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AI Design Comparison

Figma vs. Piktochart

At a glance

At a glance

Figma

Best for

Best for product teams designing UI and design systems collaboratively.

  • Small and mid-sized
  • Enterprise

Piktochart

Best for

Best for communications, research and education teams turning data and reports into infographics, decks and video in one editor.

  • Freelancers
  • Small and mid-sized
  • Enterprise

Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.

Full Comparison

Criterion Figma Piktochart
Starting price Free Starter; from $16 / month per full seat Professional full seat; dev seats $12 and collab seats $3. Organization from $55 and Enterprise from $90 per full seat, both billed annually. Every seat carries a monthly AI credit allowance. lower value Free plan; Pro $10 / month Pro is $10 per month billed annually, or $15 billed monthly. Business is $17 billed annually, or $20 monthly. Enterprise is quoted for organisations of 101 members or more. Education is $39 per year and Nonprofit $60 per year.
Free trial Free Starter Free plan
Commercial use Yes Not stated
Output UI/UX designs and design systems Infographics, presentations, reports, documents, marketing graphics and video
What it makes UI/UX designs and design systems Infographics, presentations, reports, documents, newsletters, social graphics, banners, brochures, flyers, posters and video
AI generation AI-generated layouts with First Draft, plus layer cleanup and prompt to code AI Design Generator builds visuals from a text prompt, and AI Presentation Maker turns a topic, outline, notes or an uploaded document into an editable deck in under ten seconds; plus an AI icon generator and AI image generation, modifying, upscaling, restoring and background and text removal. Video generation uses Sora 2 and Veo 3.1. Use is metered in credits, from 60 a month on the free plan
Brand, style and templates Design systems rather than brand kits: reusable components, variables for colour, spacing and type, slots, and shared libraries and fonts across an organisation, with a check that compares work against the system; UI kits and templates are included from the free Starter plan Brand Kit with unlimited colours, fonts and logos on the Business plan, a shared library of brand assets and branded templates; the free plan is limited to free templates
Export and handoff Dev Mode handoff and prompt to code Free plan allows two PNG downloads; Pro adds unlimited PNG and transparent backgrounds, and Business adds unlimited PDF and PowerPoint
API Yes No public API is documented. The knowledge base covers only the Google Drive and Zoom connections, and a request for developer access on the vendor's own feedback board is still open
Deployment Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
Support Email helpdesk, Community forum Not stated
Onboarding more entries Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials Documentation and knowledge base
Company size Small and mid-sized, Enterprise more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
Integrations more entries Slack, Jira, Confluence, Linear, Asana, Notion, Zapier, Dropbox, Google Workspace, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, VS Code, Storybook, GitLab, zeroheight, Zeplin, Frontify, Maze, UserTesting, Mixpanel, ProtoPie Zoom, Google Drive

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The short version

Key Differences

  • Starting price Figma Free Starter; from $16 / month per full seat Piktochart Free plan; Pro $10 / month
  • Free trial Figma Free Starter Piktochart Free plan
  • Company size Figma Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Piktochart Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
  • Output Figma UI/UX designs and design systems Piktochart Infographics, presentations, reports, documents, marketing graphics and video
  • What it makes Figma UI/UX designs and design systems Piktochart Infographics, presentations, reports, documents, newsletters, social graphics, banners, brochures, flyers, posters and video

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The trade-offs

Strengths and Limitations

Figma

Strengths

  • The standard for product and UI design
  • AI inside the real design file
  • Dev Mode handoff to code

Limitations

  • Seat-based pricing and credit limits add up
  • Overkill for simple graphics

Piktochart

Strengths

  • One subscription covers infographics, presentations, reports and video
  • Free plan with unlimited projects and 60 AI credits a month
  • Branded templates and a shared brand asset library on the Business plan

Limitations

  • The free plan allows only two PNG downloads and free templates only
  • PDF and PowerPoint export need the Business plan
  • AI use is metered in credits per plan

Plans

Pricing

Figma

  • Starter $0 Free tier. Unlimited drafts, UI kits and templates, 150 AI credits a day and up to 500 a month.
  • Professional $16 Per full seat per month; dev seat $12, collab seat $3. Unlimited files and projects, advanced prototyping, 3,000 AI credits a month.
  • Organization $55 Per full seat per month, billed annually; dev seat $25, collab seat $5. Unlimited teams, shared libraries and fonts, central admin, 3,500 AI credits a month.
  • Enterprise $90 Per full seat per month, billed annually; dev seat $35, collab seat $5. Custom team workspaces, design system theming and APIs, SCIM seat management, 4,250 AI credits a month.
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Piktochart

  • Free $0 Unlimited visual projects, two PNG downloads, free templates only, 60 AI credits per month, 1 GB storage.
  • Pro $10 Per month billed annually, or $15 monthly. Unlimited PNG downloads, premium templates, more than 5 million premium icons and illustrations, transparent background downloads, 500 AI credits per month, 100 GB storage.
  • Business $17 Per month billed annually, or $20 monthly. Unlimited PNG, PDF and PowerPoint downloads, Brand Kit with unlimited colours, fonts and logos, branded templates, 1,000 AI credits per month, 250 GB storage.
  • Enterprise Custom For organisations of 101 members or more. Adds a dedicated account manager, advanced security, custom templates, workspace management and SSO or SAML.
  • Education $39 Per year, for students and teachers with a valid educational email. Unlimited downloads, limited Brand Kit access, 250 AI credits per month, 100 GB storage.
  • Nonprofit $60 Per year, for registered nonprofits. Unlimited downloads, limited Brand Kit access, 250 AI credits per month, 100 GB storage.
  • Campus Custom For universities and colleges, minimum 3,000 seats.
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What users say

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Figma

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Piktochart

Ease of use
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User interface
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Onboarding
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Support and service
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Value for money
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Features
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Where this comes from

Where this comes from

Figma https://www.figma.com · no check date recorded yet

Piktochart https://piktochart.com · checked against the official source on 2026-09-04

This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.