{"slug":"figma-vs-sketch","question":"Figma vs Sketch","answer":"Figma is a browser-based design tool that has largely replaced Sketch with real-time collaboration. Sketch is a Mac-only native app. Figma has 4M+ users and has become the industry standard for UI/UX design teams. Sketch is still loved by solo Mac designers.","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":"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"},{"label":"Price","winner":"b","entityAValue":"Free / $12+/mo","entityBValue":"$9/mo or $99/yr"}],"winner":{"slug":"figma","name":"Figma"},"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":"Has Figma replaced Sketch?","answer":"Yes, largely. Figma has become the dominant UI design tool since ~2020, especially in teams. Sketch still has loyal solo Mac users but has lost significant market share."},{"question":"Is Figma free?","answer":"Yes, Figma has a generous free tier that allows 3 projects and unlimited personal files. Teams need the $12+/user/month plan."},{"question":"Can I use both Figma and Sketch together in the same project?","answer":"Yes, you can use Figma and Sketch together by exporting files from one tool and importing them into the other, though some formatting may be lost in translation. Many teams use both tools simultaneously—Sketch for detailed design work and Figma for collaborative prototyping and handoff—though this requires managing files across platforms. For seamless collaboration, most teams eventually standardize on one platform to avoid version control issues and conversion problems."}],"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 is a browser-based design tool that has largely replaced Sketch with real-time collaboration. Sketch is a Mac-only native app. Figma has 4M+ users and has become the industry standard for UI/UX ","dateModified":"2026-06-12T03:17:22.505Z"},"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","claimReviewSchema":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"ClaimReview","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/figma-vs-sketch#claimreview","url":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/figma-vs-sketch","inLanguage":"en-US","isAccessibleForFree":true,"conditionsOfAccess":"Free","claimReviewed":"Figma vs Sketch","reviewBody":"Figma is a browser-based design tool that has largely replaced Sketch with real-time collaboration. Sketch is a Mac-only native app. Figma has 4M+ users and has become the industry standard for UI/UX design teams. Sketch is still loved by solo Mac designers.","datePublished":"2025-06-01T00:00:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-06-12T03:17:22.505Z","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5,"alternateName":"High Confidence"},"author":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/#organization","name":"A Versus B","url":"https://www.aversusb.net"},"itemReviewed":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/figma-vs-sketch","url":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/figma-vs-sketch","name":"Figma vs Sketch","inLanguage":"en-US"}}}