Is Figma worth it?
Figma averages 4 out of 5 from 1 rating on HissingKitty. None rated it 2 stars or less so far.
"About $2,500 a year. Good value for product and design work."
Figma Questions Answered
Short answers from buyer ratings, sourced prices and listed alternatives. Every number shows its count.
Figma price increase 2026
We have 1 sourced price rise on file, including Professional (Full seat) from $144 to $192.
Best Figma alternatives
Buyers list 11 AI-native alternatives and 2 custom build firms for Figma. Top listed: Claude, Kajoo, AI Native Agency.
Should we build our own Figma?
7 teams posted that they built their own replacement, and 2 firms offer to build one for you. Build if your process is your edge; keep paying if it is standard.
"We cancelled our Figma enterprise plan This is how we design at HeroUI now."
"I did not see this coming, but I just canceled Figma and Linear. The weird part is that nothing is wrong with their products, I have been a huge fan of both companies, their approach for product thinking, design and t..."
Why do people leave Figma?
6 buyer complaints on file. In their own words:
"My mocks moved from Figma to HTML files in the repo. Approved there, then built."
"I know some people don't want to hear this, but if you're still dragging and dropping pre-made layouts into a page builder, or clicking buttons in Figma's UI by hand, you might as well file for bankruptcy. That's just..."
"We just cancelled our enterprise plan, and I just can't see how they recover from this. If you don't know what I'm talking about, spend a few minutes with Claude Design."
What Buyers Are Saying About Figma
"My mocks moved from Figma to HTML files in the repo. Approved there, then built."
Agshin Rajabov · Nov 11, 2026 · Source · Ask us to remove
"I know some people don't want to hear this, but if you're still dragging and dropping pre-made layouts into a page builder, or clicking buttons in Figma's UI by hand, you might as well file for bankruptcy. That's just not how we work anymore."
Kevin Geary · Oct 30, 2026 · Source · Ask us to remove
"We cancelled our Figma enterprise plan This is how we design at HeroUI now."
Junior García · Oct 29, 2026 · Source · Ask us to remove
"We just cancelled our enterprise plan, and I just can't see how they recover from this. If you don't know what I'm talking about, spend a few minutes with Claude Design."
Benoit · Oct 24, 2026 · Source · Ask us to remove
"Reduced our annual Figma bill by 65%. There's still a place for Figma at our company, but it's fairly limited to design and some devs. Near zero adoption of FigJam, Slides, Make, Buzz, Site, etc. Instead teams prefer to use Miro, Google Slides, Lovable, Claude/ChatGPT, etc."
Mohammed Asaduallah · Oct 22, 2026 · Source · Ask us to remove
"I thought I had removed all seats but nope somehow charge $400. No clue where to even cancel."
Paid $400 / once
Michael Francis · Oct 21, 2026 · Source · Ask us to remove
"I did not see this coming, but I just canceled Figma and Linear. The weird part is that nothing is wrong with their products, I have been a huge fan of both companies, their approach for product thinking, design and their leadership. I admire them and studied them so I could be."
JB · Oct 20, 2026 · Source · Ask us to remove
"I've always found Figma too expensive for my basic usage. I'm no designer.... So I decided to build this quick internal tool, and test whether it's going to help me go faster and provide more value."
Mathieu Olivier · Oct 16, 2026 · Source · Ask us to remove
"We are finished with Figma. Tired of waiting for features so we build our own design tool."
Michael · Oct 15, 2026 · Source · Ask us to remove
"We cancelled Asana, downgraded Figma, & heavily cut back on Canva. Built in-house tools focused on capabilities we actually used. Claude design handles slides & graphics now. Pro: more control, shared context, faster shipping. Con: internal tool sprawl & build maintenance."
Aatir Abdul Rauf · Oct 4, 2026 · Source · Ask us to remove
"@itspatmorgan built a Figma-like prototype environment, wired in our Vault design system so we can prototype fast and ship even faster."
Hum · Aug 18, 2026 · Source · Ask us to remove
"So I spent the weekend recreating Figma from scratch. OpenPencil: reads and writes.fig files, AI chat with full design tools, P2P collaboration with zero servers, ~7 MB app. No account, no subscription. Three days, one developer, MIT license."
built in 3 days
Danila Poyarkov, OpenPencil · Mar 1, 2026 · Source · Ask us to remove
"Signing up in Jan of 2025, the cost was $144 USD plus tax. Getting the new bill Jan of 2026, the cost was $192 plus tax."
$144 → $192 / year
Reddit user · Jan 14, 2026 · Source · Ask us to remove