Sketch

Sketch

273 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Sketch	Score6.2 out of 10	N/A	Sketch is a visual design tool of use for application prototyping, coming with a wide variety of extensions, plugins, and an active user community.	$10 per month billed yearly per editor

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Sketch

Standard Subscription: $10
per month billed yearly per editor
Standard Subscription: $12
per month per editor
Mac-only license: $12
per seat
Business Subscription: $22
per month billed yearly per editor

Pricing Offerings
Sketch
Free Trial
No
Free/Freemium Version
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No

No setup fee

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	Sketch
Considered Both Products	Bohemian Coding Verified User Chose Sketch In terms of comparing Sketch with some of it's competitors, I would say that Sketch falls behind Figma due to the fact that it doesn't not have the power of inline collaboration that Figma has developed. It's also not quite as powerful as Axure in terms of providing a usable … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Sketch I constantly use various tools, selecting the right one for each task based on my experience and understanding of their strengths. This allows me to combine the advantages of each tool to complete tasks more efficiently and achieve better results. For example, I primarily use Fi… Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Sketch Figma and Adobe XD provide features surpassing Sketch in key areas, such as collaboration, cross-platform support, and advanced prototyping. For those who need these capabilities, either Figma or Adobe XD is likely the better choice over Sketch, depending on whether integration … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Sketch I think Sketch it better than Illustrator in a lot of respects. I feel like Sketch allows for more accuracy and precision. I do think it lacks in its collaboration. Unlike Figma it doesn't allow live collaboration. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Sketch I would say that it's different enough from the others that it has its place right alongside them. Nothing beats Sketch in terms of its ability to quickly wireframe. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Sketch Sketch's approachable UI allowed those using outdated technologies to transition efficiently. Among its peers, Sketch performs comparably with most prototyping tools. It falls behind compared to those that can better handle movement, like InVision Studio, which combines … Incentivized Helpful? Monika Jaeger Freelance Handlettering Chalkboard Artist & Graphic Desinger at CaringBridge (Non-profit Organization Management, 51-200 employees) Chose Sketch The interfaces of Adobe and Figma are very similar, but I would say that Figma's collaboration tool is great with onboard live collaboration. For Sketch, that is a separate payment. XD is great for free usage and for Windows collaboration, but some parts of the collaboration … Incentivized Helpful? Sanjana Gupta UI Designer in Engineering at Octrax Systems (Information Technology & Services, 1-10 employees) Chose Sketch Very easy to start in Sketch. But less community as compared to Adobe, and fewer features as compared to Figma. Incentivized Helpful? D Hendrik Mulyana UI/UX Designer in Information Technology at Ice House (Design, 51-200 employees) Chose Sketch If we compared to popular design tools right now (Figma and Adobe XD ). Sketch app is still no 1, in terms of popularity, compatibility, and cost. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Sketch Sketch works well against any UI design apps and the pricing is also affordable. Incentivized Helpful? Mike Muller Executive Vice President in Corporate at Stevens Advertising (Marketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees) Chose Sketch Sketch works in a similar way to programs like Figma and InVision. Sketch is a mac only program so it works well in a mac environment. Tools like Figma and InVision have better collaboration tools and are both cross-platform. Sketch is easier to use and more intuitive for most … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Sketch Sketch is great for creating digital assets quickly and easily. It is simple to figure out and easy to use. It has a very clean user interface and isn't a resource hog like Adobe products tend to be. Its export feature is fantastic, generating multiple asset sizes/resolutions … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Sketch At the time of evaluation, Sketch provided a full feature design tool at the cost we needed. We also had required integration with Abstract, Zeplin, and InVision. Our design team already had familiarity with the Sketch interface. these considerations made it an easy decision to … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Sketch We went from designing websites in Photoshop to designing in Sketch, and it is certainly much quicker and easier to design in Sketch, and you're more easily able to make sure that our designs are exact in Sketch, as far as spacing exact pixels. I have never used AdobeXD and … Incentivized Helpful? Flavio Bagioli Senior Strategic Designer UX/UI in Corporate at flaviobagioli.com (Media Production, 1-10 employees) Chose Sketch Sketch works perfectly well with Adobe Illustrator, you can seamlessly copy and paste vector artworks and open PDF files. It also [works] very well with prototyping tools such as proto.io and Bravo App. At ExMachina we also selected Sketch for its handover capabilities and … Incentivized Helpful? Andrea Hester Director Of Operations at Clearfire, Inc. (Internet, 1-10 employees) Chose Sketch Sketch is much better for web design than Adobe products. It's easier to learn and use, and it's a much more efficient way to hand off design files to developers. However, given a choice between Figma and Sketch, I'd choose Figma because of its cloud file storage and … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Sketch We use Sketch for its clarity. While Figma and InVision Studio have some "google-doc-escrow" collaboration tools, I've found them hard to make pixel-perfect designs, which is necessary while working with IT and clients. Illustrator may have been the first of these vector-based … Incentivized Helpful? Muhamed (Muha) Causevic Creative Services Manager in Marketing at Lookout (Computer & Network Security, 201-500 employees) Chose Sketch Sketch eliminates all the complexity of Photoshop and it simplifies the screen design process for web, UI, UX designers. It is also much faster software with capabilities to make responsive design quickly. Incentivized Helpful? Nate Dillon Front-End Web Developer, Office of Mediated Education in Information Technology at Kansas State University (Higher Education, 5001-10,000 employees) Chose Sketch I was a big Fireworks user when it was discontinued by Adobe. At the time most people used Photoshop, but I've never liked Photoshop for web designs because it was built for photo editing, not vector graphics. I've heard Illustrator might be a pretty good alternative now, but … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Sketch The simplicity, good UI and UX, integration with other apps, and mainly the plugins are the main reasons why we selected it. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Sketch Again, I would say that Sketch stacks up very well against similar Adobe products in the field. I get the sense, just from the little bit I've used it, that It may not be as robust as some of the Adobe products. However, for my needs (fundamental to the middle of the road use), … Incentivized Helpful? Jonathan Cantu Marketing Project Manager in Marketing at Billingsley Co. (Real Estate, 201-500 employees) Chose Sketch I think they are both similar and different. I can generally choose an Adobe product when I'm looking for a specific end result. I use Sketch a lot for layout, UI and UX design cause it just takes all the frills out of the equation while giving me an equal end product. They are … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Sketch Although there's a lot of overlap, we use these different platforms for different purposes. InVision allows us to create more robust prototypes, Zeplin is a better tool for design/dev handoffs, and Marvel is great for basic wireframes. None of these tools beat Sketch when it … Incentivized Helpful? Prashant Mahajan Featured Speaker in Product Management at Product School (Internet, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Sketch Sketch had been great and improved a lot in the past, but so has Adobe. If you are going to start new, it's better to plan long term and based on needs see what suits more. Figma is relying a lot on new technologies which are not bug-free, but that may be the future of design. Incentivized Helpful? Mitchell Clements UX Designer in Product Management at SimpleNexus (Financial Services, 51-200 employees) Chose Sketch Sketch is the industry leader when it comes to visual design for mobile apps and websites. However, its competitors are catching up very quickly and starting to offer features that Sketch doesn't have. While I think Sketch is still the best visual design software out there for … Incentivized Helpful?
	Would buy again
	86% Would buy again 18 Answers
	Delivers good value for the price
	95% Delivers good value for the price 18 Answers
	Happy with the feature set
	86% Happy with the feature set 18 Answers
	Lived up to sales and marketing promises
	100% Lived up to sales and marketing promises 16 Answers
	Implementation went as expected
100% Implementation went as expected 18 Answers

