How does Sketch compare with Figma?
| Feature | Sketch | Figma |
|---|---|---|
| Real-time collaboration | ||
| Shareable prototype links | ||
| Developer handoff | ||
| View documents on iPhone and iPad app | ||
| Includes a powerful native Mac app | ||
| Full offline workflow | ||
| User control over who sees your work | ||
| Strict override control for Design Systems | ||
| Open file format | ||
| Advanced color management | ||
| Work with local documents | ||
| Artboard Templates | ||
| No document size limit (via RAM usage limit) | ||
| Billing with no surprises | ||
| The complete platform for only $12/month | ||
| No credit card required for full featured free trial | ||
| Independent |
Can Sketch do real-time collaboration?
Yes! Figma says it’s not possible. We say that real-time design collaboration is for native apps, too.
Sketch subscriptions come with a shared Workspace, so your team can do everything from designing seamlessly side-by-side in the same space to sharing documents with version histories (with unique links for each and every version).
With Sketch, everyone’s on the same page
Work together, see everyone’s cursors, and break through the finish line with no conflicts along the way.
Why does the Sketch UI feel so good?
Our processes just make sense so you can do better work, and do it faster.
The fact is, you won’t find a UI this intuitive to Mac users anywhere else. Apple set the standard for what great creative software should be — and our goal with Sketch was to make a design app as easy to use as Keynote.
You can say goodbye to Figma’s unfamiliar UI and head scratching moments. Like this, this and this.
Our Mac app makes perfect sense, so you can spend more time on Bezier curves, and less time on learning curves.
“Sketch delivers the smoothest user experience of any UI tool on the market today.”
Are colors true-to-life in Sketch?
They sure are. Figma forces your assets to be exported using a single color profile, or to go completely unmanaged. If you’re using Figma in the browser, you don’t have the option to change the color profile at all. This means that your end-users might see something different to what you’ve designed.
Whatever you do, don’t let your designs down with a limited and inaccurate color gamut.
With Sketch, you can assign P3 or sRGB color profiles to all of your assets and documents.
Do my clients and developers really need a Mac app to work with Sketch?
No! That’s the power of our web app.
People that aren’t designing simply don’t need to be distracted by design tools.
What they do need, is to inspect designs, give feedback, and be able to test prototypes.
Invite clients, managers and developers to do all of the above on any operating system, in any browser, with our web app. Better still, you can invite them all for free.
“Sketch’s Libraries, compatibility with industry tools, and community of plugins let our team build and scale a design system across multiple brands and platforms — which gives our users a better, more cohesive experience.”
What makes Sketch’s Design System control so robust?
Some rules are made to be broken, but which rules everyone follows should be in your control. Symbol override controls make Sketch stand out with full control over when designers can (and can’t) deviate from your established Design Systems.
Manage overrides
Always maintain consistent styles across your designs by deciding which aspects of your Symbols can be overridden by you and your collaborators, and which ones can’t.
If you want to allow free rein to change everything, that’s an option too. The choice is yours!
Do I need plugins for prototyping or developer handoff in Sketch?
No, you don’t need plugins. Sketch comes with design, collaboration, prototyping and developer handoff straight out of the box. It’s like getting InVision, Zeplin and Abstract bundled into one tool — with all the powerful editing functionality you know and love.
It’s time to wake up from platform fatigue, all the tools are here.
Built-in prototyping
Create prototypes right inside the Mac app and share a link for anyone to test them out, in any web browser, without plugins.
Easy developer handoff
Developers can inspect your designs and download ready-to-go assets from any browser — for free. All you need to do is share.
Futureproof your design process
Sketch was once a humble vector drawing application. Now, it’s the all-in-one platform for design, collaboration, prototyping and developer handoff.
As you can see, constant improvement is in our DNA, and we’re just getting started.
“Sketch shined a light on UX design.”
What people are saying
Some of the most successful product teams in the world use Sketch every day. It’s also used by hundreds of thousands of talented individuals, like you. Here’s what people have to say:
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