Updated March 2026 · Independent Analysis
Adobe PhotoshopvsPenpot
Adobe Photoshop starts at $9.99/mo; Penpot is free. Adobe Photoshop is rated higher at 4.6/5 vs Penpot's 4.3/5.
Adobe Photoshopvs Penpot
★ 4.6/5+0.3 vs Penpot
Only in Adobe Photoshop
- ✦ Photo Editing
- ✦ Layer-based Design
- ✦ Generative Fill (AI)
From $9.99/moPart of Creative Cloud (30M+) users · est. 1990
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Penpotvs Adobe Photoshop
★ 4.3/5-0.3 vs Adobe Photoshop
Only in Penpot
- ✦ UI Design
- ✦ Prototyping
- ✦ Components
✓ Free plan500K+ users · est. 2019
Try Penpot Free →Ratings Breakdown
Adobe Photoshop
4.6/5 avg
G2 Score4.6/5
Capterra Score4.8/5
G2 Rating4.6/5
Penpot
4.3/5 avg
G2 Score4.3/5
Capterra Score4.4/5
G2 Rating4.3/5
Quick Stats
Feature Comparison
Adobe Photoshop uniquely offers Photo Editing, Layer-based Design, Generative Fill (AI). Penpot uniquely offers UI Design, Prototyping, Components. Both share 0 features.
Feature
Adobe Photoshop
Penpot
Photo Editing
✓
✗
Layer-based Design
✓
✗
Generative Fill (AI)
✓
✗
Generative Expand
✓
✗
Neural Filters
✓
✗
Object Selection
✓
✗
Content-Aware Fill
✓
✗
Camera RAW
✓
✗
Brushes
✓
✗
Masks & Channels
✓
✗
Smart Objects
✓
✗
Actions & Automation
✓
✗
3D
✓
✗
Cloud Documents
✓
✗
iPad Version
✓
✗
UI Design
✗
✓
Prototyping
✗
✓
Components
✗
✓
Design Systems
✗
✓
Real-time Collaboration
✗
✓
SVG-based
✗
✓
Open Source
✗
✓
Self-Hostable
✗
✓
Flex Layout
✗
✓
Grid Layout
✗
✓
Design Tokens
✗
✓
Interactions
✗
✓
CSS Ready
✗
✓
Developer Handoff
✗
✓
Plugins
✗
✓
Total Features
15
15
Quick Verdict
Independent analysis based on features, pricing, and user ratings
Choose Adobe Photoshop if you need:
- ✓ Photo Editing
- ✓ Layer-based Design
- ✓ Generative Fill (AI)
- ✓ Generative Expand
- ✓ Neural Filters
Choose Penpot if you need:
- ✓ UI Design
- ✓ Prototyping
- ✓ Components
- ✓ Design Systems
- ✓ Real-time Collaboration
Pricing Comparison
Adobe Photoshop starts at $9.99/mo; Penpot is free.
Adobe Photoshop Plans
Paid plans only
Photography PlanBest Value
$9.99/mo- • Photoshop + Lightroom
- • 20GB storage
Photoshop
$22.99/mo- • Single app
- • 100GB storage
All Apps
$59.99/mo- • 20+ Creative Cloud apps
Penpot Plans
Free tier available
Free (Self-hosted)
Free- • Unlimited everything
- • Self-hosted
Free (Cloud)
Free- • Unlimited projects
- • Community support
Premium
Custom- • Priority support
- • SLA
- • Coming soon
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