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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Abstract

    Score4.8 out of 10
    N/AAbstract, from the company of the same name headquartered in San Francisco, offers a collaboration tool for developers and others, featuring a version controlled master file set and approval workflow.N/A

    Figma

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AFigma, headquartered in San Francisco, offers their collaborative design and prototyping application to support digital product and UI development.

    $15

    per month per editor

    Pricing
    AbstractFigma
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Professional
    $144
    per year
    Organization
    $540
    per year
    Starter
    Free
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AbstractFigma
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    AbstractFigma
    Considered Both Products
    Abstract
    Chose Abstract
    There are very few tools that compete with Abstract right now. I would say none of them are even close to this yet.
    Incentivized
    Figma
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Would buy again
    205 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    180 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    199 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    123 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    143 Answers
    Features
    AbstractFigma
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Abstract and Figma
    Feature
    Abstract
    7.8
    4 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Figma
    -
    Ratings
    Workflow Automation7.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Search8.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Abstract and Figma
    Feature
    Abstract
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Figma
    -
    Ratings
    Chat10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Discussions8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase7.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Abstract and Figma
    Feature
    Abstract
    8.1
    4 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Figma
    -
    Ratings
    Versioning10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document collaboration8.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access control6.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Advanced security features6.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device sync9.13 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score9.8 out of 10
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    Score7.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    Score9 out of 10
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    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    AbstractFigma
    Likelihood to Recommend
    2.1
    (4 ratings)
    8.6
    (210 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.8
    (42 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.8
    (4 ratings)
    5.1
    (17 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AbstractFigma
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Abstract
    • Large teams with dedicated design operations support
    • UX managers that want a facilitated workflow for their teams
    • Disciplined teams of individual contributors that want to adopt a process in their UI workflow
    • Cross-discipline teams that want a central collaboration space for reviewing and critiquing UI artifacts
    • If your files are named "FOR-REALS_FINAL_FINAL_FINAL_Super-Important-Project (copy).sketch"
    • If you're managing multiple pattern libraries
    Incentivized
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    Figma
    I would recommend if you need to start from scratch a product UI or any customer journey that you need to implement that requires designing and visualizing different steps to complete a process. I would recommend that any design/UI/UX team brainstorm and make proposals that they can compare and discuss in a visual way.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Abstract
    • Versioning for desginers
    • Collaboration between team members
    Incentivized
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    Figma
    • Figma allows us to create universal content. This means that if multiple designers want to re-use a piece of content, and if everyone's content should be dynamically updated from time to time, we can easily accomplish this by turning design elements into a universal instance. Then, if an update is needed, we can push the change out to all assets at once. It's very efficient and ensures we're all updating content accordingly.
    • Figma also allows us to set parameters for the company's brand guide and share them across various designers. This way, we can easily pull from approved brand fonts, colors, and more, which allows our assets to remain unified across multiple touchpoints.
    • Figma also allowed us to create and install our own plugin, which we use to export every slide we have in a frame at one time, versus the default export feature, which limits you to one slice at a time. This is particularly useful for us when we're working on email templates, since we tend to have a ton of slices in any given series.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Abstract
    • Asset exports are not as great as Zeplin and others.
    • Filtering within files.
    Incentivized
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    Figma
    • It will be great if Figma will consider having the Pages where interactions can be stitched together among the Pages and not just one page with so many Frames to create the stand-alone clickable prototype that can be used to simulate the intended UX
    • Bring back the Inspect Mode tab right on the right-side panel of the main workspace instead of hiding behind the Dev Mode.
    • Figma Slides feature could be improved quite a bit more in order to be easier to assemble slides into a presentation deck and having pre-built templates for slides can be useful too.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Abstract
    No answers on this topic
    Figma
    Figma is a pretty cool tool in many areas. My team almost uses it on daily basis, such as, brainstorming on product/design topics, discussing prototypes created by designers. We even use it for retrospectives, which is super convenient and naturally keeps records of what the team discusses every month. Furthermore, I do see the potential of the product - currently we mainly use it for design topics, but it seems it is also a good fit for tech diagrams, which we probably will explore further in the future.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Abstract
    Abstract has a difficult learning curve. If a feature-branch workflow is new to you, then it will take some getting used to. They make a lot of updates to the interface and these feature releases get ahead of their documentation. They rely heavily on an excellent customer support team and are present on various Slack channels to help design professionals with issues.
    Incentivized
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    Figma
    There's a bit of a learning curve, but generally I think it's both more powerful and intuitive that other UX design tools. Most of what I need to do as a designer can be done in this platform, from basic wireframes to creating a design system, to creating pixel perfect designs, to prototyping to dev handoff.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Abstract
    No answers on this topic
    Figma
    The only regret I have is, its not available when there is no internet
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    Performance
    Abstract
    No answers on this topic
    Figma
    I think its great, As there are many other software or systems which can be integrated with it as plugins or API's
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Abstract
    Abstract by nature is complex and has to respond to whatever changes in Sketch. So there are frequent issues. Support can be slow to respond and are not always helpful, but they are quick to find and patch the bugs. Overall, it's not the best support, but it hasn't been detrimental.
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    Figma
    I haven't used their support lately but in the past, they had a chat that I used often. They often responded in a few hours and were able to give a satisfactory solution. I would imagine it's less personal now but the community has expanded drastically so there are more resources out there to self serve with a bit of Google magic.
    Incentivized
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    In-Person Training
    Abstract
    No answers on this topic
    Figma
    In-person training has its own benefits - 1. It helps in resolving queries then and there during the training. 2. I find classroom or in-person training more interactive. 3. Classroom or in-person training could be more practical in nature where participants can have an hands on experience with tools and clarify their doubts with the trainer.
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    Abstract
    No answers on this topic
    Figma
    Online training has its own merits and demerits - 1. Sometimes we may face issues with connectivity or the training content 2. The way training is being delivered becomes very important because not everyone is comfortable taking online training and learning by themselves. 3. With the advancement of technology online training has become popular but there is a segment of people who still prefer class-room training over online one.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Abstract
    I purchased and administer Abstract. It was requested by our design department who evaluated it.
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    Figma
    Miro is more user-friendly than Figma, but is less robust in terms of web prototyping and graphic design. While Figma isn't made to be used as a design tool, our team has taken to using it as such because it's richer in functions and personalizations compared to Miro and Figma.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Abstract
    No answers on this topic
    Figma
    I think this is great and as I mentioned at ADP we use Figma extensively whether by designers, researchers or content writers
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Abstract
    • Single source of truth for the team.
    • Could quickly get expensive with corporate accounts.
    Incentivized
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    Figma
    • Allows us to get funding for further phases of the project (which is uncountable)
    • Well, it lets us show off when needed due to well suited UI-oriented character
    • Easily approachable by anyone (browser use)
    • User friendly interface
    • More advanced cooperation requires some of the users to have a license
    Incentivized
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