5 Figma Alternatives for UI & UX Designers

Figma is a powerful cloud-based all-in-one designing and prototyping tool that focuses on user interface and user experience design and is known for its easiness and extensive real-time collaboration functionalities. After its initial release in 2016, it became popular among designers and developers due to its real-time collaboration, user-friendly UI, and powerful designing and prototyping tools. It can be used to create mockups and wireframes, and Figma also has extensive community users, who create and share templates, widgets, and templates that enhance the workflow.

5 Figma Alternatives

Best 5 Figma Alternatives for UI/UX Designers

Penpot

Penpot is a free and open-source alternative to Figma which recently gained popularity. Penpot is a team within a technology company called Kaleidos and they aim to create an open-source and open-standards platform where designers can collaborate. Similar to Figma, Penpot is also a web-based designing and prototyping tool with real-time collaboration capabilities. It offers interactive prototyping features and uses SVG as the native file format. So files made using Penpot are compatible with all the vector graphics designing tools. As a free and open-source tool, Penpot uses open web standards and it also can be self-hosted by users. It has a great community of users and a good library of templates makes workflow easier and faster. Thus it serves as a good free alternative to Figma and other UI design tools

Benefits of Penpot:

• Completely free and open-source.
• Support for templates and libraries.
• Web-based and also have dedicated apps for Windows, Mac OS and Linux.
• Good designing and prototyping tools.
• Real-time collaboration capabilities.
• Can be self-hosted.

Pricing: Free

UXPin

UXPin is a popular UI design and prototyping tool that also focuses on real-time collaboration. UXPin is older than Figma, It was started in 2010 in Poland and now works in multiple countries. Its UI has undergone multiple revamps between these years to one which we see now. UXpin can be used to create application UI, prototypes, wireframes, and more. Unlike Figma which is a vector-graphic design tool, UXpin is code code-based design tool and its main highlight is interactive prototyping capabilities. And its Merge technology helps designers and developers to easily develop their products from designs. It is suitable for users who require better prototyping capabilities.

Benefits of UXPin:

• Good real-time collaboration capabilities.
• Advanced interactive prototyping capabilities.
• UXPin Merge which helps in the seamless transition of design to product.
• Web-based and have Windows and Mac OS apps. Mobile app for viewing your designs.
• A good library of templates and icons.
• Handoff tool helps to generate CSS code.

Pricing & Features of UXPin:

Free ($0)	Essentials ($72/year)	Advanced ($348/year)	Professional ($828/year)	Company ($1428/year)	Enterprise (Contact for pricing)
2 Prototypes	All features of the free plan	All features of the Essentials plan	All features of the Advanced plan	All features of the Professional plan	All features of the Company plan
Real-time collaboration	20 prototypes	Unlimited prototypes	Roles & permissions	30-day version history	Unlimited version history
UI libraries	Password protection	Slack, FullStory integration	Project groups & statuses	Component Manager	Git integration
Unlimited viewers and commenters	Stakeholder approval	Contextual documentation	Design Systems	Patterns	Security review
Interactions and animations	Slack integration		Slack, FullStory, Jira integration	Slack, FullStory, Jira, MUI, npm, Storybook integration	Dedicated account manager

Moqups

Moqups is a web-based visual collaboration tool that is widely used to generate user interfaces, wireframes and prototypes. It was started in 2012 and can be used to design wireframes, mockups, diagrams, mind maps, dashboards, and prototypes. It has a drag-and-drop editor and intuitive user interface which helps to create professional mockups easily. It is also cloud-based, and it works flawlessly on any browser. And for teams working remotely, it has real-time collaboration functionalities. Where Mockups shine is its good library of templates and icons. For prototyping, it comes with interactive prototyping tools which can simulate the user experience beforehand. Given the fast learning curve of Moqups, it’s ideal for beginners but is also suited for advanced designers and developers.

Benefits of Moqups:

• User-friendly and intuitive UI.
• Beginner friendly and has an easy learning curve.
• Drag and drop editor.
• Has real-time collaboration capabilities.
• A good library of templates and icons.
• Interactive prototyping tools.

