Figma vs Penpot
Quick Facts
Figma
Penpot
Key Differences
Licensing
Proprietary SaaS
Open source and self-hostable
Ownership
Owned by Adobe (post-acquisition)
Community-driven
Feature maturity
Very mature
Rapidly improving but catching up
Pricing
Figma
Freemium
Free: $0/Forever
Pro: Custom/Monthly/Yearly per seat
Penpot
Freemium
Free: Free/monthly
Premium: Varies/monthly
Why People Switch
Figma → Penpot
Penpot is the open-source alternative we need
Self-hosting matters for our data privacy
Community-driven roadmap appeals more
Don't want to support Adobe's acquisition
Penpot → Figma
Feature gap is still too large for production work
Figma's performance is still better
Can't afford to switch yet
Based on publicly available community discussions and migration patterns.
Community Data
What practitioners say
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