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Head-to-head · UI Design Tools

Penpot vs Visily

  • 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
Visily #7 in UI Design Tools 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 6 of 7 features Visit Visily

Penpot leads on 1 check, Visily on 0, and 8 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 pricePenpot · $7/user/mo
  • Free planboth
  • Free trialonly Penpot

Penpot scores higher on our rubric for ui design tools: 9.4 against 8.7 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #7.

Penpot is cheaper to start at $7/user/mo against $11/user/mo.

Penpot is the better fit for open, collaborative UI teams. Visily is the better fit for AI-assisted product design teams.

  • Penpot fits best

    Open, collaborative UI teams

  • Visily fits best

    AI-assisted product design teams

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Side by side

Feature Penpot 9.4/10 Visit ↗ Visily 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.4 8.7
Ranking #1 in UI Design Tools #7 in UI Design Tools
Best for Open, collaborative UI teams AI-assisted product design teams
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $7/user/mo (best) $11/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 5 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Penpot 6/7 · Visily 6/7
Real-time collaboration ✓ ✓
Interactive prototyping ✓ ✓
Design systems ✓ ✓
Developer handoff ✓ ✓
Variables or design tokens ✓ ✓
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
  • Generates UI concepts from text, screenshots, diagrams, and templates
  • Combines prototyping, collaboration, handoff, and workflow mapping
  • Pro includes Figma import/export, code export, and 3,000 AI credits monthly
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
  • Starter limits teams to two editable boards
  • Advanced security and SAML SSO require the Business plan
  • No desktop app is available
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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Visily is a browser-based UI design platform for non-designers, product managers, founders, developers, and cross-functional teams. It supports wireframing, editable mockups, diagrams, interactive prototypes, comments, real-time…

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  1. PenpotUI Design Tools 9.4Free plan · 14-day trial
  2. VisilyUI Design Tools 8.7Free 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

  • Visily — where it wins

    • Generates UI concepts from text, screenshots, diagrams, and templates
    • Combines prototyping, collaboration, handoff, and workflow mapping
    • Pro includes Figma import/export, code export, and 3,000 AI credits monthly

    Where it doesn't

    • Starter limits teams to two editable boards
    • Advanced security and SAML SSO require the Business plan
    • No desktop app is available
  • Penpot9.4/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

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

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  • Visily8.7/10 · Free plan

    A browser-based design workspace for teams that want AI-assisted product workflows.

    Visit VisilyFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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