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Sketch

The original Mac design tool — now with AI features

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★4.5rating1 viewsPricing · Paid from $12/moStable
The Falcoscan Intel Panel/Sketch · Design
Live market data
Opportunity
11
Weak/ 100
Saturation
72
Crowded/ 100
Wrapper Risk
10
Open/ 100
Signal
Stable
Market trend
Rating
4.5
of 5 · Falcoscan rating
The Brief

What Sketch does

Sketch pioneered modern UI design on Mac and remains a beloved tool for product designers. AI features include smart layout suggestions, vector editing, and a thriving plugin ecosystem. Offline-first with cloud collaboration added.

Builder’s Brief

Sketch is a design tool on Falcoscan. The original Mac design tool — now with AI features. Falcoscan rates Sketch with an Opportunity score of 11/100, a Saturation score of 72/100, and a Wrapper-risk score of 10/100. Market signal: stable. Sketch is founded in 2010, currently at Growth stage. Pricing: Paid from $12/mo. Falcoscan rating 4.5/5.

Market position · Design

How Sketch compares in Design

Sketch's opportunity score of 11 ranks #334 of 358 live Design tools on Falcoscan, 41.7 points below the category average of 52.7. Its saturation score is 72/100, against a category average of 41.1. 62 of the 358 live Design tools carry a hot signal, and Falcoscan has recorded 25 shutdowns in the category.

Sketch compared with top-rated Design tools
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingSignal
Sketch1172PaidStable
Procreate3923PaidRising
Photoshop1455PaidStable
Figma4460FreemiumRising
Illustrator1445PaidStable
Adobe Illustrator1957PaidStable
What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

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

AI Capabilities
Ui DesignPrototyping
Industry Verticals
DesignTech
Tagged

Sketch shows up when builders search for these

UI-UXMacvectorprototypingplugins
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Alternatives to Sketch

The top-rated live design tools tracked on Falcoscan, ranked by Falcoscan rating within the category.

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Procreate

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★ 4.9Opp 39
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Photoshop

The world's most powerful image editor — now with Generative AI

★ 4.9Opp 14
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Figma

The collaborative design platform every product team uses

★ 4.9Opp 44
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Illustrator

The gold standard for vector design and illustration

★ 4.8Opp 14
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Adobe Illustrator

The industry standard vector design tool — now with Firefly AI

★ 4.8Opp 19
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Canva

The world's most popular design platform — now with 20+ AI tools

★ 4.8Opp 8
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Questions

Sketch: common questions

Is Sketch free?

No. Sketch is a paid product from $12 a month.

What are the best alternatives to Sketch?

The top-rated live Design tools on Falcoscan, other than Sketch, are Procreate, Photoshop, Figma, Illustrator, and Adobe Illustrator.

Is Sketch still operating?

Yes. Falcoscan's operating checks list Sketch as active.

Where is Sketch based?

Sketch is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Does Sketch have an API?

Falcoscan's records show no public API for Sketch.

Who is Sketch for?

Sketch is built for designers.

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