- Pick it if you are:
- Designers building landing pages; Startup marketing teams
- Top complaint:
- Framer plan changes and per-seat pricing frustrate users
- Price:
- Free plan, paid from $10/mo
- Pick it if you are:
- Developers and design-curious engineers; Teams needing self-hosted or on-prem design
- Top complaint:
- Why is Penpot so slow and laggy on large files?
- Price:
- Free plan, paid from $7/mo
Score Comparison
Signals Comparison
Framer
- Framer plan changes and per-seat pricing frustrate users(9/10)
- Collaborator seats are expensive(8/10)
Penpot
- Penpot is free but paid plans add history, storage and SSO(4/10)
Framer
- CMS has strict and frustrating limits(8/10)
- Multilingual/localization is cumbersome(6/10)
- Blog/article management is basic(6/10)
- Features and limits change without notice(7/10)
- Form functionality is basic(5/10)
Penpot
- Penpot component variants arrived late and are still maturing(6/10)
- Custom fonts will not upload or merge into one variant in Penpot(5/10)
Framer
- Steep learning curve for advanced features(7/10)
Penpot
No signals
Framer
- Limited customization without code knowledge(7/10)
Penpot
No signals
Framer
- No native ecommerce capabilities(7/10)
- Limited native integrations(5/10)
Penpot
- Penpot has no Dev Mode and far fewer plugins than Figma(7/10)
- Figma to Penpot import fails on large files(7/10)
Framer
- Domain and publishing issues(8/10)
Penpot
- Penpot 2.0 broke existing designs(7/10)
- Penpot PDF export is blank or has a huge white background(7/10)
- Self-hosted Penpot breaks after an upgrade(8/10)
Framer
- Customer support slow to respond(7/10)
Penpot
No signals
Framer
- Editor becomes sluggish on complex sites(6/10)
Penpot
- Why is Penpot so slow and laggy on large files?(8/10)
- Penpot freezes or says 'page not responding'(8/10)
- New WebGL render engine slower for some migrated files(7/10)
- Penpot is laggy in Safari and Firefox(6/10)
Framer
No signals
Penpot
- No mobile app for Penpot(3/10)
Pricing Comparison
Framer
Users: Up to 3 editors (per Framer FAQ)
Storage: 1 GB bandwidth
Limits: 1 GB bandwidth, 1 locale, Framer branding, no custom domain.
Users: 1 owner; extra editors $20/month each
Storage: 50 GB bandwidth
Limits: 30 pages, 2 CMS collections, 1,000 CMS items, 50 GB bandwidth.
Users: Higher editor limit (about 10 seats); extra editors $20/month
Storage: 100 GB bandwidth
Limits: Caps at 40 collections, 40,000 CMS items, 700 pages, 2 TB bandwidth even with add-ons.
Users: Unlimited editors
Storage: Custom
Limits: Pricing not public.
Penpot
Users: Up to 8 team members on the compact table, unlimited viewers
Storage: Limited cloud storage, per the comparison table
Limits: Shorter autosaved version history and file recovery, less storage, no early-access features, no SSO or IP whitelisting
Users: Per editor, capped at $175/month
Storage: More storage than free
Users: Per member
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Framer | Penpot |
|---|---|---|
| Collaboration | ||
| Real-time collaboration True simultaneous editing - major advantage over Webflow | ||
| Native whiteboard | ||
| Design | ||
| Figma import Convert Figma designs to Framer sites | ||
| Animations/interactions Powerful and intuitive system | ||
| Layout | ||
| Flex and grid layout CSS-style layouts | ||
| Content | ||
| Visual CMS Yes, but 10,000 items max with limits on most plans | ||
| Native multilingual Must duplicate pages manually | ||
| Unlimited CMS items 10,000 max even on Pro | ||
| Design Systems | ||
| Components Variants added later via releases | ||
| Design tokens | ||
| Hosting | ||
| Custom domain Paid plans only | ||
| Self-hosting Docker based | ||
| Security | ||
| SSL certificate Included on all plans | ||
| Password protection Available on paid plans | ||
| Prototyping | ||
| Prototyping | ||
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan Very limited - 2 pages, 100 CMS items | ||
| Handoff | ||
| Dev Mode equivalent Inspect tab exists; not the same as Figma Dev Mode | ||
| Performance | ||
| Fast page speed Excellent Core Web Vitals scores | ||
| Extensibility | ||
| Plugin ecosystem Much smaller than Figma's | ||
| Selling | ||
| Ecommerce No native ecommerce - third-party only | ||
| Development | ||
| Code export Cannot export site code | ||
| Staging environment Pro plan and above | ||
| Platforms | ||
| Mobile app | ||
| Features | ||
| Advanced forms No conditional logic, file uploads, multi-step | ||
| Support | ||
| Live chat support Email only, slow responses | ||
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