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Head-to-head · UI Design Tools

Penpot vs Moqups

  • 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
Moqups #13 in UI Design Tools 8.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 7 features Visit Moqups

Penpot leads on 0 checks, Moqups on 0, and 9 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
  • Free planboth
  • Free trialonly Penpot
  • Most featuresPenpot · 6 of 7

Penpot scores higher on our rubric for ui design tools: 9.4 against 8.1 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #13.

Penpot is the better fit for open, collaborative UI teams. Moqups is the better fit for collaborative web-based wireframing.

  • Penpot fits best

    Open, collaborative UI teams

  • Moqups fits best

    Collaborative web-based wireframing

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Side by side

Feature Penpot 9.4/10 Visit ↗ Moqups 8.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.4 8.1
Ranking #1 in UI Design Tools #13 in UI Design Tools
Best for Open, collaborative UI teams Collaborative web-based wireframing
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $7/user/mo $7/user/mo
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial 14 days —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Browser extension
Platforms Web Web, Chrome extension
Support Email, Community, Docs Email, Docs
Compliance GDPR, SSO/SAML SSO/SAML
Integrations 3 integrations 9 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Penpot 6/7 · Moqups 5/7
Real-time collaboration ✓ ✓
Interactive prototyping ✓ ✓
Design systems ✓ ✓
Developer handoff ✓ ✓
Variables or design tokens ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Desktop app — Not checked yet
Prototype sharing ✓ ✓
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
  • Real-time editing with live cursors, comments, and annotations
  • Combines wireframes, prototypes, diagrams, and reusable components
  • Exports PNG, PDF, and offline HTML, plus CSS or JSX handoff
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
  • Available through the web without a native desktop version
  • Free plan is limited to 2 projects and 400 objects per project
  • Starter pricing requires annual billing for the listed $9 rate
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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Moqups is a browser-based visual collaboration workspace for product teams, designers, analysts, engineers, and other stakeholders. It brings wireframing, UI mockups, interactive prototypes, flowcharts, sitemaps, mind maps, UML diagrams,…

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  1. PenpotUI Design Tools 9.4Free plan · 14-day trial
  2. MoqupsUI Design Tools 8.1Free 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

  • Moqups — where it wins

    • Real-time editing with live cursors, comments, and annotations
    • Combines wireframes, prototypes, diagrams, and reusable components
    • Exports PNG, PDF, and offline HTML, plus CSS or JSX handoff

    Where it doesn't

    • Available through the web without a native desktop version
    • Free plan is limited to 2 projects and 400 objects per project
    • Starter pricing requires annual billing for the listed $9 rate
  • Penpot9.4/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

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

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  • Moqups8.1/10 · Free plan

    A broad browser workspace for collaborative wireframes, prototypes, diagrams, and handoff.

    Visit MoqupsFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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