Figma vs MediBang Paint

Figma is a collaborative design platform for teams developing digital products, presentations, and related work. Figma Design supports exploration, iteration, and prototyping in a shared workspace. Dev Mode connects design files with code, while Figma Make turns prompts or existing designs into prototypes or apps. FigJam provides an online whiteboard, and Figma Slides supports co-created interactive presentations with prototypes, polls, transitions, and PowerPoint import and export. Team members can comment, give feedback, and branch work without changing the main file; shared links can be set for viewing or editing. The platform runs on the web, with desktop apps for macOS and Windows and mobile apps for iOS and Android. Starter is free with limited product access, unlimited drafts, and up to 500 AI credits per month. Starter co-editing is limited to three files, with three pages per file. Professional billed annually costs $12 a month; the monthly billing option is $16 a month. Figma says it provides unlimited cloud storage and maintains SOC 2 Type 2 and SOC 3 reports.

MediBang Paint is an illustration app for Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android. Its tools support illustration and comic creation, including panel layouts, speech balloons, and a character library. Finished work can be exported in MDP, PNG, JPG, BMP, GIF, PSD, TIF, and WebP formats. A free plan is available, while paid plans add cloud storage. MediBang Premium (20GB) costs ¥300 a month, and the listed storage plans extend through 100GB, 300GB, 500GB, 1TB, and 1.5TB. The 1.5TB option costs ¥5,000 a month. These paid plans are listed at web prices with automatic renewal. The app includes illustration tools but does not offer a template library, presentation design, a brand kit, or real-time collaboration. MediBang Paint is the maker, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan.