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Excalidraw vs Figma
Pricing, founders, indie status and curated alternatives compared from our directory — all data points sourced from each tool's public site or press materials.
At a glanceExcalidrawFigma
- Pricing
- $6/seat/mo (Plus)
- $15/editor/mo (Professional)
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- Freemium
- Founded
- —
- 2012
- Location
- —
- San Francisco, USA
- Bootstrapped
- —
- —
- Open source
- Yes
- —
- Category
- —
- Design & Whiteboards
- Indie alternatives
- 0
- 5
- Founders
- Christopher Chedeau
- Dylan Field, Evan Wallace
Key differences
Pricing
Excalidraw starts cheaper at $6/seat/mo (Plus); Figma starts at $15/editor/mo (Professional).
Funding
Excalidraw is bootstrapped / open source; Figma is venture-backed.
Open source
Excalidraw is open source; Figma is closed source.
Indie alternatives
Excalidraw has 0 curated indie alternatives in our directory; Figma has 5.
Differences are derived directly from the data on each tool's page. Empty fields mean we haven't verified a value yet — never that one tool lacks the capability.
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