Overview
Figma is a web-first design and collaboration platform that unites designers, product teams, and developers in a single environment. It enables real-time multiplayer editing, shared design systems, and integrated prototyping so teams can iterate quickly and maintain consistency across products. Beyond core design features, Figma includes FigJam for collaborative whiteboarding, Dev Mode to bridge design and development, and an extensible ecosystem of plugins, widgets, and community resources. The platform also provides developer APIs, an Embed kit, and SCIM provisioning for large organizations. Figma scales from individual makers to large enterprises with admin controls, SSO, and seat-based plans while increasingly integrating AI-powered tooling for faster design, code generation, and templated content.
Key Features
Real-time Collaboration
Multi-user, live editing with version history and contextual comments to streamline team workflows.
Design Systems & Components
Shared libraries, components, and variables that enforce consistency across products and teams.
Prototyping & Dev Mode
Integrated no-code prototyping and a developer-focused Dev Mode to surface specs, code snippets, and assets for handoff.
Plugins, Widgets & Community
Extensible plugin API, community-made templates, widgets and a marketplace to extend functionality.
FigJam & Whiteboarding
Collaborative brainstorming and workshop tools for early-stage ideation and planning.
APIs & Enterprise Integrations
REST APIs, Embed kits, SCIM provisioning, and admin/SSO features for large organizations.
Who Can Use This Tool?
- Designers:Create interface designs, reusable components, and interactive prototypes for product teams.
- Developers:Inspect designs, extract assets and code snippets, and integrate via APIs for handoff.
- Product Teams:Collaborate cross-functionally on design systems, feedback cycles, and product prototyping at scale.
- Educators & Students:Teach and learn interface design using free Starter seats and community templates.
Pricing Plans
Free plan for personal projects with basic design and brainstorming tools.
- ✓Unlimited drafts
- ✓UI kits and templates
- ✓Basic design file inspection
- ✓150 AI credits/day (up to 500 AI credits/month)
- ✓Access to FigJam and Figma Slides
Entry seat for collaboration in small teams with unlimited files and projects.
- ✓Unlimited files and projects (for a single team)
- ✓Team-wide design libraries
- ✓Collaboration-focused access
- ✓Basic Dev Mode inspection (seat-specific capabilities)
Seat tailored for developers to inspect files and enable handoff.
- ✓Advanced Dev Mode inspection
- ✓Dev-focused tooling and handoff support
- ✓Access to team libraries and files
Full-featured seat for professionals with advanced prototyping and unlimited files.
- ✓Unlimited files and projects
- ✓Team-wide design libraries
- ✓Advanced prototyping tools
- ✓Advanced Dev Mode inspection and MCP Server
- ✓3,000 AI credits/month (Full seat)
Organization-level collab seat for cross-team collaboration and basic admin controls.
- ✓Unlimited teams
- ✓Shared libraries and fonts
- ✓Basic centralized admin tools
- ✓Collaboration features across organization
Organization dev seat with enhanced inspection and admin-managed access.
- ✓Advanced Dev Mode inspection
- ✓Organization-level access controls
- ✓Shared libraries and fonts across teams
Full organization seat for businesses needing centralized assets and workflows.
- ✓Unlimited teams
- ✓Shared libraries and fonts
- ✓Centralized admin tools
- ✓3,500 AI credits/month (Full seat)
Enterprise collab seat for large organizations requiring scale and security.
- ✓Custom team workspaces
- ✓Enterprise-level access controls
- ✓Collaboration across multiple products and brands
Enterprise dev seat with advanced security and scalable dev tooling.
- ✓Advanced Dev Mode and developer tooling
- ✓Enterprise security and admin controls
- ✓Support for large-scale design systems
Top-tier enterprise seat with scalable design systems and enterprise security.
- ✓Custom team workspaces
- ✓Design system theming and APIs
- ✓SCIM seat management
- ✓4,250 AI credits/month (Full seat)
Pros & Cons
✓ Pros
- ✓Real-time collaborative editing and multiplayer design workflows
- ✓Strong design system and component support for scale
- ✓Rich plugin and community ecosystem (templates, widgets, plugins)
- ✓Integrated prototyping, FigJam whiteboarding, and Dev Mode for handoff
- ✓Cross-platform web access and native desktop/mobile apps
✗ Cons
- ✗Pricing and seat-structure can be complex for mixed teams
- ✗Offline support and large-file performance occasionally criticized
- ✗Learning curve for new users and some advanced features
