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Figma vs Sketch pricing
Figma and Sketch are the two main UI design tools, and Sketch is cheaper per editor. This page compares them using StackScope's design tools report, last verified October 2026.
Sketch is cheaper per editor: Standard is $12 per month on annual billing ($14 monthly), which comes to $60 for 5 editors and $240 for 20 by StackScope's arithmetic. Figma Professional Full seats are $16 per month ($20 monthly), or $80 for 5 and $320 for 20. The platforms differ more than the prices: Figma runs in the browser with real-time collaboration, while full editing in Sketch requires the Mac app, a real constraint for mixed-OS teams, though Viewers are free and unlimited. Figma has an ongoing free plan with 3 team files and unlimited free Viewers, while Sketch offers only a 30-day trial. Figma's catch is seat-role complexity, since collaborators who need real design editing require a pricier Full seat.
| Tool | Free plan | Paid-tier capacity constraint | 1 editor | 5 editors | 20 editors | Aggregated sentiment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Figma | Yes — ongoing[VENDOR] Editor cap not cleanly specified; unlimited free Viewers. 3 team files; unlimited personal drafts; 30-day version history; 500 AI credits/month. Missing: unlimited team files, advanced collaboration/admin | Unlimited files and folders on Professional.No paid-tier file cap identified | $16/mo annual[VENDOR] Professional Full seat · $20/mo billed monthly | $80/mo annual[DERIVED — VENDOR] Professional Full seat · $100/mo billed monthly | $320/mo annual[DERIVED — VENDOR] Professional Full seat · $400/mo billed monthly | PRAISE: real-time collaboration — simultaneous editing and cloud-based teamwork are the most repeated theme. CATCH: seat-role complexity — Full, Dev, Collab, and View seats have materially different capabilities and prices ($3–$90 depending on plan and role); collaborators who need actual design editing require a pricier Full seat, and upgrading someone's access silently upgrades their cost. AI: AI credits now vary by plan — Starter 500/month, Professional 3,000/month per Full seat, Organization 3,500, Enterprise 4,250; Figma changed these add-on package quantities on August 25, 2026 while keeping published add-on prices unchanged ($150 pay-as-you-go or $120 subscription per 5,000 credits, scaling to $300/$240 per 10,000). |
| Sketch | No — 30-day trial onlyNo permanent free editing plan. Viewers are free and unlimited even without a subscription | 50GB storage per Editor, 1 Workspace, unlimited documents on Standard.No clean public overage fee or consequence identified for exceeding storage | $12/mo annual[VENDOR] Standard · $14/mo billed monthly | $60/mo annual[DERIVED — VENDOR] Standard · $70/mo billed monthly | $240/mo annual[DERIVED — VENDOR] Standard · $280/mo billed monthly | PRAISE: a clean, Mac-native interface and design-system workflow. CATCH: the macOS/editor limitation — full editing requires the Mac app, a real platform constraint for mixed-OS teams (though a one-time Mac-only perpetual license is also available as an alternative to the subscription). AI: no separately priced current AI add-on found in Sketch's vendor pricing or documentation. |
Figures are aggregated from vendor pricing pages and independent third-party pricing research as of October 2026 and reflect published list prices. This page shows two of the four tools in the full Design & Prototyping Tools report, which carries the complete footnotes and every source conflict we flagged. Confirm current pricing directly with each vendor before purchasing. This is not a recommendation to buy any specific product.
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Is Sketch cheaper than Figma?
Yes: Sketch Standard is $12 per editor per month on annual billing versus $16 for a Figma Professional Full seat, or $60 versus $80 for 5 editors and $240 versus $320 for 20.
Does Sketch work on Windows?
Full editing requires the Mac app, which is a real platform constraint for mixed-OS teams. Viewers are free and unlimited.
Do Figma and Sketch have free plans?
Figma has an ongoing free plan with 3 team files and unlimited free Viewers. Sketch offers a 30-day trial only.
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