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Figma
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Free plan availableDesign & CreativeSince 2016
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What Figma is
The default UI design tool — multiplayer editing, components, auto layout, prototyping, dev handoff and FigJam whiteboards.
What Figma has cost
We have read this pricing page 15 times since Jan 2021, including archived copies of it. Each figure below was pulled from the page itself, not from a summary of it.
- $15/moJan 2021 – Jul 2024 · Professional · 8 readings · archived page
The entry plan changed name here, from Professional to Professional Team. That is a different plan, so the two prices are not a rise or a cut.
$15/moJan 2025 · Professional Team · 1 reading · archived pageThe entry plan changed name here, from Professional Team to Professional. That is a different plan, so the two prices are not a rise or a cut.
$3†Jul 2025 – Jan 2026 · Professional · 2 readings · archived page- $16†Jul 2026 – Sept 2026 · Professional · 4 readings · archived page
† The page showed this figure beside a monthly/annual switch and did not say which one it belonged to, so we publish the number without claiming a billing period. Readings like this are shown but never compared, which is why they never produce a price change.
Gaps are ours, not the vendor's: where a capture was unreadable, or the price could not be tied to a plan at all, no reading was recorded rather than a guess. See every price change we can stand behind.
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Ongoing free tier published by the vendor. Limits vary by plan.
Figma alternatives
Other tools in design & creative that cover similar ground. Full comparison.
Where Figma sits on price
Entry prices across Design & Creative, cheapest first.
- Penpot$7
- Rive$9
- Adobe Express$9.99*
- Framer$10
- Whimsical$10
- Raphael AI$10
- Sketch$12
- Relume$12
- Visme$12.25
- Figma$16
10 of these 12 prices were read from the vendor's own pricing page; the rest are marked * and are indicative. The median is taken across the 10 verified prices in Design & Creative. Showing the 10 cheapest.
Figma pricing questions
- How much does Figma cost?
- Figma starts at $16 a month on its Professional plan. That figure was read from figma.com's own pricing page on 21 September 2026.
- Does Figma have a free plan?
- Yes. Figma publishes an ongoing free tier — not a countdown trial. Limits vary by plan, so check what the free tier covers before you commit.
- What is Figma used for?
- The default UI design tool — multiplayer editing, components, auto layout, prototyping, dev handoff and FigJam whiteboards. People mainly use it to design a user interface, prototype an app, collaborate on design.
- What are the best alternatives to Figma?
- The closest alternatives in the same category are Canva, Framer, Whimsical, Adobe Express. Canva starts lower at $15 a month; Framer starts lower at $10 a month; Whimsical starts lower at $10 a month; Adobe Express starts lower at $9.99 a month. Canva, Framer, Whimsical and Adobe Express publish a free plan.