Penpot
The honest alternative to Figma— no monthly ransom.
Penpot is the open-source design and prototyping tool that gives teams a Figma-like experience with full data ownership. Design stunning UIs and interactive prototypes without a subscription or vendor lock-in.
- Open-source and self-hostable for complete privacy
- Real-time collaboration like Figma
- Uses open standards (SVG-based) for file portability
- Free cloud version available with no feature gating
- Plugin ecosystem is still growing compared to Figma
- Self-hosting requires Docker and server configuration
One payment. One app. One less monthly worry.
Penpot is vetted by Unsub33. No recurring fees, no forced cloud, no bait-and-switch plans.
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