Does Figma or GitHub have a free plan?

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

How long is the Figma and GitHub free trial?

GitHub offers a 30-day free trial. Figma does not offer one.

Figma vs GitHub

A side-by-side look at Figma and GitHub: 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 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

Visit Figma

Choose GitHub if

Software teams of any size hosting code and reviewing pull requests
Open-source projects and public developer communities
Teams that want CI/CD and issue tracking alongside their code

Visit GitHub

Cheapest to start

Not confirmed

Free plan

Figma, GitHub

Highest editor rating

Figma · 4.8

Comparison of Figma and GitHub
Compare	Figma Visit site	GitHub Visit site
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Free trial	No	Yes
Starting price	From $20/mo	From $4/mo
Editor rating	4.8	4.7
Ease of use	Moderate (3/5)	Moderate (3/5)
Category	Design	Development
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.	Free plan with unlimited repositories; Team is $4 per user per month; Enterprise is $21 per user per month; Copilot is a separate add-on from $10 per month for individuals.
Plans	Starter — Free Professional — $20/user/mo Organization — $55/user/mo Enterprise — $90/user/mo	Free — Free Team — $4/user/mo Enterprise — $21/user/mo Copilot Pro — $10/user/mo
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, API	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, API, CLI
Integrations	Jira, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Zapier	Jira, Microsoft Teams, Slack
Best for	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	Software teams of any size hosting code and reviewing pull requests Open-source projects and public developer communities Teams that want CI/CD and issue tracking alongside their code
Pros	Real-time multiplayer editing with comments on the canvas Mature components, variables and shared libraries for design systems Dev Mode gives developers measurements, tokens and code snippets Large plugin and community file ecosystem View-only seats are free and the Starter plan costs nothing	Largest developer community and open-source ecosystem Actions CI/CD, Projects, Packages and Pages included in one platform Free plan includes unlimited private repositories Copilot brings completion, chat and agents directly into the pull request workflow Extensive API, webhooks and Marketplace apps
Cons	Starter plan caps the number of collaborative files Organization and Enterprise plans are billed annually only Full, Dev and Collab seat types make cost management more complex No Linux desktop app and limited offline editing	Copilot is a separate per-user charge on top of plan seats Actions minutes and storage overages on private repositories can surprise teams Projects and issue tracking are lighter than dedicated tools such as Jira SAML SSO and enterprise controls require the $21 per user Enterprise tier
AI agents	No	Yes
AI assistant	No	Yes
AI content generation	Yes	No
API access	Yes	Yes
CI/CD & preview deployments	No	Yes
Code completion	No	Yes
Code review	No	Yes
Comments & mentions	Yes	No
Design systems & components	Yes	No
Desktop app	Yes	No
Git integration	No	Yes
Interactive prototyping	Yes	No
Kanban boards	No	Yes
Mobile app	Yes	No
Real-time collaboration	Yes	No
Roles & permissions	Yes	Yes
SSO / SAML	Yes	Yes
Templates	Yes	No
Two-factor authentication	No	Yes
Vector editing	Yes	No
Webhooks	No	Yes

Common questions

Does Figma or GitHub have a free plan?: Both do. Figma and GitHub each offer a free tier, so you can try either without paying.
How long is the Figma and GitHub free trial?: GitHub offers a 30-day free trial. Figma does not offer one.

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