Penpot vs Sketch — Qual vence?
Escolha Penpot se: Defensores do open-source que querem uma alternativa ao Figma self-hosted sem vendor lock-in
Escolha Sketch se: Times de design Mac-only que preferem performance de app nativo a ferramentas baseadas em browser
Nossa opinião: Penpot for simplicity, Sketch for power users.
| Penpot | Sketch | |
|---|---|---|
| Preços | Free and open source | Penpot Cloud Teams custom pricing | No free plan (30-day trial) | Standard $12/editor/mo |
| Funcionalidades | Open source and self-hostable, SVG-native design, Real-time collaboration, Components and design systems, Interactive prototyping | Vector editing, Symbols and shared styles, Prototyping, Developer handoff, Mac-native performance |
| Melhor para | Open-source advocates who want a self-hosted Figma alternative with no vendor lock-in | Mac-only design teams who prefer native app performance over browser-based tools |
| Curva de aprendizado | Médio | Médio |
A diferença real
Both offer free tiers, so the real question is what you get when you start paying.
Penpot stands out with Open source and self-hostable and SVG-native design. Sketch counters with Vector editing and Symbols and shared styles.
Penpot's Achilles heel: still catching up to figma on polish and plugin ecosystem — feels rough around the edges. Sketch's: mac only — no windows, no linux, no web app. lost massive market share to figma. Pick whichever weakness you can live with.
Conclusão
If you value open source and self-hostable and defensores do open-source que, go with Penpot. If times de design mac-only matters more, Sketch is your pick. Neither is a bad choice — but one will fit your workflow better.