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Penpot

The open-source design platform for teams

RANKED #2 · PROTOTYPING TOOLS WITH A FREE PLANLISTERSCORE 94.0

Penpot is an open-source design platform for teams requiring scalable collaboration. It bridges the gap between designers and developers using web standards.

Best for	design and development teams
Website	penpot.app

Company facts

Founded	2021
Social profiles	LinkedIn, X, Instagram, YouTube, GitHub, Crunchbase

Facilities and features

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

Strengths and trade-offs

Penpot offers CSS Grid and Flex layouts for responsive interfaces.
The product ensures no vendor lock-in through its open-source nature.

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How Penpot ranks

#3 in Best prototyping tools

How the score is made up: Evidence on its own site 20; How complete its published information is 18; Fit to this ranking's criteria 40; 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

#2 in Prototyping tools with a free plan

How the score is made up: Evidence on its own site 20; How complete its published information is 18; Fit to this ranking's criteria 40; 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

#2 in UI design tools with a free plan

How the score is made up: Evidence on its own site 20; How complete its published information is 18; Fit to this ranking's criteria 40; 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

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Mockplus Design, prototype and deliver your digital future	#5 in Prototyping tools with a free plan	88.0
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Proto.io Prototyping for all	#7 in Prototyping tools with a free plan	84.0

Questions about Penpot

Who is Penpot best for?

Penpot is best for design and development teams.

Where does Penpot rank?

Penpot is ranked #2 in Prototyping tools with a free plan (Lister Score 94.0), #2 in UI design tools with a free plan (Lister Score 94.0) and #3 in Best prototyping tools (Lister Score 94.0).

What are the best alternatives to Penpot?

The closest alternatives on Lister are Justinmind (#1 in Prototyping tools with a free plan), Marvel (#3 in Prototyping tools with a free plan) and Figma (#4 in Prototyping tools with a free plan).

When was Penpot founded?

Penpot was founded in 2021.

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