Figma vs Photoshop Comparison

Each and every sector is moving towards online platforms so they need to build user interfaces and for that, vector graphics editing software is a mandatory requirement. The market is full of vector editing software that has different features and functionalities so there is a lot of confusion in choosing a software. Hence we will compare the two most popular vector graphic editing tools which are Figma and Photoshop. Both of these tools are used by multiple organizations and come with tons of features. These softwares can be used on different platforms and provides easy to use interface.

Figma is computer software that is used for prototyping and editing vector graphics. It is mainly used in designing UI/UX for mobile and web platforms. The development credit for this software goes to Figma Incorporation. It was launched in 2016. It comes with advanced drag and drop features to make different designs, logos, symbols, illustrations, etc. It is available for different operating systems like Windows, Linux, MacOS, etc.

Advantages of Figma

• It does not require any space on the user’s hard disk as it is a browser-based app.
• It has an easy-to-use interface with a structured editor.
• It has a collaboration feature that allows different members of the team to work on a project together.
• It allows users to share frames or files with permissions to the dedicated personnel.
• It allows communication among team members through slack.

Limitations/Disadvantages of Figma

• It requires an internet connection to work on it, no offline feature is provided.
• Uploading files to Figma takes a large amount of time.
• It requires a graphic card to work smoothly.

Adobe Photoshop is a graphic editor which is used to create and edit different types of images and allows users to save them in different formats. Thomas and John Knoll is known as its author and the development credit for this software goes to Adobe Incorporation. Initially, it was released in 1990 and its stable version was launched in 2022. It comes with a large number of tools to create and edit images like shape tools, selection tools, clone stamp tools, pen tools, etc.

Advantages of Adobe Photoshop

• It is a professional photo editing software that helps in editing photos in an easy way.
• Almost all the image formats are supported by this software.
• It is available for various operating systems.
• It provides a large number of templates to use.
• It is an all-round software that produces high-quality images which are compatible with different platforms.

Disadvantages of Adobe Photoshop

• Buying for a lifetime is not available, only monthly and yearly subscription is available.
• It is heavy software that requires a lot of memory and space on your system.

Following is a table of differences between Adobe Photoshop and Figma:

	Figma	Photoshop
1.	It is defined as a user interface designing software that helps in editing vector graphics and prototyping.	It can be understood as a pixel-based image editing software that is used to create, edit and manipulate images
2.	It was developed by Figma Incorporation.	It was developed by Adobe Incorporation.
3.	Figma starter is completely free while Figma professional charges $15 per month.	Its subscription starts at $20.99 per month.
4.	It saves files with the .figma extension.	Its files are saved in PSD or PSB formats.
5.	It is built mainly using C++ programming languages.	It is built using Pascal and C++ programming languages.
6.	It supports animations.	It does not support animation features.
7.	It provides good customer support.	It provides better customer support as compared to Figma.
8.	It does not support Extensible Markup Language (XML).	It supports Extensible Markup Language (XML).