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Head-to-head · Wireframe Tools

Penpot vs MockFlow

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 2 checks side by side
Higher score Penpot #5 in Wireframe Tools 7.0/10 Free plan · paid from $7/mo · 14-day trial Free plan✓ 1 of 4 features Visit Penpot
MockFlow #8 in Wireframe Tools 5.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 4 features Visit MockFlow

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

Our verdict

  • Highest scorePenpot · 7.0/10
  • Free planboth

Penpot scores higher on our rubric for wireframe tools: 7.0 against 5.0 out of 10; our editors rank them #5 and #8.

Penpot is the better fit for teams seeking open-source design and prototyping. MockFlow is the better fit for teams needing wireframes, AI tools, and integrations.

  • Penpot fits best

    Teams seeking open-source design and prototyping

  • MockFlow fits best

    Teams needing wireframes, AI tools, and integrations

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Side by side

Feature Penpot 7.0/10 Visit ↗ MockFlow 5.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 7.0 5.0
Ranking #5 in Wireframe Tools #8 in Wireframe Tools
Best for Teams seeking open-source design and prototyping Teams needing wireframes, AI tools, and integrations
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price Not published Not published
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Desktop, Browser extension
Platforms Web Web, Windows, macOS, Chrome extension
Support Email, Community, Docs Docs
Compliance GDPR, SSO/SAML SOC 2, ISO 27001, SSO/SAML, 2FA
Integrations 3 integrations 20+ integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Penpot 1/4 · MockFlow 1/4
Prototype interactions Not published Not published
Real-time collaboration ✓ ✓
Mobile app support Not published Not published
Design system support Not published Not published
Specs
Wireframe fidelity Not published Not published
Export formats Not published Not published
Our review
Pros
  • Real-time multiplayer collaboration with shared libraries and reusable components
  • Responsive Flex and Grid layouts plus interactive prototypes
  • Cloud or self-hosted deployment with design-token import and export
  • Combines wireframing, clickable prototypes, diagrams, and whiteboarding.
  • Supports real-time co-editing, reviewer permissions, and developer Specs mode.
  • Connects with Slack, Teams, Jira, Confluence, Trello, and Google Drive.
Cons
  • No desktop app; work is delivered through web-based access
  • Integration options center on plugins, webhooks, and the REST API
  • Advanced permissions and single sign-on are reserved for Enterprise
  • Basic is limited to personal and nonprofit use; business work requires a paid plan.
  • Build mode, Figma export, and SSO, SAML, and SCIM are available on Max.
  • Support is listed through documentation, rather than additional support channels.
Our verdict

Penpot is a web-based, open-source UI design and prototyping platform for designers, developers, and product teams. Its toolkit combines SVG-based vector editing, responsive CSS Flex and Grid layouts, interactive prototypes, reusable…

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MockFlow brings UI wireframing, lightweight prototyping, diagrams, whiteboarding, documentation, and AI-assisted workflows into a visual planning workspace. It is aimed at product managers, designers, developers, marketers, and other…

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  1. PenpotWireframe Tools 7.0Free plan · paid from $7/mo · 14-day trial
  2. MockFlowWireframe Tools 5.0Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Penpot — where it wins

    • Real-time multiplayer collaboration with shared libraries and reusable components
    • Responsive Flex and Grid layouts plus interactive prototypes
    • Cloud or self-hosted deployment with design-token import and export

    Where it doesn't

    • No desktop app; work is delivered through web-based access
    • Integration options center on plugins, webhooks, and the REST API
    • Advanced permissions and single sign-on are reserved for Enterprise

  • MockFlow — where it wins

    • Combines wireframing, clickable prototypes, diagrams, and whiteboarding.
    • Supports real-time co-editing, reviewer permissions, and developer Specs mode.
    • Connects with Slack, Teams, Jira, Confluence, Trello, and Google Drive.

    Where it doesn't

    • Basic is limited to personal and nonprofit use; business work requires a paid plan.
    • Build mode, Figma export, and SSO, SAML, and SCIM are available on Max.
    • Support is listed through documentation, rather than additional support channels.
  • Penpot7.0/10 · Free plan · paid from $7/mo · 14-day trial

    Open-source collaborative wireframing with self-hosting, tokens, and responsive prototypes.

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  • MockFlow5.0/10 · Free plan

    Wireframes, prototypes, AI tools, and collaboration in one visual planning workspace.

    Visit MockFlowFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026