Figma vs Sketch
Figma scores 8.1 to Sketch's 6.8 among the AI UI design tools we rate, and is the better pick for 4 of the 5 kinds of buyer below.
Figma wins, 8.1 to 6.8
Sketch is a Mac native app with a web companion, priced from $14 a month with no free tier; Figma runs on more platforms, keeps a free plan, and its cheapest paid tier is $20 a month. Figma holds SOC 2 certification; Sketch does not hold its own SOC 2 report. Sketch's AI works through outside AI clients over MCP, not a model of its own.
Pick Figma if you want a free plan and a tool that runs on more platforms.
Pick Sketch if you already work in the Mac ecosystem and want a native app.
Best for
Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.
- Code it exports to: 3 code targets against 0 code targets
- File formats it exports: 8 export formats against 4 export formats
- Apps it connects to: 12 integrations against 7 integrations
- Imports Figma files: Sketch yes, Figma does not say
- Free plan: Figma yes, Sketch no
- But Sketch leads on cheapest paid plan, monthly: $14 against $20
- Where it runs: 5 platforms against 3 platforms
- SOC 2: Figma yes, Sketch no
How they score
Both are scored the same way, against the other AI UI design tools we rate, from facts on each vendor's own pages. Figma leads on 5 of 5 criteria.
Where they differ
Every point where the two vendors' published facts disagree, with a link to where each fact was read. "Not published" means the vendor does not say either way.
Published by only one of them
Where they match (13)
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
Figma
Sketch
For everything else about each tool, read the full Figma review and Sketch review.
Figma vs Sketch: common questions
Which is better, Figma or Sketch?
Figma scores 8.1 and Sketch 6.8 out of 10 among the AI UI design tools we rate. Figma is ahead on what you can make, workflow and output, pricing, teams and platforms and privacy and trust.
Is Figma or Sketch cheaper?
Figma's cheapest paid plan is $20/mo (Professional, full seat), or $16/mo billed annually and Sketch's is $14/mo per editor (Standard). Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.
Do Figma and Sketch have a free plan?
Figma does and Sketch does not.
What can Figma do that Sketch cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: free plan and sOC 2.
