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Framer vs Sketch pricing
Framer and Sketch are both used for web and interface design, with different pricing models. This page compares them using StackScope's design tools report, last verified October 2026.
For one editor Framer is cheaper: Basic is $10 per month on annual billing ($15 monthly) against $12 ($14 monthly) for Sketch Standard. For teams Sketch is cheaper. Using StackScope's arithmetic, 5 editors cost $60 per month on Sketch and $90 on Framer, and 20 editors cost $240 on Sketch and $390 on Framer, on annual billing. Framer charges $20 per month for each additional Full Editor after the first. Framer's free plan allows up to 3 editors but lacks a custom domain and production publishing, while Sketch offers only a 30-day trial. Sketch's catch is that full editing requires the Mac app.
| Tool | Free plan | Paid-tier capacity constraint | 1 editor | 5 editors | 20 editors | Aggregated sentiment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Framer | Yes — ongoingUp to 3 editors on a workspace with no active subscription. 10 CMS collections, 1,000 pages, 5MB uploads, 1 free locale, 1GB bandwidth. Missing: custom domain, production publishing | 30 pages, 2 CMS collections, 1,000 CMS items, 50GB bandwidth on Basic.Framer prompts an upgrade at most limits; bandwidth can run over for one month before upgrade pressure kicks in | $10/mo annualBasic · $15/mo billed monthly. First editor included in the base site fee | $90/mo annual[DERIVED — VENDOR] Basic · $95/mo monthly. First editor is included free; each additional Full Editor is $20/mo: $10 + 4 × $20 = $90 (annual), $15 + 4 × $20 = $95 (monthly). Not a headline price Framer states directly — this report's arithmetic from Framer's own pricing rules | $390/mo annual[DERIVED — VENDOR] Basic · $395/mo monthly: $10 + 19 × $20 = $390 (annual), $15 + 19 × $20 = $395 (monthly) | PRAISE: a fast design-to-live-site workflow and an intuitive interface. CATCH: site + seat + usage pricing — the $10 headline price doesn't represent full multi-editor team cost, since additional Full Editors run $20/month each (content editors run $10/month) on top of the base site fee. AI: Free gets a one-time 500-credit allowance; Basic includes 1,000 credits/month, Pro 3,000/month — credits reset monthly and don't roll over. Current vendor material doesn't expose a reliable dollar price for the add-on top-up. |
| 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 Framer?
For teams, yes: $60 versus $90 per month for 5 editors, and $240 versus $390 for 20, on annual billing. For one editor Framer Basic is $10 versus $12 for Sketch Standard.
Does Sketch work on Windows?
Full editing requires the Mac app, a real constraint for mixed-OS teams. Viewers are free and unlimited.
Do Framer and Sketch have free plans?
Framer's allows up to 3 editors without a custom domain or production publishing. Sketch offers only a 30-day trial.
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