How Much Does Penpot Cost in 2026?

Penpot has quietly matured into a legitimate Figma competitor. The feature set is 90% there — multiplayer editing, design systems, components + variants, plugins, API access, native SVG export. The 10% gap is polish: smaller plugin ecosystem, less sophisticated auto-layout, fewer integrations with development tools. For most design teams, the gap doesn't matter. Professional tier (free) up to 8 team members covers solo designers, small startups, and small agencies completely. Unlimited at $7/user is where Penpot gets interesting vs Figma: the $175/mo cap means a 25-person design team = $175/mo vs Figma Professional at 25×$16 = $400/mo. That's $2,700/year saved. For larger teams, Penpot Unlimited at $175/mo flat is dramatically cheaper than any Figma tier. Enterprise at $950/mo flat with unlimited storage serves orgs that need capped costs. Private Server at $50k/year is for regulated industries with data sovereignty needs (governments, defense, healthcare). The open-source angle matters: you can self-host Penpot for free on your own infrastructure, audit the code, extend it with plugins. No other design tool offers this. Where Penpot wins: cost at scale (massive savings over Figma for 25+ person teams), open-source flexibility, self-hosting option. Where it loses: plugin ecosystem is 10% of Figma's, community size is smaller, hiring designers who know Penpot is harder than Figma.