Alternatives to
9 Best Penpot Alternatives in 2026
The best Penpot alternatives depend on whether you prioritize cost, control, or a different workflow.
- Reviewed
- Sep 2026
- Open source
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- Self-hosted
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What you are leaving
Penpot at a glance
- Pricing model
- Professional free; Unlimited $7/editor/mo capped at $175/mo; Enterprise $25/member/mo
- Deployment
- Penpot Cloud or self-hosted; Private Server for dedicated infrastructure
- Licensing
- Open source with no vendor lock-in; you own your designs and code
- Free tier
- Fully featured Professional plan at $0 with unlimited files, teams and viewers
- Storage
- Up to 10GB on Unlimited and 25GB on Enterprise, with typical file size 10-100MB
- Version history
- 90 days of autosave versions on Professional, 7 days file recovery
- Teams
- Up to 8 team members on Professional with unlimited viewers
- Main gripe
- Plugin ecosystem and developer handoff are less mature than Figma's, and Enterprise is $25 per member
- Best for
- Design teams that want an open source, self-hostable design tool with no vendor lock-in and a genuinely free tier
Compare at a glance
Penpot alternatives compared
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| # | Product | Overlap | Substitutability | Free? | Starting price | Self-host | Open source | Migration | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Figma | Interface design, prototyping, components and design systems | Mostly replaces | Yes | $16/editor/mo | No | No | Moderate | |
| 02 | Sketch | Interface design, components, prototyping and handoff | Mostly replaces | No | 11 EUR/editor/mo | No | No | Moderate | |
| 03 | Lunacy | Interface design, components and prototyping | Partial replacement | Yes | — | No | No | Moderate | |
| 04 | Inkscape | Vector drawing and SVG editing | Narrow overlap | Yes | — | No | Yes | Hard | |
| 05 | Canva | Visual design and asset creation | Narrow overlap | Yes | — | No | No | Hard | |
| 06 | Framer | Visual design, responsive layouts and prototyping | Narrow overlap | Yes | $10/mo | No | No | Hard | |
| 07 | Affinity Designer | Vector drawing and graphic design | Narrow overlap | No | — | No | No | Hard | |
| 08 | Pixso | UI design, components, prototyping and handoff | Mostly replaces | Yes | — | No | No | Moderate | |
| 09 | Mockplus | Wireframing, prototyping and collaboration | Narrow overlap | No | — | No | No | Hard |
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Frequently asked
Penpot alternatives FAQ
- Is Penpot free?
- Yes. Penpot's Professional plan is free at $0 per user per month and is fully featured with no missing tools, including unlimited files, unlimited teams, unlimited storage within your capacity, and open source with no vendor lock-in. The Unlimited plan is $7 per editor per month with a cap of $175 per month no matter your team size, and Enterprise is $25 per member per month.
- How much does Penpot cost?
- Professional is free. Unlimited is $7 per editor per month with a $175 per month cap regardless of team size, adding extra space, extended history and early access to features after a 14-day trial. Enterprise is $25 per member per month for advanced governance, centralized administration and team permissions. Private Server is $50k per year for dedicated infrastructure. Non-profit, education and open source discounts are available.
- What is the best free alternative to Penpot?
- Figma's Starter plan is free with unlimited drafts, UI kits and templates, making it the most direct free alternative if you do not need self-hosting. Sketch offers a free Mac-only licence for offline work, and Inkscape is a free and open source vector editor. Lunacy is free and available on Windows, macOS and web. Penpot itself is the only one of these that is both open source and self-hostable.
- Can I self-host Penpot?
- Yes. Penpot is open source and offers a self-hosted edition, so you can run it on your own infrastructure with no vendor lock-in. The vendor states that you own your designs and code. For organizations that need dedicated infrastructure, advanced security and enterprise-grade support, Penpot also sells a Private Server option at $50k per year.
- How does Penpot compare to Figma?
- Penpot is open source, self-hostable and free at the Professional tier with unlimited files and teams. Figma is proprietary and cloud-only, with a free Starter plan limited to unlimited drafts, and paid Professional seats starting at $16 per editor per month billed annually. Figma has the larger plugin ecosystem and more mature Dev Mode, while Penpot offers no vendor lock-in and the option to host your own instance.
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