Does Framer or Penpot have a free plan?

Both do. Framer and Penpot each offer a free tier, so you can try either without paying.

Framer vs Penpot

A side-by-side look at Framer and Penpot: what each costs to start, whether there is a free plan, how easy they are to pick up, and which features and integrations they cover.

Which should you choose?

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

Visit Framer

Choose Penpot if

Teams that need self-hosted design tooling for compliance or data residency
Developer-heavy teams that value CSS-accurate layouts
Open-source projects and budget-constrained teams

Visit Penpot

Cheapest to start

Not confirmed

Free plan

Framer, Penpot

Highest editor rating

Framer · 4.3

Comparison of Framer and Penpot
Compare	Framer Visit site	Penpot Visit site
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Free trial	No	No
Starting price	From $5/mo	From $7/mo
Editor rating	4.3	4.0
Ease of use	Moderate (3/5)	Moderate (3/5)
Category	Design	Design
Pricing model	Free plan on a framer.app subdomain; paid site plans start at approximately $5 per month for Mini, $15 for Basic and $30 for Pro, all billed annually (monthly billing costs more); Enterprise is custom.	Hosted Free plan with unlimited editors, files and projects; a paid hosted tier costs approximately $7 per editor per month; Enterprise pricing for supported self-hosting is custom. Self-hosting the open-source edition is free.
Plans	Free — Free Mini — $5/mo Basic — $15/mo Pro — $30/mo	Free — Free Premium — $7/user/mo Enterprise — Custom
Platforms	Web, macOS	Web, API
Integrations	Airtable, Figma, Google Workspace, HubSpot, Notion	—
Best for	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	Teams that need self-hosted design tooling for compliance or data residency Developer-heavy teams that value CSS-accurate layouts Open-source projects and budget-constrained teams
Pros	Freeform design canvas with responsive breakpoints and components Scroll, hover and appear animations without code Built-in CMS, forms, localization and analytics Managed hosting included, with no separate hosting bill Official Figma import and a plugin marketplace	Open source (MPL 2.0) and self-hostable with Docker or Kubernetes SVG and CSS-based files; Flex and Grid layouts map directly to code Real-time collaboration, comments and prototyping included on the free plan Native design tokens and a growing plugin system No seat limits on the hosted Free plan
Cons	Per-site pricing adds up for agencies running many sites Free plan shows a Framer badge and uses a framer.app subdomain CMS collections and monthly visitor limits are tied to plan tier No native ecommerce or user accounts	Much smaller plugin, template and community ecosystem than Figma Performance drops on very large files No desktop or mobile apps and no offline mode Few AI-assisted features
AI content generation	Yes	No
API access	No	Yes
App marketplace	Yes	Yes
Comments & mentions	No	Yes
Custom domains	Yes	No
Design systems & components	Yes	Yes
Drag-and-drop builder	Yes	No
Forms & surveys	Yes	No
Import & export	No	Yes
Interactive prototyping	No	Yes
Landing page builder	Yes	No
Multi-language support	Yes	No
Real-time collaboration	Yes	Yes
Reporting & dashboards	Yes	No
Roles & permissions	No	Yes
Self-hosting option	No	Yes
Templates	Yes	Yes
Vector editing	No	Yes

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Does Framer or Penpot have a free plan?: Both do. Framer and Penpot each offer a free tier, so you can try either without paying.

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