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User Ratings
	Sketch
Likelihood to Recommend	4.7 (38 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	9.0 (1 ratings)
Usability	6.4 (4 ratings)
Support Rating	9.1 (8 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Sketch
Likelihood to Recommend	Bohemian Coding Here’s the proofread version: Sketch is a simple and lightweight tool for vector graphics, ideal for individuals. I would recommend it to anyone working alone on design tasks such as UI or website design. I have started and completed many projects in Sketch, ranging from simple websites to complex automotive UIs with extensive libraries. Incentivized Verified User Read full review
Pros	Bohemian Coding Sketch is great for drawing and creating shapes, like buttons or icons. It lets you adjust every curve and line perfectly, so you can make your designs look exactly how you want. (All design tools can do that, though). Sketch is built just for Apple computers, so it runs smoothly and uses all the special Mac features. If you’re already using Apple tools, Sketch feels like a natural fit. (The downside of this is that non-Apple users can't use it.) If you make something, like a button, and need it in many places, Sketch lets you save it as a "Symbol." You can use it repeatedly, and if you change the Symbol, it updates everywhere automatically. (Figma can do this too.) Incentivized Verified User Read full review
Cons	Bohemian Coding The software can be buggy right after a release. It appears that they do very little QA testing right after releasing a new version The software can crash a lot. And when it does, I continuously have issues with it reloading my plugins. Only available for Mac. If you have a cross platform team, it may not be the best. Lack of features in the software, so you will have to use plugins for those additional features (Designs system management, accessibility, repository and live collaboration without paying a premium) Monika Jaeger Freelance Handlettering Chalkboard Artist & Graphic Desinger Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	Bohemian Coding Sketch is a core tool for us and the cost to keep it going with our teams is low. It provides a good alternative to other screen design tools for our team members who prefer to use it. Incentivized Mike Muller Executive Vice President Read full review
Usability	Bohemian Coding At the end of the day, it's just simple. This goes a long way in design and goes even further when your talking productivity, intuitive design and turnover rate. It's not difficult to figure something out even if it's not something your directly familiar with, i.e. if you want to export in certain file formats or change the size of the canvas, you don't have to delay your end product trying to figure it out. Similar situations took me less than 30 seconds to solve without a Google search. That's Usability. Incentivized Jonathan Cantu Marketing Project Manager Read full review
Support Rating	Bohemian Coding The support is relatively decent, and they are quick to respond. However, their releases are not great. Sketch could use more robust testing of their software before releases. Over the last four years, I have had many days lost while waiting for Sketch to patch issues with their releases. It's actually a running joke in our office. So, support, good. Releases in the first place? Not great. Incentivized Verified User Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Bohemian Coding Sketch's approachable UI allowed those using outdated technologies to transition efficiently. Among its peers, Sketch performs comparably with most prototyping tools. It falls behind compared to those that can better handle movement, like InVision Studio, which combines animation and prototyping into a single platform. However, these types of programs have a steep learning curve, whereas Sketch is approachable immediately. Incentivized Verified User Read full review
Return on Investment	Bohemian Coding Saved time -- Intuitive interface saves us lots of time/money because it is reliable and easy to use. Other programs have caused serious confusion, leading to project delays. More captivating wireframes -- Stakeholders have been finding it easier to visualize potential “final products” with vector-based Sketch designs. Because of this, we’ve been able to have more targeted, focused discussions that lead to improved final products (with fewer immediate post-launch revisions!). Increased productivity -- Because Sketch is so easy to use, our designers have had more time to do more work. Rather than finagling difficult tools in previously used products, our designers feel no hesitation with Sketch, and are producing more often and more creatively. Incentivized Verified User Read full review
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