Figma, Adobe XD, and Sketch are the TOP-3 brands in the UX/UI design world. But how to select the tool to fit your needs and budget? Are there any alternatives?

We’ve made a fair, unbiased comparison of Lunacy, Figma, Sketch, and Adobe XD to show the pros and cons of the graphic editors. Why we did it? Because Figma’s homepage says that their product is way better than the other tools. The guys from Adobe claim that Figma sucks in a number of ways. Other competitors joined the game and draw fancy we-vs-others tables manipulating facts to sell their editor to users. That’s totally understandable. That’s how it works. We also do such things, but not this time.

How we did it:

  • We took three independent comparisons of Figma, Sketch, and XD to each other: the comparison by Michael Wong (aka Mizko), comparison by Kezz Bracey, and comparison by Coursera.
  • Then we arranged all the data from these comparisons into a table.
  • Then we added a column for Lunacy and put + or next to the features that Lunacy has or doesn’t have.

The resulting table is below.

Last updated on October 21, 2022

LunacyFigmaSketchAdobe XD
Pricing100% free as a tool. Paid users get access to editable/high-res graphics by Icons8 available right in the app.Free starter version. Paid licenses start from $12/month per editor.From $9/month (per editor, unlimited viewers). Free 30-day trial.From $9.99/month for individuals,
various pricing options for
business users.
Free 7-day trial.
Operating systemblank
MacOS, Windows, Linux
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All (web-based)
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MacOS
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MacOS, Windows, iOS, Android
Collaborationblank
Free (up to 10 coedited files)
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Free (up to 3 coedited files)
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Only for paid users
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Only for paid users
Observation/Follow mode
(viewing what other users are doing)
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Comments
on canvas and prototypes
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Text and audio conversations, stickers
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Text and audio conversations
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Text only
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Text only
Prototypingblankblankblankblank
Advanced prototyping animationblank
Basic animations only
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Basic animations only
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Color stylesblank
Layer Styles & Color Variables
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Color Variables
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Layer Styles & Color Variable
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Color Variables
Fonts stylesblank
Text Styles & Font Variables
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Font Variables
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Text Styles
+blankText Styles
Selection colors
Easy color management in currently selected layers
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Selection fonts
Easy font management in currently selected layers
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Google Fonts onboardblankblankblankblank
Adobe fonts
Dummy Text Generatorblank
Headings, subheadings, paragraphs, people and city names, and more
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People and city names
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Components/Symbolsblankblankblankblank
Reusable styles and componentsblank
Built-in and custom UI kits
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Components, text styles, palettes, effects
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Library symbols
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Colors, text, components
Component groups (Variants)blankblankblankblank
Swap of componentsblankblankblankblank
Auto/Smart layoutblankblankblankblank
Auto spacing between layers (Smart Distribute)blankblankblankblank
Nested artboardsblankblankblankblank
Layout gridsblank
One grid per artboard
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Multiple grids per frame
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One grid per artboard
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One grid per artboard
Repeat gridblankblankblankblank
Smooth handoffblank
Code Inspector
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Code Inspector
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Code Inspector
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Code Inspector
Vector manipulationblank
Vector paths
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Vector networks
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Vector paths
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Vector paths
Pluginsblankblankblankblank
Built-in graphicsblank
Selectable icons, illustrations, and photos
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Random faces, tiles, and photos from Unsplash
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Image adjustment
(hue, saturation, etc.)
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Version historyblankblankblankblank
Multi-page filesblankblankblankblank
Offline workblankblankblankblank
Dark modeblankblankblankblank
3D transformsblankblankblankblank
Import of Photoshop, Illustrator, and Sketch filesblank
Native support for Sketch files, import from Figma
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Sketch
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Native support for Sketch files
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Sketch, Illustrator, Photoshop
Multi-language UIblank
21 languages
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English
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English and Simplified Chinese
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9 languages
Linked designblankblankblankblank
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Learn more and try yourself

Note: We’re trying to keep the data in the table up-to-date. But the products are evolving fast. If you find any inaccuracies, feel free to drop us a line at lunacy@icons8.com. We’ll fix them.

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