Figma
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Collaborative interface design in the browser
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Sketch
The original Mac design tool
Free trialDesign & CreativeSince 2010
from $12/moVisit sketch.com
What Sketch is
Native macOS interface design app with libraries, symbols and a web-based handoff workspace. Still favoured by Mac-only teams.
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Sketch alternatives
Other tools in design & creative that cover similar ground. Full comparison.
Where Sketch 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
- Canva$15*
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.
Sketch pricing questions
- How much does Sketch cost?
- Sketch starts at $12 a month on its Standard plan, billed annually. That figure was read from sketch.com's own pricing page on 21 September 2026.
- Does Sketch have a free plan?
- No ongoing free plan. Sketch offers a free trial, after which a paid plan is required.
- What is Sketch used for?
- Native macOS interface design app with libraries, symbols and a web-based handoff workspace. Still favoured by Mac-only teams. People mainly use it to design a user interface, prototype an app.
- What are the best alternatives to Sketch?
- The closest alternatives in the same category are Figma, Canva, Framer, Whimsical. Framer starts lower at $10 a month; Whimsical starts lower at $10 a month. Figma, Canva, Framer and Whimsical publish a free plan.