Grafana
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Web AppFreeWeb, Linux
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Web App
Penpot
The open-source design and prototyping platform, free and browser-based.
Rating
4.5 / 5
Pricing
Freemium
Difficulty
Intermediate
Works on
Web
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What is Penpot?
Penpot is an open-source design and prototyping platform for teams that build digital products. It runs in the browser or on your own servers, supports real-time collaboration and expresses designs in web standards so developers can turn them straight into code. It is open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0, and its free plan is fully featured, with files limited only by your storage. Paid plans start at $7 per editor a month, capped at $175 a month for any team size.
Pros: what Penpot does well
- Open source (MPL 2.0) and self-hostable
- Fully featured free plan with real-time collaboration
- Designs map to web standards, which helps hand-off to code
Cons: where it falls short
- Smaller plugin and community file library than Figma
- Large files can feel slower in the browser
Who Penpot is for
Product teams that want a Figma-style tool they can own and self-host.
Who can skip it
Designers deeply invested in Figma's plugins and community files.
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