Figma vs Framer
Figma and Framer overlap at the point where a design becomes a website. Figma is where interfaces are drawn and handed to developers; Framer is where a designer publishes the site themselves. Teams compare them when they are deciding whether that handoff is needed at all.
Which should you choose?
Choose Figma if
- Product design teams building and maintaining design systems
- Designer-developer collaboration and handoff
- Cross-functional teams that also want whiteboarding and slides in one workspace
Choose Framer if
- Startups and designers launching marketing sites and landing pages
- Portfolios and agency sites that lean on animation
- Figma users who want to publish designs without a developer
Cheapest to start
Not confirmed
Free plan
Figma, Framer
Highest editor rating
Figma · 4.8
| Compare | Figma |
|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes |
| Free trial | No |
| Starting price | From $20/mo |
| Editor rating | 4.8 |
| Ease of use | Moderate (3/5) |
| Category | Design |
| Pricing model | Starter is free; Professional is $20 per Full seat per month billed monthly ($16 annually), with cheaper Dev and Collab seats; Organization ($55) and Enterprise ($90) per Full seat per month are billed annually only. |
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| Platforms | Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, API |
| Integrations | Jira, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Zapier |
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| AI content generation | Yes |
| API access | Yes |
| App marketplace | No |
| Comments & mentions | Yes |
| Custom domains | No |
| Design systems & components | Yes |
| Desktop app | Yes |
| Drag-and-drop builder | No |
| Forms & surveys | No |
| Interactive prototyping | Yes |
| Landing page builder | No |
| Mobile app | Yes |
| Multi-language support | No |
| Real-time collaboration | Yes |
| Reporting & dashboards | No |
| Roles & permissions | Yes |
| SSO / SAML | Yes |
| Templates | Yes |
| Vector editing | Yes |
Common questions
- Does Figma or Framer have a free plan?
- Both do. Figma and Framer each offer a free tier, so you can try either without paying.
Our verdict
Framer is the cheaper entry at $5 per month against Figma's $20, and both have free plans and score 3 out of 5 for ease of use. Figma carries VERILO's highest editor rating at 4.8 against Framer's 4.3, and scales to teams of any size where Framer suits up to about fifty. Choose Figma if the design is handed to engineers; choose Framer if the design is the site.