How we rate AI design tools

What you can actually make in it: editing vectors, generating editable vectors from a prompt, AI image editing, product and print mockups, video, a stock library and ordering prints.

Each section adds up to 10, then counts for 32 of the 100.

Getting work out and working with other people: the file formats it exports, the apps it connects to, editing at the same time as someone else, comments and an API.

Each section adds up to 10, then counts for 18 of the 100.

What the cheapest paid plan costs each month, whether there is a free plan, and whether you may use the results commercially.

Each section adds up to 10, then counts for 20 of the 100.

Where it runs, a brand kit that keeps designs on brand, publishing to social, and single sign-on.

Each section adds up to 10, then counts for 12 of the 100.

Does it train its AI on what you upload, does it hold SOC 2 and state GDPR, and how many ways are there to reach support?

Each section adds up to 10, then counts for 18 of the 100.

Designing an interface end to end: clickable prototypes, shared design systems, the code it exports to, developer handoff, turning a screenshot or URL into a design, and built-in user testing. Every tool here builds a screen from a prompt, so that earns no points.

Each section adds up to 10, then counts for 32 of the 100.

The file formats it exports, importing Figma files, the apps it connects to, editing at the same time as someone else, and comments.

Each section adds up to 10, then counts for 18 of the 100.

What the cheapest seat you can design in costs each month (a view-only or developer seat is not that), whether there is a free plan, and commercial use.

Each section adds up to 10, then counts for 20 of the 100.

Where it runs, an API, a template library and single sign-on.

Each section adds up to 10, then counts for 12 of the 100.

Does it train its AI on your work, does it hold SOC 2 and state GDPR, and how many ways are there to reach support?

Each section adds up to 10, then counts for 18 of the 100.

What you can build: a CMS for a blog or collections, selling products, exporting the site's code, translating it, importing from Figma and a free domain. Hosting, a custom domain, SEO settings and building a site from a prompt are on all of them, so they earn no points.

Each section adds up to 10, then counts for 32 of the 100.

The apps it connects to, an API, reselling under your own brand, editing at the same time as someone else, and comments.

Each section adds up to 10, then counts for 18 of the 100.

What the cheapest paid plan costs each month, whether there is a free plan, and commercial use.

Each section adds up to 10, then counts for 20 of the 100.

Where it runs, a brand kit, generating images inside the builder, and single sign-on.

Each section adds up to 10, then counts for 12 of the 100.

Does it train its AI on your content, does it hold SOC 2 and state GDPR, and how many ways are there to reach support?

Each section adds up to 10, then counts for 18 of the 100.

Beyond the deck itself: publishing it as a web page, seeing who viewed it, your own domain, removing the vendor's badge, exporting to Google Slides and AI image editing. Making a deck from a prompt, importing a document and PowerPoint in and out are on all of them.

Each section adds up to 10, then counts for 32 of the 100.

The file formats it exports, the apps it connects to, editing at the same time as someone else, comments and an API.

Each section adds up to 10, then counts for 18 of the 100.

What the cheapest paid plan costs each month, whether there is a free plan, and commercial use.

Each section adds up to 10, then counts for 20 of the 100.

Where it runs and single sign-on.

Each section adds up to 10, then counts for 12 of the 100.

Does it train its AI on your decks, does it hold SOC 2 and state GDPR, and how many ways are there to reach support?

Each section adds up to 10, then counts for 18 of the 100.

What you walk away with: how many brand assets are built from the logo, owning it outright, unlimited changes afterwards, a brand kit, AI image editing and templates.

Each section adds up to 10, then counts for 32 of the 100.

The file formats it delivers, generating a design from a prompt, and whether commercial use is stated. Every one of them delivers vector files, so that earns no points.

Each section adds up to 10, then counts for 18 of the 100.

What the cheapest logo package costs as a one-time purchase, and whether there is a free plan. A logo maker is priced on its package, never on a monthly rate.

Each section adds up to 10, then counts for 20 of the 100.

How many ways there are to reach support, and how many languages the app itself runs in.

Each section adds up to 10, then counts for 12 of the 100.

Does it train its AI on what you upload, and does it state GDPR? None of them holds SOC 2, so that earns no points here.

Each section adds up to 10, then counts for 18 of the 100.

How many kinds of diagram it makes, a shared whiteboard, documents alongside the diagrams, and generating images. All three turn text into a diagram, so that earns no points.

Each section adds up to 10, then counts for 32 of the 100.

The file formats it exports, the places a diagram embeds, and the apps it connects to.

Each section adds up to 10, then counts for 18 of the 100.

What the cheapest paid plan costs each month and whether commercial use is stated. All three have a free plan, so that earns no points.

Each section adds up to 10, then counts for 20 of the 100.

Where it runs and a brand kit.

Each section adds up to 10, then counts for 12 of the 100.

Does it train its AI on your boards, does it hold SOC 2 and state GDPR, and how many ways are there to reach support?

Each section adds up to 10, then counts for 18 of the 100.

What a render can start from (a photo, a sketch, a 3D model, a floor plan), plugins for CAD tools, rendering video walkthroughs, and a template library.

Each section adds up to 10, then counts for 35 of the 100.

The apps it connects to, comments and approval on a render, and single sign-on.

Each section adds up to 10, then counts for 22 of the 100.

What the cheapest paid plan costs each month and whether there is a free plan.

Each section adds up to 10, then counts for 25 of the 100.

Does it train its AI on what you upload, does it hold SOC 2 and state GDPR, and how many ways are there to reach support?

Each section adds up to 10, then counts for 18 of the 100.