Figma vs Affinity

Figma and Affinity are both design options. Here's how they compare on official platforms, features, and positioning — sourced from each vendor's own site, not from ratings or reviews.

Side-by-side summary

ComparingFigmaAffinity

CategoryDesignDesign

Alternatives tracked23

PlatformsWeb, macOS, Windows, iOS, iPad, AndroidmacOS, Windows

Best for Figma

Positioned for multidisciplinary product teams — designers, engineers, PMs — at organizations ranging from startups to large enterprises.

Best for Affinity

Professional and hobbyist designers who want a full desktop-grade design suite without a subscription, following Canva's acquisition of Affinity-maker Serif.

Feature comparison

Every feature listed here comes directly from each vendor's own official site.

Figma

Real-time collaborative design canvas
Vector-based UI design tools
Interactive prototyping
AI-assisted design and code generation
Design-to-code handoff tools

Affinity

Vector design tools with pen tools and non-destructive editing
Raster photo editing in the same unified app
Page layout and publishing tools for multi-page documents
Typography with text-on-path and OpenType features
GPU-accelerated 60 FPS real-time rendering
AI vector generation from text prompts
No subscription required — full professional feature set free, forever

Pros and cons

Figma

Pros

Real-time collaborative design canvas
Vector-based UI design tools
Interactive prototyping
AI-assisted design and code generation
Design-to-code handoff tools

Cons

We don't publish a "cons" list for either product. No vendor's official site documents its own product's weaknesses, so there's no sourced basis for one — and we'd rather say that plainly than invent one.

Affinity

Pros

Vector design tools with pen tools and non-destructive editing
Raster photo editing in the same unified app
Page layout and publishing tools for multi-page documents
Typography with text-on-path and OpenType features
GPU-accelerated 60 FPS real-time rendering
AI vector generation from text prompts
No subscription required — full professional feature set free, forever

Cons

Key differences

Figma lists Real-time collaborative design canvas, Vector-based UI design tools, Interactive prototyping, AI-assisted design and code generation, Design-to-code handoff tools that Affinity doesn't list.
Affinity lists Vector design tools with pen tools and non-destructive editing, Raster photo editing in the same unified app, Page layout and publishing tools for multi-page documents, Typography with text-on-path and OpenType features, GPU-accelerated 60 FPS real-time rendering, AI vector generation from text prompts, No subscription required — full professional feature set free, forever that Figma doesn't list.
Figma supports Web, iOS, iPad, Android, which Affinity doesn't list.

Choose Figma if…

Choose Figma if this fits: Positioned for multidisciplinary product teams — designers, engineers, PMs — at organizations ranging from startups to large enterprises.

Choose Affinity if…

Choose Affinity if this fits: Professional and hobbyist designers who want a full desktop-grade design suite without a subscription, following Canva's acquisition of Affinity-maker Serif.

Facts on this page are sourced from each vendor's official site (linked below), not from ratings or reviews. Products change — verify anything that matters to your decision directly on the vendor's own site before switching. See our Disclaimer and Sources Policy.