Penpot & Figma - graphic-design-tools: which one do you use!?
Penpot Fest 08-10 Oktober 2025, Madrid, Spain and a comparison between Penpot & Figma... : which tool do you use?
dear community, 🙂
just want to share this with you... - since i am currently trying to find out which is the best (and most appropiate) Tool for collaborative graphic-design - i want to ask you - the community -- to share your ideas, experience and thoughts.
here a quick reference to an open source tool in the graphic design field: Penpot ? the competitor to Figma (see below) ? with a brief comparison :: a comparison of the tools: see below - but first of all - a hint to the conference in October - in Spain:
Penpot Fest - Better, together: Refining the designer-developer workflow. 08-10 Oktober 2025, Madrid, Spain 🤩
Regarding Penpot: A meeting will take place in Madrid soon.
Penpot Fest - Better, together: Refining the designer-developer workflow. 08-10 October 2025, Madrid, Spain
Green Patio. Address: Salamanca Street, 23. 28020 , Madrid, Spain
Venue: Green Patio | Address: 23 Salamanca Street, Madrid. 8th - 10th October
Motto; We?ll explore the evolving relationship between designers and developers through insightful keynotes, workshops, and tons of space to connect and share.
projectlink: https://penpot.app/penpotfest
a Video zu Penpot | Open-source free design and prototyping platform https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpINco5nWw4
Stats: 30 000 views :: 200 likes :: 8 comments
For graphic designers, Figma and Penpot are particularly interesting when it comes to collaborative work, prototyping, and exchanging ideas with clients or teams.
...here is a brief comparison...
Figma particularly scores with its very broad community and the countless design resources this community provides (templates, UI kits, plugins). Especially for designers who integrate into existing workflows or work closely with developers, Figma is something of an industry standard.
Penpot is exciting for designers interested in open source projects and software: in other words, for anyone who values openness, adaptability, and data control. For groups who want to manage their designs independently of commercial providers, even over longer periods of time?in other words, for teams who want to manage their designs independently of commercial providers. So, for anyone who follows these criteria, Penpot is a viable starting point. Penpot can therefore be considered for use in development work.
For all of those, Penpot is indeed a sustainable solution. Self-hosting can also be an advantage in agencies or educational contexts.
Code:
| Criterion | Figma | Penpot |
|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| **License** | Proprietary, subscription-based | Open source, free to use |
| **Platform** | Cloud-based, desktop apps for Mac/Win/Linux | Browser-based, self-hostable |
| **Collaboration** | Real-time, very stable | Real-time, solid but still evolving |
| **Plugins & Community** | Very large, many templates and add-ons | Growing community, fewer plugins |
| **Tool Integrations** | Many integrations (Slack, Jira, etc.) | Fewer integrations, increasing steadily |
| **Data Privacy** | Data stored on Figma?s servers (US-based) | Self-hosting possible, full data control |
| **Adoption** | Industry standard | Niche solution, rapidly growing |
Question: which tool do you use - do you stick to the open-source-tool Penpot or do you use the defacto-standard "Figma"?
please share your ideas and thoughts - look forward to a fruitful discussion!
