#2 in Design ToolsUpdated 2026-08

Figma

by Visly · Shared canvas for product design, prototyping and developer handoff

63.4 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Figma is a shared canvas for product design work, spanning design files, prototypes, FigJam whiteboards, slides and Dev Mode inspection for handoff to code. Teams and AI agents work in the same files, with shared libraries, variables and components held centrally. Access is sold as Full, Dev and Collab seats, each unlocking a different set of Figma products.

Best for: Product teams needing design, prototyping and developer handoff in one shared workspace
Pricing: Free Starter plan, then Professional from £14/month per Full seat, Organization £50 and Enterprise £85 per Full seat billed annually, with cheaper Dev and Collab seats.
Runs on: WebiOSAndroidmacOSWindowsCLI

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

One workspace covering design, prototyping, dev handoff and slides
Free Starter tier with unlimited drafts and daily AI credits
Cheaper Dev and Collab seats for non-designers
Viewers can comment on paid plans without extra seats

Trade-offs

Products cannot be bought individually; you buy a plan plus seat types
Organization and Enterprise are billed annually only
Figma Sites, Motion and Buzz are still in beta
AI features are metered by credits, with top-ups charged separately

Pricing

Published plans from Figma’s own pricing page, in GBP. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

Figma pricing tiers, monthly and annual rates in GBP
Plan	Monthly	Annual (per month)	Includes
Starter	—per seat	—	Unlimited drafts UI kits and templates 150 AI credits/day, up to 500 AI credits/mo
Professional	£14per Full seat	—	Dev seat £11/mo, Collab seat £3/mo Unlimited files and folders for one team Team-wide design libraries Advanced Dev Mode inspection and MCP Server
Organization	—per Full seat	£50	Billed annually; Dev seat £22/mo, Collab seat £5/mo Unlimited teams Shared libraries and fonts Centralised admin tools
Enterprise	Contact sales	—	Billed annually; Dev seat £32/mo, Collab seat £5/mo Custom team workspaces Design system theming and APIs SCIM seat management

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 60 out of 100
API quality: 50 out of 100
Documentation: 70 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 68 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 85 out of 100
Changelog: 40 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 50 out of 100
Operational trust: 100 out of 100

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Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 0 out of 100

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