Sketch
Design
The original Mac design toolkit.
Sketch is a native Mac design app with real-time collaboration and developer handoff.
Visit Sketch Compare head to headWhy teams switch
The pain
Figma: Rising editor prices and everything locked to one cloud vendor.
The upgrade
- Native Mac app
- Symbols
- Dev handoff
- Plugins
Trade-offs
- Smaller ecosystem of integrations and add-ons than Figma.
- Fewer enterprise compliance certifications and admin controls in most cases.
Savings calculator
Team size: 25 seats
Estimated yearly savings
$3,000
$4,800 on Figma vs $1,800 on Sketch — 63% less. Prices are editable estimates.
How to migrate
From Figma to Sketch
- Export. Save files as .fig and export shared components, styles and assets.
- Set up Sketch. Create your workspace and invite one or two people to pilot it first.
- Import. Bring your data in using Sketch's import tools, starting with what your team uses daily.
- Switch over. Import files and re-link component libraries; prototypes and plugins may need rework. Then invite the rest of the team and cancel Figma at the end of your billing period.
How it compares
| Tool | Pricing | Self-host | Best for | Highlights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Framer | Freemium | Marketing sites | Visual site builder · Animations · CMS | |
| Lunacy | Free | Budget-conscious designers | Works offline · Built-in assets · Opens .sketch files | |
| Penpot | Open source | Design and dev collaboration | Self-hostable · SVG native · CSS grid layout | |
| Sketch | Paid | Mac-based designers | Native Mac app · Symbols · Dev handoff |