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Penpot vs Sketch: pricing compared

Plans, list prices and what a team of 5, 10 or 25 pays on each, from Surba's catalog of Design tools. Updated for 2026.

At a glance

Side by side

Penpot starts at $7/user/mo (Unlimited) and Sketch at $10/user/mo (Mac-only license). For 10 people that's $70 vs $100 a month: Penpot is $30 a month (30%) cheaper than Sketch on list price.

Penpot

Cheaper for 10 people

From$7/user/mo

10 people: $70 a month · $840 a year

  • Free plan (Professional)
  • No yearly discount listed
  • No startup credits listed
  • 3 plans · priced per user

Sketch

Design

From$10/user/mo

10 people: $100 a month · $1,200 a year

  • No free plan
  • No yearly discount listed
  • No startup credits listed
  • 3 plans · priced per user

Plans

Penpot and Sketch plans

Every plan with a public price, in US dollars.

Penpot

  • Professional

    No file limits · Unlimited teams · Open source, no lock-in

    Free

  • Unlimited

    Per editor, capped at $175/month · Extra storage · Extended version history

    $7/user/mo

  • Enterprise

    Centralized admin & governance · Team permissions · Single sign-on

    $25/user/mo

Prices per editor/member per month. Private Server (dedicated hosting) from $50k/year via sales. No annual discount shown.

Prices from Penpot's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.

Sketch

  • Standard

    Real-time collaboration · Unlimited documents

    $12/user/mo

  • Professional

    Per editor

    $24/user/mo

  • Mac-only license

    One-time, per seat · Includes 1 year of updates · Offline, local documents

    $10/user/mo

Standard $12 and Professional $24 per editor/mo billed yearly; monthly rates not shown. Mac-only license is a one-time $120 with one year of updates.

Prices from Sketch's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.

Team cost

What each costs your team

Entry paid plans, per month and per year at list price.

Penpot and Sketch cost by team size
TeamPenpot (Unlimited)Sketch (Mac-only license)Difference
5 people$35$420/yr$50$600/yrPenpot $15 less a month
10 people$70$840/yr$100$1,200/yrPenpot $30 less a month
25 people$175$2,100/yr$250$3,000/yrPenpot $75 less a month

Penpot is priced per user. Sketch is priced per user. Per-user prices are multiplied by the team; per-plan prices aren't. Before tax; yearly discounts not applied.

FAQ

Penpot vs Sketch: questions

Which is cheaper, Penpot or Sketch?

Penpot starts at $7/user/mo (Unlimited) and Sketch at $10/user/mo (Mac-only license). For 10 people that's $70 vs $100 a month: Penpot is $30 a month (30%) cheaper than Sketch on list price. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.

Do Penpot and Sketch have free plans?

Penpot has a free plan (Professional). Sketch has no free plan in Surba's catalog.

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