Head-to-head · Design & Prototyping
Figma vs Penpot
Which one to pick in 2026 — comparing 🇺🇸 Figma with the European alternative 🇪🇺 Penpot on the things that actually decide who can read your data.
🇺🇸 Figmavs🇪🇺 Penpot
Verdict
Who has stronger privacy guarantees by law?
Penpot — GDPR-native and outside the US CLOUD Act / FISA 702 reach.
Which one encrypts your data end-to-end by default?
Neither ships full E2E by default — check the table for nuance.
Which one tracks you for ads?
Neither monetises through ad tracking.
Which one is open source?
Penpot is open source. Figma is proprietary.
Side-by-side
Figma vs Penpot — full comparison
Criteria
🇪🇺 Penpot
🇺🇸 Figma
Headquarters
Madrid, Spain
San Francisco, CA, USA
Jurisdiction
Spain (GDPR)
USA (CLOUD Act, FISA 702)
Data location
EU cloud or self-hosted
Global, US-controlled (AWS)
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
No
No
End-to-end encryption
No
No
Open source
Yes
No
Ownership
Kaleidos Open Source S.L. (private, founder-led)
Figma Inc. (private, Adobe acquisition blocked)
Founded
2015
2012
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