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 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

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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