Figma Design vs Penpot

Fit:

Migration notes

Interface design/prototyping alternative; evaluate Figma file conversion, libraries, plugins and developer handoff before migration. No lossless import or full feature parity claimed.

Sources: penpot.app, www.figma.com · checked 2026-10-21

Figma DesignPaid incumbent

Entry priceUSD 16 / seat / month

Pricing modelper-seat, billed annual

OwnerFigma, Inc.

Professional Full seat monthly equivalent with annual billing; free Starter also exists. Source

Figma Design plans reviewed
Professional Full seat	entry	USD 192 / full seat / yr
Organization Full seat	business	USD 660 / full seat / yr
Enterprise Full seat	enterprise	USD 1,080 / full seat / yr

PenpotOpen-source alternative

Fit for Figma Design

License

Mozilla Public License 2.0 Permissions of this weak copyleft license are conditioned on making available source code of licensed files and modifications of those files under the same license (or in certain cases, one of the GNU licenses). Copyright and license notices must be preserved. Contributors provide an express grant of patent rights. However, a larger work using the licensed work may be distributed under different terms and without source code for files added in the larger work. May Commercial useModificationDistributionPatent usePrivate use Must Disclose sourceLicense and copyright noticeSame license (file) No LiabilityTrademark useWarranty Summary from GitHub's choosealicense.com

Paid-feature tier B

Self-host

Paid-feature limits2 noted

Penpot plans reviewed
Professional	self-host core	Free
Professional	self-host team core	Free
Enterprise	paid self-host governance license	USD 25 / member; organization floor $950/month / mo

What you may give up

Enterprise centralized administration, multi-organization management and advanced team/user permissions
Enterprise SSO/identity governance and extended recovery/version retention

Tier B: Core Professional edition is MPL-2.0 and self-hostable with all design/prototyping features and unlimited users/teams/files. Current self-host pricing explicitly gates governance extras; hosted storage limits are separate service limits. License source

What running it takes

Penpot frontend/backend/exporter services

Valkey 8.1
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2.18 compose plus current technical docs verified. Cache/websocket services and PostgreSQL required on standard path. Filesystem default; S3 alternative. SMTP required for real email flows, mailcatcher for evaluation. CPU/RAM recommendation is scale example, not enforced minimum. Infrastructure and staff time are not priced here; this page does not compare total cost.