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Penpot Design

Open-source design tool for cross-functional teams

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★4.4ratingPricing · FreeStable
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Data updated 1 November 2026
Opportunity
High
Band
Saturation
Open
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Stable
Market trend
Rating
4.4
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Penpot Design does

Penpot is the first open-source design and prototyping platform built on web standards. Design and engineering teams use the same tool with real CSS properties displayed in the design inspector. Self-hosted option appeals to companies with data security requirements. SVG-native file format ensures true design-to-code fidelity.

How Penpot Design compares with its closest alternatives

All 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Penpot Design does. Among the 4 that list a starting price, the cheapest is Mew.Design at $5.69 a month and the median is $8.50. 2 of the 5 offer an API, as Penpot Design does. Penpot Design offers a web app. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app. Penpot Design was founded in 2019; the alternatives were founded between 2016 and 2025, 2 of them earlier. Penpot Design is based in Madrid, Spain; none of the 2 alternatives with a known headquarters is in Spain. They are in Canada and the United States.

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How Penpot Design compares in Design

Penpot Design has high opportunity and sits in the top third of 351 live Design tools on FalcoScan. Across Design, the average opportunity score is 52.3 and the average saturation score 41.5. FalcoScan rates Penpot Design's own market position as open. 54 of the 351 operating Design tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 23 shutdowns in the category.

Penpot Design compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
Penpot DesignFounded 2019 · Madrid, SpainHighOpenFree—YesYesWebStable
VoiceflowFounded 2019 · Toronto, CanadaModerateContestedFreemium$50/moYesYesWebHot
Adobe XDFounded 2016 · San Francisco, United StatesLowContestedFreemium$10/moYesNoWeb, DesktopDeclining
Mew.DesignFounded 2025ModerateContestedFreemium$5.69/moYesNoWebStable
OhmboModerateContestedPaid—YesYesWeb, APIStable
StarkFounded 2017LowOpenFreemium$7/moYesNoWebStable

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Penpot Design exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

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Technology
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Questions

Penpot Design: common questions

Is Penpot Design free?

Yes. FalcoScan lists Penpot Design as free to use.

What are the best alternatives to Penpot Design?

The closest alternatives to Penpot Design that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Voiceflow, Adobe XD, Mew.Design, Ohmbo, and Stark.

Is Penpot Design still running?

Yes. As of 1 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Penpot Design as operating at penpot.app.

Where is Penpot Design based?

Penpot Design is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.

Does Penpot Design have an API?

Yes. Penpot Design offers an API.

Who is Penpot Design for?

Penpot Design is built for designers, developers, and design teams.

How do I sign in to Penpot Design?

Sign in on Penpot Design's own website, penpot.app. FalcoScan reviews Penpot Design but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Penpot Design directly.

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