Pricing & Features of Moqups:

Free ($0)	Solo ($108/year)	Team ($180/year)	Unlimited ($480/year)
2 projects and 400 objects	All features of the Free plan	All features of the Solo plan	All features of the Team plan
1 member	Unlimited projects and objects	5 members and 1 team	Unlimited teams and members
Slack integration	Export to PNG or PDF	Team roles and permissions	SCIM provisioning
25 Mb image storage	Slack, Box, Dropbox, and Google drive integrations	Slack, Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, Jira, Confluence integration	Enhanced access controls
Customisable workspace	Unlimited image storage	Real-time collaboration

Uizard

Uizard is a simple and extremely easy-to-use AI-powered tool for designing apps, websites and user interfaces. It was first started as a machine learning research project and later turned into Uizard in 2018. It is a very beginner-friendly alternative to FIgma and doesn’t require any technical knowledge. It’s built for non-technical users and non-designers to design software interfaces with ease. It also offers a wide range of AI tools that can generate designs from text prompts, create wireframes from sketches, generate designs from screenshots and more. It is also cloud-based and you can collaborate in real-time with just a click of a button. Users can rapidly design and make interactive prototypes using Uizards with a little effort.

Benefits of Uizard:

• Powerful AI tools.
• Extremely easy-to-use UI with drag-and-drop editor.
• Beginner friendly.
• Web-based and real-time collaboration capabilities.
• Handoff tool for generating code
• Support for template and component library.

Pricing & Features of Uizard:

Free ($0)	Pro ($144/year)	Business ($588/year)	Enterprise (Contact for price)
Unlimited storage	All features of the Free plan	All features of the Pro plan	All features of the Business plan
Unlimited members	100 projects	Unlimited projects	Unlimited teams
2 projects	Full access to templates	Unlimited AI generations	Custom workspaces
10 free templates	Handoff tool	Priority support	Premium support
2 AI generation from text/month	500 AI generation from text per month	Centralized team admin	Team setup
5 AI generation from designs/month	500 AI generation for design per month	Dedicated account manager	Template and design system setup
Real-time collaboration	Private projects	Onboarding and training	Custom font

Marvel

Marvel is a rapid prototyping and testing tool with collaboration features. It was started in 2013 as a side project and now it has more than 2 million users around the world. Users can generate wireframes, prototypes and other designs using Marvel with no code. Even though it comes with several collaboration features, it lacks real-time collaboration. It is also a cloud-based software but unlike other platforms, Marvel has dedicated mobile apps that can be used to create designs. Since it is a no-code platform users can easily develop their designs and with the Handoff tool they can generate CSS, XML or Swift code. It is good for individual users and small teams who don’t need to collaborate all the time.

Benefits of Marvel:

• Cloud-based and works from any browser.
• A dedicated mobile app that can create designs.
• Handoff tool that can generate CSS, XML or Swift code.
• Simple and user-friendly UI.
• Extremely easy to learn.
• Good integration with everyday tools like Teams, YouTube, Jira, Ballpark, Niice and more.

Pricing & Features of Marvel:

Free ($0)	Pro ($96/year)	Team ($288/year)	Enterprise (Contact for pricing)
1 user	All features of the Free plan	All features of the Pro plan	All features of the Team plan
1 project	Unlimited projects	3 users	Unlimited users
Access to all design tools	Remove marvel watermark	Premium support	Advanced security settings
Handoff tool	Download designs and prototypes	10 active user tests	Unlimited User Tests
	3 active user tests		Advanced security settings

Conclusion

UI and UX design is an important part of any product. With growing technical needs, designers and designing tools also evolve. Figma is the most popular UI/ UX design tool available right now, but there are several alternative software available like Penpot, UXPin, Moqups and more. You can see that each of these tools has its own set of features and you can choose from them which is right for you. For example, Penpot is suitable for those who want a free UI design tool. Uizard is for those who want to create design rapidly without any huge effort. I hope this article was informative and feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!