European alternatives to Figma
The browser-based collaborative design tool that became the industry standard for UI work. Independent again after Adobe's takeover collapsed and now publicly listed, it runs on AWS under US jurisdiction.
Company information about Figma
- Company
- Figma Inc.
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
- Founded
- 2016
- Data jurisdiction
- United States
- Ownership
- Publicly traded
- GDPR
- No
- Open source
- No
- Infrastructure
- Amazon AWS
Why people switch away from Figma
European alternatives to Figma
Berlin-based vector design platform formerly known as Vectornator. Includes Linearity Curve (vector design) and Linearity Move (animation). AI-powered design tools for Mac and iPad. Backed by EQT Ventures. Used by millions of creators and marketing teams.
Open-source design and prototyping platform built by Madrid-based Kaleidos. First design tool built on open web standards (SVG, CSS, HTML). Fully self-hostable with no vendor lock-in. Used by teams at Mozilla, Red Hat, and thousands of European organisations.
Dutch-made macOS design tool from The Hague, long self-funded but with a 2019 Series A from US VC Benchmark. The app is local-first – your .sketch files live on your Mac – while the optional Sketch Cloud backend runs on AWS us-east-1 (US) by default, with EU hosting only on Private Cloud plans.
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Why avoid United States-owned services?
CLOUD Act
Forces US companies to hand over data stored anywhere in the world upon government request, including data on European servers.
FISA Section 702
Authorises mass surveillance of non-US persons using data held by US tech platforms, without a warrant or notification.
GDPR vs US law conflict
EU courts have repeatedly found that US surveillance law conflicts with European fundamental rights. Schrems I and II both invalidated EU-US data transfer agreements.