Penpot vs Wix
The ultimate side-by-side head-to-head analysis for 2026.
Short answer
- Price: Penpot is cheaper — Free vs $16/user/mo.
- How to start: Penpot is free, Wix is from $16/user/mo.
These lines are generated from the pricing we track, not from a paid placement. We do not publish a quality score, because we do not have one we can stand behind. They cannot tell you which tool fits your workflow — the sections below are there for that. How we score tools.
Penpot
Wix
Category
Design
Design
Base Price
Free
$16/user/mo
Public API
Yes
Yes
Mobile app
No
Yes
Open source / self-hostable
Yes
No
SSO (SAML)
No
No
Choose Penpot if:
Teams that need design collaboration without a per-seat contract, or with data residency rules.
Choose Wix if:
Small Business Owners, Artists, and Personal Brands.
Penpot: pros & cons
- Open source with no seat licence
- Self-hostable, so files stay yours
- Uses open web standards under the hood
- Fewer plugins and integrations
- Performance lags on very large files
- Smaller community for help
Wix: pros & cons
- Max Design Freedom: Place any element exactly where you want it with pixel precision.
- All-in-One: Hosting, domain, and design are all bundled into a single bill.
- Huge Library: Over 800 modern, ready-made templates for every possible sector.
- Velo by Wix: Allows developers to add custom JavaScript functions to their sites.
- Template Lock: Once you build a site, you cannot easily move its content to a new template.
- Site Speed: Sites can become slow if overloaded with too many animations or widgets.
- No Transfer: You cannot move your Wix site to another hosting provider.
Our verdict on Penpot
The credible open-source answer to Figma. Judge it on your file sizes before committing a team to it.
Our verdict on Wix
The standard choice for those wanting to build the fastest and most visual site with zero tech skills.