How much does Penpot cost?

Penpot is free to use. We verified this against the vendor's own page; see "What we checked" below for the date.

Does Penpot have a free plan?

Yes. Penpot is free to use at its base level.

What are the main drawbacks of Penpot?

The trade-offs we noted: Fewer plugins and integrations; Performance lags on very large files; Smaller community for help.

When should you not use Penpot?

Skip Penpot if: You need SSO, audit logs and 90-day history — that is Enterprise at $25/user/month from $950/month; Your workflow depends on Figma plugins and community files; You need a dedicated private server: $50,000/year.

Design

Penpot

Open-source design and prototyping tool.

What it is

Penpot is an open-source design and prototyping tool that runs in the browser and can be self-hosted. It uses open web standards for its files, so designs are not locked in a proprietary format, and self-hosting keeps client work inside your own network. The trade-off is a smaller plugin and community ecosystem than the commercial incumbents.

Penpot pricing

Penpot publishes 1 plan. Paid tiers start at $25/user/mo.

Penpot plans and published prices, taken from the vendor’s pricing page.
Plan	Price	What the vendor’s page says
Enterprise	$25/user/mo	Enterprise $25/user/month from $950/month with SSO and audit logs; Private Server $50,000/year; self-host available

Prices read from the vendor's own pricing page on 2026-09-08. Vendors change plans without notice — check the source before you budget. Source

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Key features

Browser-based editor
Runs design and prototyping in the browser with no client install.
Self-hostable
Deploys on your own infrastructure so files stay inside your network.
Open standards files
Stores designs in open formats rather than a proprietary container.

Strengths and trade-offs

What works well

Open source with no seat licence
Self-hostable, so files stay yours
Uses open web standards under the hood

Where it falls short

Fewer plugins and integrations
Performance lags on very large files
Smaller community for help

Who it is for

Teams that need design collaboration without a per-seat contract, or with data residency rules.

Pick it or skip it

Pick Penpot if

Design teams up to 8 editors who want a free, open-source Figma alternative with 10 GB storage
Companies that must self-host design tools for data control
Growing teams: Unlimited is $7 per user/month capped at $175/month

Skip it if

You need SSO, audit logs and 90-day history — that is Enterprise at $25/user/month from $950/month
Your workflow depends on Figma plugins and community files
You need a dedicated private server: $50,000/year

Our verdict

The credible open-source answer to Figma. Judge it on your file sizes before committing a team to it.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Penpot cost?: Penpot is free to use. We verified this against the vendor's own page; see "What we checked" below for the date.
Does Penpot have a free plan?: Yes. Penpot is free to use at its base level.
Who is Penpot best for?: Teams that need design collaboration without a per-seat contract, or with data residency rules.
What are the main drawbacks of Penpot?: The trade-offs we noted: Fewer plugins and integrations; Performance lags on very large files; Smaller community for help.
When should you not use Penpot?: Skip Penpot if: You need SSO, audit logs and 90-day history — that is Enterprise at $25/user/month from $950/month; Your workflow depends on Figma plugins and community files; You need a dedicated private server: $50,000/year.

What we checked

Public APIOffers a documented API you can build against.Yes
Mobile appHas a native app for iOS or Android, not just a mobile website.No
Open source / self-hostableSource is open and the tool can be run on your own infrastructure.Yes
SSO (SAML)Supports SAML single sign-on on at least one plan.No

“Not checked” means exactly that — we have not verified it, and we do not guess.

Evidence and freshness

Status: Vendor pricing page verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-08

Penpot — Pricing ↗
Checked 2026-09-08 · Supports: Professional free: up to 8 team members plus unlimited viewers, 10 GB, 7-day history, Unlimited $7/user/month capped at $175/month, 25 GB, 30-day history, Enterprise $25/user/month from $950/month with SSO and audit logs; Private Server $50,000/year; self-host available

Limit: Vendor pricing page was reviewed by an editor on this date; this record is not a ToolCompare benchmark. Prices and limits change.

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