Figma vs Sketch
Figma and Sketch 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
Best for Figma
Positioned for multidisciplinary product teams — designers, engineers, PMs — at organizations ranging from startups to large enterprises.
Best for Sketch
Positioned for professional UI/UX designers, from independent freelancers to enterprise design teams.
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
Sketch
- Nestable frames and flexible stack layouts for responsive design
- Vector editing tools
- Smart Animate for prototype transitions
- Real-time co-editing
- Free developer handoff and inspection tools
- Component libraries and frame presets
Pros and cons
Figma
- Real-time collaborative design canvas
- Vector-based UI design tools
- Interactive prototyping
- AI-assisted design and code generation
- Design-to-code handoff tools
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.
Sketch
- Nestable frames and flexible stack layouts for responsive design
- Vector editing tools
- Smart Animate for prototype transitions
- Real-time co-editing
- Free developer handoff and inspection tools
- Component libraries and frame presets
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.
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 Sketch doesn't list.
- Sketch lists Nestable frames and flexible stack layouts for responsive design, Vector editing tools, Smart Animate for prototype transitions, Real-time co-editing, Free developer handoff and inspection tools, Component libraries and frame presets that Figma doesn't list.
- Figma supports Web, Windows, iOS, iPad, Android, which Sketch 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 Sketch if…
Choose Sketch if this fits: Positioned for professional UI/UX designers, from independent freelancers to enterprise design teams.
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.
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