9 alternatives · design & prototyping · 2026
Sketch alternatives, by price.
Sketch starts at $12 per user a month billed yearly. 4 of the 9 alternatives below start lower. Standing prices, not promotions — each read from the vendor's own page and linked to its source.
Side by side
What the alternatives cost
| Product | Starts at | Against Sketch | Free plan | Changes on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sketch the one you are comparing against | $12 per seat / mo, billed yearly · Standard | — | — | none |
| Figma Figma | $3 per seat / mo · Professional Collab seat | 75% less | Yes | 9 since 2024 |
| Adobe Creative Cloud Adobe | $4.99 per month · InCopy | not like-for-like | — | 47 since 2023 |
| Miro Miro | $8 per seat / mo · Starter | 33% less | Yes | none |
| Canva Canva | $100 per seat / yr · Teams | 31% less | Yes | 1 since 2024 |
| Framer Framer | $10 per month · Basic | not like-for-like | Yes | none |
| Whimsical Whimsical | $10 per seat / mo, billed yearly · Pro | 17% less | Yes | none |
| Pitch Pitch | $13 per seat / mo, billed yearly · Plus | 8% more | Yes | none |
| Webflow Webflow | $15 per month · Basic | not like-for-like | Yes | 10 since 2022 |
| Squarespace Squarespace | $25 per month · Basic | not like-for-like | — | 9 since 2024 |
CHEAPEST PAID PLAN FIRST. “NOT LIKE-FOR-LIKE” MEANS ONE IS PRICED PER USER AND THE OTHER IS NOT, ONE IS NOT BILLED BY THE MONTH OR YEAR, OR THEY ARE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES. THE RECORD DOES NOT CONVERT ANY OF THOSE.
Questions
Sketch alternatives, answered
Q1 What is the cheapest alternative to Sketch?
Figma, at $3 per user a month for its Professional Collab seat plan — the lowest paid entry price of the 9 alternatives on the record. Sketch itself starts at $12 per user a month billed yearly. Figma, Miro, Canva, Framer, Whimsical, Pitch and 1 more also list a free plan.
Q2 Which Sketch alternatives have a free plan?
Figma, Miro, Canva, Framer, Whimsical, Pitch and Webflow. Only a plan the vendor lists at $0 counts; free trials do not.
Q3 Is Sketch more expensive than its alternatives?
4 of 9 alternatives start below Sketch's $12 per user a month billed yearly: Figma, Miro, Canva and Whimsical. Entry prices are compared only where both are charged the same way — per user against per user, flat against flat.
Q4 How current are these prices?
Each pricing page is re-read by MarkupBot at least daily. The table shows the standing price of every plan — where a vendor is running a promotion, the price it reverts to — and every product name links to its dated history and the archived capture behind each figure.