Figma is the better app overall, scoring 9.0 to 8.7. Figma wins on 3 of the 5 scores, Krita on 2.
Product designers and teams building apps and websites together
Digital painters and comic artists on a PC, Mac or Linux machine
Score by score
The details
| Feature | Figma | Krita |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Design & Creativity | Design & Creativity |
| Category rank | #3 of 10 | #5 of 10 |
| Developer | Figma, Inc. | Krita Foundation |
| Pricing | Free + paid plans | Free |
| Usable for free | Yes | Yes |
| iPhone & iPad | ✓ | — |
| Android | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mac | ✓ | ✓ |
| Windows | ✓ | ✓ |
| Linux | — | ✓ |
| Web | ✓ | — |
Common questions
Is Figma better than Krita?
Figma is the better app overall, scoring 9.0 to 8.7. Figma wins on 3 of the 5 scores, Krita on 2.
Which is cheaper, Figma or Krita?
Figma: Free Starter plan; Professional full seats are $16 a month billed yearly, or $20 monthly. Krita: Free from krita.org; optional paid store versions and donations fund development. On value for money, Krita scores higher.
Do Figma and Krita work on the same devices?
Only Figma runs on Web, iPhone & iPad. Only Krita runs on Linux.
Which is more private, Figma or Krita?
Krita scores higher on privacy (9.9/10). Krita says it does not access, collect, use, share or transmit any personal information. The Mac App Store label reads Data Not Collected, and Google Play lists no data collected.
Strengths and weaknesses
Figma
- Everyone edits the same file live, right in a browser
- Free Starter plan with unlimited drafts
- Covers design, whiteboards, slides and dev handoff
- Mobile apps are mostly for viewing and commenting
- AI features run on monthly credits
- AI training on content is opt-out on smaller plans
Figma lets a whole team design, prototype and comment on the same file in a browser tab, with nothing to install. Around it sit FigJam whiteboards, Slides, Dev Mode for handing work to developers, Figma Make for turning prompts into apps, and an AI agent that went fully live in October 2026. The free Starter plan covers unlimited drafts. Watch the AI credits, and note that AI training on your content is on by default for smaller plans.
Full Figma review
Krita
- Free and open source, with nothing paywalled
- Collects no personal data at all
- Runs on Windows, Mac, Linux and Android tablets
- Interface can feel cluttered and slow to start
- Android version is a tablet-only beta
- No iPad or iPhone version
Krita gives Windows, Mac and Linux painters a serious studio for free. You get flexible brush engines with stabilizers, drawing assistants, animation with onion skinning, comic panel tools and PSD support, and the 2026 releases rewrote the text tool. It's open source and collects no data at all. Expect a busier interface than Procreate, and the Android build is still a beta for tablets and Chromebooks only.
Full Krita review
