European alternatives to Figma

The collaborative interface design tool.

Figma Inc. · Outside Europe

About Figma

Company: Figma Inc. · Adobe Inc.
HQ: United States
Zone: Outside Europe

Key concerns

Non-European ownershipSubject to US CLOUD Act

Linearity Curve

65 · Mostly European

Germany · Design tools

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.

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Freemium · from Free Free tier 🇪🇺 EU

Penpot

64 · Mostly European

Spain · Design tools

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.

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Open-core · from Free Free tier Open source 🇪🇺 EU

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Did you know? Storing data on European servers does not protect you from US law if the company is American-owned.

Why avoid United States-owned services?

CLOUD Act

Allows US authorities to compel American companies to hand over data stored anywhere in the world.

FISA Section 702

Permits mass surveillance of non-US persons' data held by US tech providers, without a warrant.

GDPR vs US law

Transferring personal data to US companies may conflict with EU data protection rules under GDPR.

These concerns apply to all United States tech companies — see our full analysis →