Sketch screens in the browser before you build them. Figma is a browser-based design tool for interface design, prototyping and handing designs to developers. The free Starter plan lists unlimited drafts, UI kits and templates, and 150 AI credits a day up to 500 a month. Paid plans are priced by seat type. Professional costs $16 a month for a Full seat ($192 billed annually), $12 for a Dev seat and $3 for a Collab seat. Organization costs $55, $25 and $5, and Enterprise costs $90, $35 and $5. Reddit threads in r/FigmaDesign and r/UI_Design say the free plan is enough for drafts and personal work until you need design systems and shared libraries. A r/UI_Design commenter says Figma still has the bigger ecosystem and plugins compared with Penpot. I found no G2 or Capterra review text for Figma in this search. It suits solo designers and students, with paid seats for teams that share libraries.
Free tier quotas
Plan
Starter, free
Drafts
Unlimited
Templates
UI kits and templates included
AI credits
150 per day, up to 500 per month
Professional Full seat
$16 per month, $192 billed annually
Professional Dev seat
$12 per month, $144 billed annually
Professional Collab seat
$3 per month, $36 billed annually
Last sniffed Oct 12, 2026. Always confirm on the official pricing page.
👍 Good boy
+Starter lists unlimited drafts and UI kits and templates at no cost.
+A r/FigmaDesign user said there is no limit to how many files you can create on the free tier, and you can use Figma without paying and be fine.
+A r/UI_Design commenter said free plans have unlimited draft files, so unless you need design system work the free plan is the way to go.
+A r/UI_Design commenter said Figma still has the bigger ecosystem and plugins than Penpot for a fast-moving SaaS project.
+Seat types let teams pay less for people who inspect or comment: a Dev seat is $12 and a Collab seat is $3 on Professional.
+A r/web_design user who compared it with Penpot described Figma as silky smooth when scrolling and zooming projects with 25 to 30 screens on a single page.
+Starter includes 150 AI credits a day, up to 500 a month.
👎 Watch out
−In a thread asking whether the free tier is enough for freelance web design, a r/FigmaDesign commenter said libraries published across multiple projects save lots of time.
−An older r/FigmaDesign thread called the Starter file limit of that time harsh for new designers. The current page lists unlimited drafts.
−A Full seat on Professional costs $16 a month, and the Organization Full seat costs $55 a month.
−Dev and Collab seats list 500 AI credits a month, against 3,000 on a Professional Full seat.
−Free AI credits stop at 500 a month.
−I found no G2, Capterra or Trustpilot review text for Figma in this search, so the evidence here is Reddit only.
The catch
The Starter plan covers drafts. Reddit commenters agree it is enough for personal work and learning, and several say the limit shows up when you want design systems and libraries shared across projects. The pricing extract I read listed only the headline Starter features, so check the live page for what team projects and shared libraries need.
Paid plans charge by seat type, which matters for developers. A Dev seat is $12 a month on Professional and a Collab seat is $3, against $16 for a Full seat. Organization and Enterprise seats cost more.
I found no G2 or Capterra review text for Figma in this search, so the opinions here come from Reddit threads. One of them is an older thread about a past file limit that no longer matches the page.
What’s included
✓Browser-based design editor
✓Unlimited drafts on Starter
✓UI kits and templates
✓AI credits
✓Full, Dev and Collab seat types
✓Prototyping
✓Libraries and design systems on paid plans
✓Cross-team publishing on Organization
✓Custom team workspaces on Enterprise
Free tier value
Generosity
A
Estimated value
$16/mo (Professional Full seat)
Feature parity
Starter: unlimited drafts, no paid team features. Professional Full seat is $16 a month.
Screenshots
Figma homepageFigma pricing page
Paid plans
Professional, from $3 to $16 per seat per month
Full seat $16 a month ($192 billed annually) with 3,000 AI credits, Dev seat $12 ($144 annually) and Collab seat $3 ($36 annually), each with 500 AI credits. Unlimited files and projects.
Organization, from $5 to $55 per seat per month
Full seat $55 ($660 annually) with 3,500 AI credits, Dev seat $25 ($300 annually) and Collab seat $5 ($60 annually). Adds publishing of resources across teams.
Enterprise, from $5 to $90 per seat per month
Full seat $90 ($1,080 annually) with 4,250 AI credits, Dev seat $35 ($420 annually) and Collab seat $5 ($60 annually). Adds custom team workspaces.
Common questions
Is Figma free?
Yes. Starter is free with unlimited drafts, UI kits and templates.
Is the free plan enough?
r/FigmaDesign and r/UI_Design commenters say yes for drafts and personal work, and no once you need design systems and shared libraries.
What does a developer seat cost?
A Dev seat is $12 a month on Professional, $25 on Organization and $35 on Enterprise.
How many AI credits do I get for free?
150 a day, up to 500 a month.
How does Figma compare with Penpot?
A r/UI_Design commenter says Figma has the bigger ecosystem and plugins, while Penpot is a good choice if open source matters.
Change history
Checked October 22, 2026
The pricing page lists Starter free, and Professional, Organization and Enterprise priced by Full, Dev and Collab seat.
