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

	Lunacy	Figma	Sketch	Adobe XD
Pricing	100% 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 system	MacOS, Windows, Linux	All (web-based)	MacOS	MacOS, Windows, iOS, Android
Collaboration	Free (up to 10 coedited files)	Free (up to 3 coedited files)	Only for paid users	Only for paid users
Observation/Follow mode (viewing what other users are doing)
Comments on canvas and prototypes	Text and audio conversations, stickers	Text and audio conversations	Text only	Text only
Prototyping
Advanced prototyping animation	Basic animations only		Basic animations only
Color styles	Layer Styles & Color Variables	Color Variables	Layer Styles & Color Variable	Color Variables
Fonts styles	Text Styles & Font Variables	Font Variables	Text Styles	+Text Styles
Selection colors Easy color management in currently selected layers
Selection fonts Easy font management in currently selected layers
Google Fonts onboard				Adobe fonts
Dummy Text Generator	Headings, subheadings, paragraphs, people and city names, and more		People and city names
Components/Symbols
Reusable styles and components	Built-in and custom UI kits	Components, text styles, palettes, effects	Library symbols	Colors, text, components
Component groups (Variants)
Swap of components
Auto/Smart layout
Auto spacing between layers (Smart Distribute)
Nested artboards
Layout grids	One grid per artboard	Multiple grids per frame	One grid per artboard	One grid per artboard
Repeat grid
Smooth handoff	Code Inspector	Code Inspector	Code Inspector	Code Inspector
Vector manipulation	Vector paths	Vector networks	Vector paths	Vector paths
Plugins
Built-in graphics	Selectable icons, illustrations, and photos		Random faces, tiles, and photos from Unsplash
Image adjustment (hue, saturation, etc.)
Version history
Multi-page files
Offline work
Dark mode
3D transforms
Import of Photoshop, Illustrator, and Sketch files	Native support for Sketch files, import from Figma	Sketch	Native support for Sketch files	Sketch, Illustrator, Photoshop
Multi-language UI	21 languages	English	English and Simplified Chinese	9 languages
Linked design

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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.

See also:

• Lunacy tutorials
• Lunacy on YouTube
• Lunacy documentation