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San Francisco, California Founded 2012 5 products

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Products
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Categories
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Free plans
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Guides
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About Figma

Figma, Inc. is a San Francisco company that makes browser-based design and collaboration software. Dylan Field and Evan Wallace founded it in 2012, and Field has been CEO since then. Figma made collaborative, cloud-based interface design mainstream, and product, design and engineering teams now use it widely.

Its product line includes Figma Design (interface and product design), FigJam (online whiteboarding), Dev Mode (design handoff for developers), Figma Slides, Figma Make (AI prompt-to-app prototyping), Figma Sites and Figma Buzz for marketing assets. A large plugin and community file ecosystem extends the core tools, and design systems can be shared across teams through libraries.

Figma sells online on a self-serve basis. It has a free Starter plan and paid Professional, Organization and Enterprise plans, priced per seat per month in US dollars, with separate seat types for full editors, developers and collaborators. Indian startups, agencies and IT services companies are major users, and they usually buy directly online. Enterprise agreements are negotiated with Figma's sales team, and education plans are free for eligible students and teachers.

Figma listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker FIG on 31 July 2025. Its IPO priced at US$33 per share and raised about US$1.2 billion, most of it going to existing shareholders. Before that, Adobe's planned US$20 billion acquisition of Figma, announced in 2022, was abandoned in December 2023 after regulators in the UK and EU raised concerns, and Adobe paid Figma a termination fee. As a listed company, Figma now publishes quarterly results and annual reports through its investor relations site, including disclosures on AI-related risks.

Key facts

Legal name
Figma, Inc.
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Founded
2012
Founders
Dylan Field and Evan Wallace
Ownership
Publicly listed (NYSE: FIG)
Made in India
No
Products listed
5
Platforms
Web
Deployment
Cloud
Headquarters
San Francisco
Official website
figma.com

Figma products compared

ProductCategoryStarting priceFree planPlatformsRating
Figma logoFigmaDesign toolsFree planYesWeb4.6
FigJam logoFigJamTeam chat & collaborationFree planYesWeb4.5
Figma Slides logoFigma SlidesTeam chat & collaborationFree planYesWeb4.2
Figma Dev Mode logoFigma Dev ModeTeam chat & collaboration₹1,200/moNoWeb4.1
Figma Make logoFigma MakeTeam chat & collaborationPay as you goNoWeb4.1
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Leadership & history

Leadership

  • Dylan FieldCo-Founder & CEO

Timeline

  1. 2012 Founded by Dylan Field and Evan Wallace
  2. 2016 Figma design tool publicly launched
  3. 2021 Launched FigJam
  4. 2022 Adobe announced plan to acquire Figma
  5. 2023 Adobe deal abandoned
  6. 2025 Listed on NYSE

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Figma FAQs

Is Figma a public company?

Yes. It has been listed on the NYSE under FIG since July 2025.

Who founded Figma?

Dylan Field and Evan Wallace, in 2012.

Did Adobe buy Figma?

No. The planned acquisition was abandoned in December 2023.

Does Figma have a free plan?

Yes, the Starter plan.

What does Figma do?

Figma makes design tools, team chat & collaboration and ai tools. Its products listed on App Advisor are Figma (Collaborative interface design and prototyping), FigJam (Whiteboarding in Figma), Figma Slides (Presentations in Figma), Figma Dev Mode (Developer handoff) and Figma Make (AI prototyping).

Where is Figma headquartered?

Figma is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States and was founded in 2012.

How much does Figma cost?

Figma: Free plan; FigJam: Free plan; Figma Slides: Free plan; Figma Dev Mode: ₹1,200/mo; Figma Make: Pay as you go. These are the starting prices on App Advisor's listings — confirm on Figma's official pricing page before you buy.

What are the best alternatives to Figma?

Popular alternatives in the same categories include Inkscape by Inkscape Project, GIMP by GIMP Team, Krita by Krita Foundation, Canva by Canva and Fontshare by Indian Type Foundry.

Company details researched from official sources, last updated 2026-09-14: [1], [2], [3], [4].

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