A great tool to kickstart an accessible brand repository, but not built to scale for design systems
January 14, 2022
A great tool to kickstart an accessible brand repository, but not built to scale for design systems
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Frontify
Frontify was identified as a solution to publicly display our design system components. We wanted to publish our design library to allow access for 3rd party organizations and other departments in-house to support consistent use of components which support the brand in digital visual media.
- Admin publisher control
- Public domain naming and free access
- Customise layouts
- Hierarchy and navigation
- Page layout has some code restrictions
- Code snippets cannot be deep linked
- Domain creation
- Instant publishing and front end display
- Aesthetic freedom
- Solid cost benefit - the cost is not prohibitive for the value it brings
- Overall value depends on internal federation of usage
We've invested time building our own hosted interface, and recently begun exploring Figma for design system management too. The benefit of Frontify is it's easy public access. The downfall is integration with other systems required in the UX, Design, Product Management, and Development processes - something Figma supports well.
Do you think Frontify delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Frontify's feature set?
No
Did Frontify live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Frontify go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Frontify again?
Yes