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Penpot vs Framer

Open-source design + prototyping platform — Figma alternative, self-hostable
vs. Design and publish websites — no-code meets modern design tools

Penpot (OSS) ↗Framer website ↗

Pricing tiers

Penpot

Free (Cloud)
$0. Unlimited files, unlimited projects, unlimited users. Full feature set.
Free
Self-Hosted (OSS)
Free forever. MPL 2.0 license. Docker Compose deploy. Full feature parity with cloud.
$0 base (usage-based)
Enterprise
Custom. Self-hosted support contract, SLA, training.
Custom
Penpot (OSS) ↗

Framer

Free
$0. 1 Framer site (framer.website subdomain). Framer branding. No CMS publishing.
Free
Mini
$5/mo annual. 1 site. Custom domain. Basic analytics. No CMS.
$5/mo
Basic
$15/mo annual. 1 site. CMS (1000 items). Password protection. Higher bandwidth.
$15/mo
Pro
$30/mo annual. 3 sites. CMS (10,000 items). 1M bandwidth. Staging.
$30/mo
Enterprise
Custom. SSO, SAML, team + agency features, high bandwidth, priority support.
Custom
Framer website ↗

Free-tier quotas head-to-head

Comparing free on Penpot vs free on Framer.

MetricPenpotFramer
No overlapping quota metrics for these tiers.

Features

Penpot · 16 features

  • Accessibility Checks — Contrast + color blindness.
  • Animations — Transitions + effects.
  • Auto Layout — Responsive components.
  • Comments — In-file discussion.
  • Components + Variants — Reusable elements.
  • Design Canvas — Vector drawing + layout.
  • Design Tokens (W3C) — Named design variables.
  • Figma File Import — Migrate from Figma.
  • Flex + Grid Layout — Layout constraints.
  • Inspector + Code Export — CSS/HTML/React/Flutter code.
  • Native SVG — Not a proprietary blob.
  • Plugins API — Extend Penpot.
  • Prototyping — Interactive flows.
  • Self-Host (MPL-2.0) — Docker deploy.
  • Shared Libraries — Team asset libraries.
  • Version History — File revisions.

Framer · 17 features

  • A/B Testing — Split test variants.
  • Animations + Effects — Motion, scroll, hover.
  • Code Components — React components inside Framer.
  • Code Overrides — Inject React logic on elements.
  • Design Canvas — Vector + layout design.
  • Forms — Built-in form collection.
  • Framer AI — Generate designs + content.
  • Framer Analytics — Page views, devices, referrers.
  • Multi-Language Sites — Native i18n support.
  • Native CMS — Collections, relations, localization.
  • Plugins API — Custom plugins marketplace.
  • Publish to Framer Hosting — One-click deploy with SSL/CDN.
  • Responsive Design — Breakpoints + layout.
  • SEO Controls — Meta, OG, sitemap, robots.
  • Staging Environments — Preview URL before publish.
  • Templates Marketplace — Free + paid templates.
  • Wireframer — AI wireframes from prompt.

Developer interfaces

KindPenpotFramer
SDKPenpot Plugins APIFramer Plugin API, Widgets (Code Overrides)
REST—Framer CMS (Data)
OTHERDesktop App, Export + Inspect, Penpot Web, Self-Host (Docker)Framer Desktop, Framer Web
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