§ designchecked 25 Aug 2026

what Figma actually costs in 2026

published list price

Professional full seat $16/mo (monthly billing) · Dev seat $12/mo

unit: per full seat / monthhttps://www.figma.com/pricing/checked 25 Aug 2026

startups commonly put non-designers (PMs, engineers) on full seats when a Dev or Collab seat is enough.

what companies your size actually pay

We have read no Figma invoices so far, which is fewer than the five we require before publishing a range. Until then this page shows published list pricing only, above.

the levers that work

  • mixing seat types (full/dev/collab/view) instead of putting everyone on a full seat cuts cost significantly, since only editors need full seats
  • annual billing typically discounts vs monthly (Figma shows monthly rate by default; ask for annual quote)
  • AI credits are pooled per seat (3,000/mo on Professional); heavy AI users should be on fewer, higher-tier seats rather than spreading seats thin

Across the audits we have run, roughly 20% of a small company's Figma line is recoverable without changing provider.

the closest alternatives, priced

providerpublished pricesource
Penpot (open source)free self-hosted or from ~$6/user/mo hostedlink
Sketchfrom $10/editor/mo (annual)link

A published price is not a quote. In a full audit we email the alternative as a disclosed agent for your company and get a real price for your exact usage — which is the number your incumbent actually responds to.

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Drop last quarter's invoices. We name every line you are overpaying, with an annualized amount, free. The full audit is $299 once: it gets a real quote from the alternative for your exact usage and runs the renegotiation with your incumbent until there is an answer. If it does not identify at least $2,990/yr, we refund it in full.

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