Penpot review

Penpot is the value pick for designers who want real prototyping without a per-seat bill. The company describes its free Professional plan as fully featured with no limits on tools, and every plan includes unlimited teams and no file limits within storage. The product covers wireframes, interactive prototypes, components, shared libraries and native design tokens, and its CSS Grid and Flex layouts mirror the way front-end developers structure pages. Files use open standards such as CSS, HTML, SVG and JSON, and the tool can be self-hosted, which suits public sector and privacy-minded teams. Paying is optional: Unlimited costs $7 per editor per month and is capped at $175 a month regardless of team size, adding storage, longer version history and early features, with a 14-day trial. Enterprise at $25 per member adds administration and permissions. The trade-off is that interaction depth is documented in less detail than in Figma or ProtoPie, so test complex flows first.

Who it is for

Teams that want a free, open-source tool for wireframes and interactive prototypes, or need to host design work themselves.

Price

Free Professional plan; Unlimited $7 per editor per month, capped at $175 per month.

Unlimited $7 editor/month Capped at $175 per month, no matter your team size.
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 9, 2026.

Key features

• Wireframes and interactive prototypes in the browser
• CSS Grid and Flex layouts that match how developers build
• Native design tokens, components and shared libraries
• MCP server and AI workflow integrations
• Self-host option and open file format using CSS, HTML, SVG and JSON

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Free Professional plan described by Penpot as fully featured with no missing tools
• Strength: Unlimited plan cost is capped at $175 a month whatever the team size
• Strength: Open source with a self-host option, so there is no vendor lock-in
• Weakness: Enterprise governance costs $25 per member per month
• Weakness: A dedicated Private Server is priced at $50k a year
• Weakness: Fewer advanced interaction controls are documented than in prototyping specialists

Key facts

• Free plan: Professional, $0 per user
• Unlimited: $7 per editor per month, capped at $175 a month
• Enterprise: $25 per member per month
• Free trial: 14 days on Unlimited and Enterprise
• License: Open source, cloud or self-host

Where it ranks

Penpot is No. 2 in our Best Prototyping Tools verdict.