.99/mo; no month-to-month price is shown.). It covers 80% of Figma; missing or partial: UI and app design (partly), Real-time co-editing (partly), Interactive prototyping (partly), Developer handoff (partly), Design system documentation. Free plan: None on the plans page; a 30-day Adobe Stock trial is not a free plan..
  • Adobe Illustrator: $22.99/mo Annual, billed monthly; no month-to-month price shown (Illustrator single-app plan, 1 user: US$22.99/mo on the annual plan billed monthly (no month-to-month price shown)). It covers 59% of Figma; missing or partial: UI and app design (partly), Real-time co-editing (partly), Interactive prototyping, Developer handoff, Design system documentation. Free plan: none. Last price hike: Jun 2025.

Other kinds of products that cover part of Figma

  • Framer (Website builders): covers 80% of Figma; missing or partial: Interactive prototyping (partly), Vector drawing (partly), Developer handoff, AI object removal & fill, Logo and brand generator
  • Adobe Photoshop (Photo editing): covers 52% of Figma; missing or partial: UI and app design, Real-time co-editing (partly), Interactive prototyping, Vector drawing (partly), Developer handoff (partly)

Prices at every size

  • Figma: 1 user $20/mo, a 10-person team $200/mo (Annual billing is $16/editor/mo; monthly $20 used)
  • Canva: 1 user $12/mo, a 10-person team $208.33/mo (Annual-billed /12; month-to-month price unverified)
  • Adobe Creative Cloud: 1 user $69.99/mo, a 10-person team $999.90/mo (Annual commitment billed monthly; no monthly plan shown)
  • Adobe Illustrator: 1 user $22.99/mo, a 10-person team $379.90/mo (Annual, billed monthly; no month-to-month price shown)

Cheapest self-serve plan, billed month to month (annual price ÷ 12 when only an annual commitment is sold), that lets each editor make unlimited designs and export them for commercial use with no watermark, in the formats the tool's job needs (PNG plus SVG or PDF for graphics, shareable prototypes for UI tools). AI-first generators must include 100 generations a month; viewer, developer and guest seats are not counted.

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