Penpot

Emerging

Design Tools

Listed 2mo old · penpot.app

Open-source, design-tool-agnostic alternative to Figma. Self-hostable, browser-based, and free — gaining fast traction post-Figma/Adobe deal collapse.

Best For

Teams & solo builders

Key Pros & Cons

Strengths

Bulk data export — your data stays portable
Webhook support — enables event-driven pipelines

Watch Out For

Low community score (4/100) — smaller support network

Market Momentum

34

+6

24h

+13

7d

+33

30d

14-day heat score history

Creator Buzz6

Search Interest44

Community Activity4

Growth Momentum83

Score ForecastConfidence: low

12

7-day est.

12

14-day est.

Trend slope: 0.00 pts/day

What This Score Means

Penpot is rapidly emerging in Design Tools — gaining 13+ pts/week and likely still in early-adopter territory.

Abandonment & Maintenance Risk

Low Risk

Trend phaseEmerging

30-day score change+33 pts

Listed on HookFlow2mo old

Discontinued flag✓ No

Risk Factors

No major abandonment signals detected
Active growth — strong maintenance signal

Data Lock-In Index

0

/ 100 (lower = more open)

Open-Data Compliant ✓

✓ Webhooks Out✓ Bulk Export✓ Open Formats

vs. Category Peers (Design Tools)

Tool

A.R.C.

Heat

7d Δ

Lock-In

Penpot (this)

—

34

+13

0

Canva▲ Peak

—

70

+2

34

Runway▲ Rising

AI video editing

—

55

+34

34

Visily▲ Rising

—

46

+40

67

Spline▲ Rising

—

44

+26

67

Uizard▲ Rising

—

43

+23

67

Lock-In: 0 = fully open, 100 = maximum data lock-in. A.R.C. = Architecture · Reliability · Context score (A–F).

Snapshot Disclaimer: All scores, rankings, and metrics in this report reflect data as of June 20, 2026. Heat scores, community activity, and market momentum are recalculated daily — figures shown here represent a point-in-time snapshot and may differ from current values on HookFlow.ai.

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