TL;DR - Figma
- Design tool for teams who ship together
- Real-time collaboration on the same file
- Dev mode generates production-ready code
Pricing: Free plan available
Best for: Growing teams
Score: 94/100
Pricing Plans
free trialFree
Free
Starter
- 3 Figma files
- 3 FigJam files
- Unlimited viewers
Most Popular
Professional
$15/editor/month
Annual
- Unlimited files
- Private projects
- Dev mode
Organization
$45/editor/month
Annual
- Design systems
- Branching
- SSO
About Figma
Figma changed how teams design together. Real-time collaboration, browser-based access, and design tools that keep up with professional needs—the design tool that made multiplayer collaboration standard.
Everyone works in the same file. Comments and feedback are in context. The component system enables design systems at scale.
Design teams use Figma because collaboration that used to require file sharing and version confusion now happens naturally.
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Figma FAQ
For individuals, yes! The free Starter plan gives you 3 Figma files and 3 FigJam files - enough to work on personal projects. Viewers are always free, which is huge for sharing designs with clients. Teams need Professional at $15/editor/month for unlimited files.
Professional is $15/editor/month - that's what most teams use. Organization ($45/editor/month) adds branching, design system analytics, and SSO. Remember, only editors pay - viewers and commenters are free, which makes stakeholder collaboration easy.
The big difference: Figma runs in your browser, so it works on Mac, Windows, or Linux. Real-time collaboration is built in - multiple designers can edit simultaneously. Plus, viewers don't need to buy anything. Sketch is Mac-only and more siloed.
The desktop app has some offline support - you can keep working on files you've opened recently. Changes sync when you're back online. But it's really designed as a cloud tool, so constant connectivity gives you the best experience.
FigJam is Figma's whiteboard for brainstorming, workshops, and quick diagrams. Sticky notes, arrows, stamps - the usual whiteboard stuff. It's included in all plans and connects nicely with your design files. Great for design sprints and team planning.
They've been rolling out AI features - auto-layout suggestions, layer renaming, placeholder content generation. It's still evolving, but the direction is clear: AI to handle tedious tasks so designers can focus on actual design decisions.
Dev Mode is specifically for devs - inspect designs, grab code snippets (CSS, Swift, Kotlin), see exact specs. It connects to Jira and GitHub too. Designers hand off cleanly, developers get what they need without constant back-and-forth.