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Head-to-head · UI Design Tools

Penpot vs Lunacy

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 9 checks side by side
Higher score Penpot #1 in UI Design Tools 9.4/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 6 of 7 features Visit Penpot
Lunacy #4 in UI Design Tools 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 7 features Visit Lunacy

Penpot leads on 0 checks, Lunacy on 2, and 7 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 9 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scorePenpot · 9.4/10
  • Lowest starting priceLunacy · $4.99/mo
  • Free planboth
  • Free trialonly Penpot
  • Most featuresPenpot · 6 of 7

Penpot scores higher on our rubric for ui design tools: 9.4 against 9.0 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #4.

Lunacy is cheaper to start at $4.99/user/mo against $7/user/mo. Lunacy offers desktop app; Penpot doesn't.

Penpot is the better fit for open, collaborative UI teams. Lunacy is the better fit for low-cost cross-platform UI designers.

  • Penpot fits best

    Open, collaborative UI teams

  • Lunacy fits best

    Low-cost cross-platform UI designers

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Side by side

Feature Penpot 9.4/10 Visit ↗ Lunacy 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.4 9.0
Ranking #1 in UI Design Tools #4 in UI Design Tools
Best for Open, collaborative UI teams Low-cost cross-platform UI designers
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $7/user/mo $4.99/mo (best)
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial 14 days —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop
Platforms Web Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support Email, Community, Docs Community, Docs
Integrations 3 integrations 6 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Penpot 6/7 · Lunacy 2/7
Real-time collaboration ✓ ✓
Interactive prototyping ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Design systems ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Developer handoff ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Variables or design tokens ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Desktop app — ✓ (best)
Prototype sharing ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Real-time multiplayer editing with shared libraries and design systems
  • Responsive layouts, interactive prototypes, tokens, and developer inspection
  • Hosted cloud, self-hosting, REST API, webhooks, plugins, and MCP server
  • Free core app with local and cloud documents
  • Auto layout, components, variables, and interactive prototyping
  • Windows, macOS, Linux, web, and offline work modes
Cons
  • The Professional plan supports up to 8 team members
  • Unlimited storage is reserved for the Enterprise plan
  • Advanced permissions, SSO, and audit logs require Enterprise
  • Advanced cloud and team features require paid plans
  • Graphics subscription is separate from core design features
  • Some collaboration features depend on cloud documents
Our verdict

Penpot is a web-based, open-source UI design and prototyping platform for designers, developers, and product teams. It combines responsive interface design using CSS Grid and Flex layouts with interactive prototypes, reusable components,…

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Lunacy is a vector design application for UI/UX and web projects, aimed at individual designers and teams that need a cross-platform workspace. It runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, and the web, and supports local or cloud documents with…

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  1. PenpotUI Design Tools 9.4Free plan · 14-day trial
  2. LunacyUI Design Tools 9.0Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Penpot — where it wins

    • Real-time multiplayer editing with shared libraries and design systems
    • Responsive layouts, interactive prototypes, tokens, and developer inspection
    • Hosted cloud, self-hosting, REST API, webhooks, plugins, and MCP server

    Where it doesn't

    • The Professional plan supports up to 8 team members
    • Unlimited storage is reserved for the Enterprise plan
    • Advanced permissions, SSO, and audit logs require Enterprise

  • Lunacy — where it wins

    • Free core app with local and cloud documents
    • Auto layout, components, variables, and interactive prototyping
    • Windows, macOS, Linux, web, and offline work modes

    Where it doesn't

    • Advanced cloud and team features require paid plans
    • Graphics subscription is separate from core design features
    • Some collaboration features depend on cloud documents
  • Penpot9.4/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

    A broad, collaborative UI design platform with cloud and self-hosted deployment.

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  • Lunacy9.0/10 · Free plan

    A capable low-cost UI design tool for teams working across desktop platforms and offline.

    Visit LunacyFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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