Figma
Design tool for interfaces, sites and brand assets. AI-powered tool, with a free plan; runs on web, desktop. The stack builder picks it for graphic design.
What it is known for
- Strengths: Figma Make: a working prototype from a prompt; AI credits on every seat for image edits and design productivity tools.
- For: designers and the developers and collaborators on their files, priced per seat.
- Runs on: web and desktop.
- Learning curve: steeper: a full design tool with components and variables.
- Works with: nothing named on its page.
Read on October 10, 2026 from figma.com/pricing, figma.com.
Plans and prices
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | Free | Limited files; 150 AI credits/day |
| Professional (Full seat) | $20/mo, or $16/mo billed yearly | $16 billed annually; 3,000 AI credits/month |
| Organization (Full seat) | $55/mo | Per seat, annual billing only; 3,500 AI credits/mo |
Checked by hand against figma.com/pricing on October 9, 2026; confidence medium. Prices are monthly in US dollars unless the row says otherwise; the builder counts the plan it starts on, Professional (Full seat).
When the stack builder picks it
The builder reads each job's rules from the top and takes the first step whose conditions hold and whose plan fits the money left. Figma is named in these steps:
- Graphic design, step 3 of 3, otherwise: Professional (Full seat) ($20/mo, or $16/mo billed yearly); the step also names Canva, Adobe Express and Adobe Photoshop, and the best score takes it.
The rules are public in stack-rules.json, and how the stack builder scores explains the tie-break.
Alternatives the same rules name
- Canva: Drag-and-drop design for social posts, slides and print. From free.
- Adobe Express: Quick graphics, short videos and social posts from templates. From free.
- Adobe Photoshop: Photo editing with Generative Fill and Expand. From $22.99/mo.
Signals and what people say
- App Store: 4.6 from 20,928 ratings, as of October 7, 2026
- Hacker News, 30 days to October 7, 2026: 9 stories
Change log
- October 10, 2026: counted as an AI-powered tool from here on (before: a standard tool without AI), as its own page figma.com/pricing lists AI features.
- October 9, 2026: plans and prices checked against figma.com/pricing; nothing had moved.
- October 6, 2026: plans and prices first recorded from figma.com/pricing.
Logo: Simple Icons 16.34.0, icon "figma" (Figma), CC0 1.0 for the icon file; the mark belongs to its owner.