Figma Slides vs Penpot

Figma Slides is a presentation tool for making and delivering decks, included with seats on every Figma plan. Teams can collaborate through chat, audio, comments, presenter notes, and shared presenting control. Decks can include polls, voting, alignment scales, interactive prototypes, and embedded YouTube videos. AI can revise text tone or length and add presenter notes, while FigJam boards can be converted into presentation outlines. Figma Design libraries provide shared components, variables, and styles, and templates are available from Figma and its community. Slides can be imported from and exported to PowerPoint, and presenter mode is supported. Decks can be preloaded for offline presenting, although offline access is listed as unavailable. Starter is free with limited access to Figma products, unlimited drafts, and up to 500 AI credits per month. Professional Collab seats cost $3 a month; Professional Dev and Full seats cost 12.00 USD and $16 a month, respectively. It is listed for web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android.

Penpot is an open-source design platform for teams working across design and development. It runs in a browser and includes SVG vector editing, custom font management, Flex Layout, CSS Grid Layout and interactive prototyping. Design systems can use components, native design tokens and shared libraries; developers can inspect code using standards such as CSS, HTML, SVG and JSON, as well as Penpot's open file format. The service is available in the cloud or can be self-hosted on private cloud, on-premises or in air-gapped environments, with Docker and Kubernetes listed as deployment options. Security information includes SAML SSO, role-based access control, AES-256 encryption at rest, TLS 1.2+ in transit and GDPR compliance with a DPA. Self-hosted deployments are described as SOC2/HIPAA capable, and Penpot can be deployed in FedRAMP environments. Professional is free; Unlimited costs $7 editor/month, Enterprise $25 member/month, and Private Server $50k year. There is no desktop app.