Penpot
The open-source design platform for teams
Ranked #2 in Prototyping tools with a free plan, and on 2 more rankings.
Penpot is an open-source design platform for teams requiring scalable collaboration. It bridges the gap between designers and developers using web standards.
At a glance
| Best for | design and development teams |
From Penpot's own website.
Company facts
| Founded | 2021 |
| Social profiles | LinkedIn, X, Instagram, YouTube, GitHub, Crunchbase |
Facilities and features
Its website also mentions:
- Published pricing
- Self-serve sign-up
- API
- Integrations
What stands out
Penpot offers CSS Grid and Flex layouts for responsive interfaces.
“Design responsive and rules-based interfaces with wireframes, interactive prototypes, and CSS Grid and Flex layouts.”Penpot, own website
The product ensures no vendor lock-in through its open-source nature.
“No vendor lock-in.”Penpot, own website
How it ranks
Penpot is ranked 2nd of 10 in Prototyping tools with a free plan (Lister Score 94.0), 2nd of 10 in UI design tools with a free plan (Lister Score 94.0) and 3rd of 10 in Best prototyping tools (Lister Score 94.0).
#2 in Prototyping tools with a free plan · Lister Score 94.0
Offers CSS Grid and Flex layouts for responsive interfaces.
How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 18; buying information on its own site 16.
“Prototyping interactions & flows Add rich interactions with triggers and actions such as navigate, open overlays, launch URLs and use flows to define multiple starting points for different devices and user journeys.”Penpot, own website
“Cloud (We host) Self-host (You host) Professional $0 user/month Sign up for free Free and fully featured. No limits, no missing tools.”Penpot, own website
| Rank | Prototyping tools with a free plan | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justinmind | 94.0 |
| 2 | Penpot | 94.0 |
| 3 | Marvel | 92.0 |
| 4 | Figma | 90.0 |
| 5 | Mockplus | 88.0 |
| 6 | Moqups | 88.0 |
| 7 | Proto.io | 84.0 |
| 8 | Uizard | 84.0 |
| 9 | Fluid UI | 78.0 |
| 10 | Ninjamock Wireframe Editor | 78.0 |
#2 in UI design tools with a free plan · Lister Score 94.0
Offers CSS Grid and Flex layouts for responsive interfaces.
How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 18; buying information on its own site 16.
“UI Design Design responsive and rules-based interfaces with wireframes, interactive prototypes, and CSS Grid and Flex layouts.”Penpot, own website
“Cloud (We host) Self-host (You host) Professional $0 user/month Sign up for free Free and fully featured.”Penpot, own website
| Rank | UI design tools with a free plan | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justinmind | 94.0 |
| 2 | Penpot | 94.0 |
| 3 | Marvel | 92.0 |
| 4 | Figma | 90.0 |
| 5 | Framer AI | 88.0 |
| 6 | Mockplus | 88.0 |
| 7 | Moqups | 88.0 |
| 8 | Proto.io | 84.0 |
| 9 | Uizard | 84.0 |
| 10 | Atmos | 82.0 |
#3 in Best prototyping tools · Lister Score 94.0
Offers CSS Grid and Flex layouts for responsive interfaces.
How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 18; buying information on its own site 16.
“Prototyping interactions & flows Add rich interactions with triggers and actions such as navigate, open overlays, launch URLs and use flows to define multiple starting points for different devices and user journeys.”Penpot, own website
| Rank | Best prototyping tools | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Axure RP | 94.0 |
| 2 | Justinmind | 94.0 |
| 3 | Penpot | 94.0 |
| 4 | Marvel | 92.0 |
| 5 | Sketch | 92.0 |
| 6 | Balsamiq | 90.0 |
| 7 | Figma | 90.0 |
| 8 | ProtoPie | 90.0 |
| 9 | Mockplus | 88.0 |
| 10 | UXPin | 88.0 |
Frequently asked questions
How does Penpot rank on Lister?
Penpot is ranked 2nd of 10 in Prototyping tools with a free plan (Lister Score 94.0), 2nd of 10 in UI design tools with a free plan (Lister Score 94.0) and 3rd of 10 in Best prototyping tools (Lister Score 94.0).