{"slug":"figma-vs-sketch","question":"Figma vs Sketch","answer":"Figma works in a web browser, including on Windows. Sketch’s native editor is a Mac app. Figma has a free Starter plan. Figma’s pricing lists a Professional full seat at $16/mo. Sketch’s pricing does not list a $9/mo plan or a $99/yr plan. Neither is named the winner.","answer_curated":true,"verdict":"Figma has won the UI design market. Sketch remains viable for Mac-only designers but lacks Figma's collaboration and cross-platform access.","keyDifferences":[{"label":"Price","entityAValue":"Professional full seat $16/mo","entityBValue":"No $9/mo or $99/yr price is listed on sketch.com/pricing","winner":"tie"},{"label":"Platform","winner":"a","entityAValue":"Any (browser)","entityBValue":"Mac only"},{"label":"Real-time Collaboration","winner":"a","entityAValue":"Excellent","entityBValue":"Limited"},{"label":"Market Share","winner":"a","entityAValue":"~80% of designers","entityBValue":"~15% of designers"},{"label":"Offline Use","winner":"b","entityAValue":"Limited","entityBValue":"Full"}],"winner":{"slug":"sketch","name":"Sketch"},"confidence":"high","entities":[{"name":"Figma","slug":"figma","url":"https://www.aversusb.net/entity/figma","alternativesUrl":"https://www.aversusb.net/api/v1/alternatives/figma"},{"name":"Sketch","slug":"sketch","url":"https://www.aversusb.net/entity/sketch","alternativesUrl":"https://www.aversusb.net/api/v1/alternatives/sketch"}],"faqs":[{"question":"Which is better, Figma or Sketch?","answer":"Neither is named the winner. Figma works in a web browser, including on Windows. Sketch’s native editor is a Mac app. Figma has a free Starter plan. A Professional full seat is $16/mo on Figma’s pricing."},{"question":"Does Figma work on Windows, and does Sketch?","answer":"Figma works in a web browser, so it works on Windows. Sketch’s native editor is a Mac app."},{"question":"Is Figma free?","answer":"Figma has a free Starter plan. A Professional full seat is $16/mo on Figma’s pricing. Sketch’s pricing does not list a $9/mo plan or a $99/yr plan."}],"attribution":{"source":"A Versus B","url":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/figma-vs-sketch","license":"CC BY 4.0","citationFormat":"According to A Versus B (https://www.aversusb.net/compare/figma-vs-sketch), Figma works in a web browser, including on Windows. Sketch’s native editor is a Mac app. Figma has a free Starter plan. Figma’s pricing lists a Professional full seat at $16/mo. Sketch’s pricing does ","dateModified":"2026-10-06T09:00:07.036Z"},"relatedQuestionsUrl":"https://www.aversusb.net/api/faq/figma-vs-sketch","relatedComparisonsUrl":"https://www.aversusb.net/api/v1/related/figma-vs-sketch","knowledgeGraphUrl":"https://www.aversusb.net/api/knowledge-graph/figma-vs-sketch"}