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Updated March 2026 · Independent Analysis

PenpotvsAdobe XD

Penpot is free; Adobe XD starts at $59.99/mo. Adobe XD is rated higher at 4.4/5 vs Penpot's 4.3/5.

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Penpot

Open-source design and prototyping platform for cross-domain teams

★ 4.3/5Founded 2019500K+ users users
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Adobe XD

UI/UX design and prototyping tool (now integrated into Adobe Creative Cloud)

★ 4.4/5Founded 2016Part of Creative Cloud (30M+) users
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⚡ Quick Stats

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Avg Rating
Penpot4.3/5
Adobe XD4.4/5
🏆 Adobe XD wins
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Starting Price
PenpotFree
Adobe XD$59.99/mo
🏆 Penpot wins
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Features
Penpot15
Adobe XD15
🏆 Penpot wins
🎁
Free Plan
PenpotYes ✓
Adobe XDNo
🏆 Penpot wins

📊 Ratings Breakdown

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Penpot

4.3/5 avg
G2 Score4.3/5
Capterra Score4.4/5
Overall Avg4.35/5
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Adobe XD

4.4/5 avg
G2 Score4.3/5
Capterra Score4.5/5
Overall Avg4.4/5

⚡ Quick Verdict

Independent analysis based on features, pricing, and user ratings

Choose Penpot if you need:
  • ✓ Design Systems
  • ✓ Real-time Collaboration
  • ✓ SVG-based
  • ✓ Open Source
  • ✓ Self-Hostable
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Choose Adobe XD if you need:
  • ✓ Auto-Animate
  • ✓ Voice Prototyping
  • ✓ Responsive Resize
  • ✓ Repeat Grid
  • ✓ Creative Cloud Integration
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🔧 Feature Comparison

Penpot uniquely offers Design Systems, Real-time Collaboration, SVG-based. Adobe XD uniquely offers Auto-Animate, Voice Prototyping, Responsive Resize. Both share 4 features including UI Design, Prototyping, Components.

Feature
Penpot
Adobe XD
UI Design
✓
✓
Prototyping
✓
✓
Components
✓
✓
Plugins
✓
✓
Design Systems
✓
✗
Real-time Collaboration
✓
✗
SVG-based
✓
✗
Open Source
✓
✗
Self-Hostable
✓
✗
Flex Layout
✓
✗
Grid Layout
✓
✗
Design Tokens
✓
✗
Interactions
✓
✗
CSS Ready
✓
✗
Developer Handoff
✓
✗
Auto-Animate
✗
✓
Voice Prototyping
✗
✓
Responsive Resize
✗
✓
Repeat Grid
✗
✓
Creative Cloud Integration
✗
✓
Coediting
✗
✓
Design Specs
✗
✓
Share for Review
✗
✓
Adobe Fonts
✗
✓
Export Assets
✗
✓
3D Transforms
✗
✓
Total Features
15
15

💰 Pricing Comparison

Penpot is free; Adobe XD starts at $59.99/mo.

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Penpot Plans

Free tier available

Free (Self-hosted)
Free
  • • Unlimited everything
  • • Self-hosted
Free (Cloud)
Free
  • • Unlimited projects
  • • Community support
Premium
Custom
  • • Priority support
  • • SLA
  • • Coming soon
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Adobe XD Plans

Paid plans only

Creative Cloud All AppsBest Value
$59.99/mo
  • • XD + all Adobe apps
  • • 100GB storage
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