38 free & cheap alternatives to design tools
$0 - $75/editor/month
Collaborative interface design tool
$0 - $15/user/month
Easy graphic design for everyone
$0 - $20/member/month
Online collaborative whiteboard platform
$23 - $60/month
Professional creative software suite
$12/editor/month
Design toolkit for Mac
N/A - service discontinued (December 2024)
Digital product design and prototyping platform
$0 - $25/site/month
No-code website builder with advanced design capabilities
$9 - $20/user/month
Intelligent diagramming for teams
$10 - $20/user/month
Visual workspace for thinking and collaboration
$8 - $20/user/month
Collaborative presentation software for modern teams
$19 - $49/user/month
Visual web development and hosting platform
$12-24/user/month
Motion design tool for creating animated content and videos
$0 (framework) - $99+ (premium themes)
The world's most popular front-end CSS framework
$0-8/user/month
Open-source design and prototyping platform for cross-domain teams
$10 - $60/month
AI image generation tool for creating art and visuals
$19-29/month per user
Professional sound effects library and audio search tool for creators
$9.99-$29.99/mo
Cloud-based music production platform with sample library and DAW integration
$22.99/month per user (Creative Cloud subscription)
Professional audio workstation for podcasting, music, and post-production
$99-799 one-time (Standard/Suite), or $9.99-89/mo subscription
Professional digital audio workstation for music production and live performance
$299.99 one-time
Professional video editing for Mac
$22.99/month per user
Professional video editing software for filmmakers and content creators
$295 one-time (Studio version)
Professional video editing and color grading software
$0 - $10/mo
All-in-one video editing platform with AI-powered features
$22.99/month (individual plan) or $54.99/month (All Apps)
Industry-standard motion graphics and visual effects software
$59.99/month for all apps or $22.99-$54.99/month for individual apps
Professional creative suite with Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro and 20+ apps
$22.99/month per user (annual plan) or $34.99/month (monthly)
$31.49-$54.99/month
Industry-standard photo editing and graphic design software
$89/year (~$7.42/mo) or $18/mo billed monthly, per user
Screen recordings with automatic zoom, cursor smoothing, and one-click export — built for Mac.
$0 - $9/mo
A free, browser-based Photoshop alternative that opens PSD, XCF, and Sketch files
Free
Vector design, photo editing, and page layout in one desktop app — free after the Canva acquisition.
$0 - $12/user/mo
Free vector design tool with prototyping, built by Icons8
Free (open source, no paid seat tiers)
Infinite canvas whiteboarding for teams that think visually
$0 - $5/editor/mo
Online whiteboard for brainstorming, diagramming, and workshops
$29 one-time (1 Mac) to $69 one-time (4 Macs); CleanShot Cloud add-on is $8-9/mo
Screenshot and screen recording for Mac, with cleanup, annotation, and cloud sharing built in.
$0 – $99/year ($0–$8.25/mo)
Simple, free, responsive one-page sites for pretty much anything
$0 - $50/mo per seat
Edit video and podcasts by editing text
$0 - $9.99/mo per editor
UI/UX design and prototyping for web and mobile apps
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