{
    "title": "Uizard Alternatives 2027: 14 Paid, Free & Open-Source",
    "url": "https://zekaiwork.com/alternatives/uizard/",
    "summary": "The best Uizard alternatives in 2027 are Figma (best overall), Wonder (best free plan: 3,000 AI layers a week, one editor) and Penpot (best open source, MPL-2.0). Uizard itself starts at $12/mo billed yearly. Zekai checked these prices on vendor pages on 13 Nov 2026; 11 more are compared below, including 2 with a free plan and 5 open source.",
    "tool": {
        "name": "Uizard",
        "starting_price": "$12/mo billed yearly",
        "free_plan": "3 AI generations a month, 2 projects",
        "price_checked": "2026-11-12",
        "pricing_url": "https://uizard.io/pricing/"
    },
    "task": "AI UI design tool",
    "prices_checked": "2026-11-13",
    "date_modified": "2026-11-13",
    "alternatives": [
        {
            "name": "Figma",
            "type": "Free",
            "starting_price": "Free plan; paid price not published",
            "free_plan_limit": "Starter: unlimited drafts, up to 500 AI credits a month (older view: 3 projects, 2 members)",
            "best_for": "Full vector design, components and team libraries",
            "difference": "Figma sells per-seat Full, Dev and Collab seats with Dev Mode, an MCP server and team libraries, while Uizard charges nothing per creator and focuses on prompt-generated screens.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-12",
            "pricing_url": "https://www.figma.com/pricing/",
            "website": "https://www.figma.com/",
            "zekai_score": 9.6,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/figma/"
        },
        {
            "name": "Sketch",
            "type": "Paid",
            "starting_price": "$12/editor/mo billed yearly",
            "free_plan_limit": "No free plan",
            "best_for": "Mac-native UI design with a web app",
            "difference": "Sketch ships a native Mac app plus a web app, bills per editor ($12 yearly, $14 monthly) and includes a free MCP server that connects Claude, Codex or Cursor with no AI credits.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-12",
            "pricing_url": "https://www.sketch.com/pricing/",
            "website": "https://www.sketch.com/",
            "zekai_score": 7.8,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/sketch/"
        },
        {
            "name": "Wonder",
            "type": "Free plan + paid",
            "starting_price": "$16/editor/mo billed yearly",
            "free_plan_limit": "One editor, 3,000 AI-generated layers a week, unlimited files",
            "best_for": "Designing on your running app with coding agents",
            "difference": "Wonder puts your real app running live on the canvas, connects your GitHub repository, runs several coding agents in parallel, imports Figma files and exports code; its download is for macOS.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-12",
            "pricing_url": "https://wonder.design/pricing",
            "website": "https://wonder.design/",
            "zekai_score": 6.3,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/wonder/"
        },
        {
            "name": "Magic Patterns",
            "type": "Free plan + paid",
            "starting_price": "$17/seat/mo billed yearly",
            "free_plan_limit": "Free monthly credits (amount not stated); preview watermark",
            "best_for": "Prompt to coded UI prototypes for product teams",
            "difference": "Magic Patterns meters work in credits (1,000 a month on Starter, 5,000 on Business), syncs with GitHub, offers MCP, and states SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certification.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-12",
            "pricing_url": "https://www.magicpatterns.com/pricing",
            "website": "https://www.magicpatterns.com/",
            "zekai_score": 7.8,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/magic-patterns/"
        },
        {
            "name": "Flowstep",
            "type": "Free plan + paid",
            "starting_price": "$15/mo",
            "free_plan_limit": "Messages, multi-screen and projects capped; numbers not stated",
            "best_for": "Prompt-to-UI screens with Copy to Figma",
            "difference": "Flowstep Starter includes 80 messages a month with unlimited projects, exports and Copy to Figma, so designs move into Figma files for refinement.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-12",
            "pricing_url": "https://www.flowstep.ai/pricing",
            "website": "https://www.flowstep.ai/",
            "zekai_score": 6.7,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/flowstep/"
        },
        {
            "name": "Moonchild AI",
            "type": "Paid",
            "starting_price": "$12.75/mo",
            "free_plan_limit": "No free plan",
            "best_for": "Turning a PRD into screens from your design system",
            "difference": "Moonchild generates screens from a pasted PRD on a chat-driven infinite canvas and bills in credits: 180,000 a month on Pro and 1,000,000 on Max.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-12",
            "pricing_url": "https://www.moonchild.ai/pricing",
            "website": "https://www.moonchild.ai/",
            "zekai_score": 7,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/moonchild-ai/"
        },
        {
            "name": "Visily",
            "type": "Paid",
            "starting_price": "Not checked",
            "free_plan_limit": "No free plan",
            "best_for": "Wireframes from text, screenshots and diagrams",
            "difference": "Visily is a wireframing and prototyping tool that turns text prompts, diagrams and screenshots into editable wireframes; its public pricing page was not readable, so no plan figures are shown.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-12",
            "pricing_url": "https://www.visily.ai/pricing",
            "website": "https://www.visily.ai/",
            "zekai_score": 8,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/visily/"
        },
        {
            "name": "Google Stitch (formerly Galileo AI)",
            "type": "Paid",
            "starting_price": "Not checked",
            "free_plan_limit": "No free plan",
            "best_for": "Google-run AI generator for UI screens",
            "difference": "usegalileo.ai now redirects to stitch.withgoogle.com, a Google site that generates UI for mobile and web; the page shows no prices or usage limits.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-12",
            "pricing_url": "https://stitch.withgoogle.com/",
            "website": "https://stitch.withgoogle.com/",
            "zekai_score": 5.7,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/google-stitch/"
        },
        {
            "name": "Penpot",
            "type": "Open source",
            "starting_price": "$0 (hosted)",
            "free_plan_limit": "No limit (self-hosted)",
            "licence": "MPL-2.0",
            "best_for": "Open-source design with CSS Grid and tokens",
            "difference": "Penpot is open source under MPL-2.0, can be self-hosted, and its free cloud plan allows 8 members with 10GB storage; it has no prompt-to-screen generator like Autodesigner.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-12",
            "pricing_url": "https://penpot.app/pricing",
            "website": "https://penpot.app",
            "repository": "https://github.com/penpot/penpot",
            "zekai_open_source_page": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/penpot/",
            "commercial_use": "Yes (MPL-2.0); changes to Penpot's own files must stay open.",
            "runs_on": "Docker or Kubernetes server to self-host; a hosted version also exists.",
            "setup": "moderate: Docker or Kubernetes deployment you maintain; hosted option skips it.",
            "github_stars": 62300,
            "stars_checked": "2026-11-13",
            "last_commit": "2026-11-13",
            "last_release": "2026-11-11",
            "zekai_score": 8.6,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/penpot/"
        },
        {
            "name": "Onlook",
            "type": "Open source",
            "starting_price": "Free (self-hosted)",
            "free_plan_limit": "No limit (self-hosted)",
            "licence": "Apache-2.0",
            "best_for": "Visual editing of Next.js and Tailwind code",
            "difference": "Onlook is Apache-2.0 and edits Next.js and TailwindCSS apps directly in a browser preview with an AI chat, writing the changes back to code rather than to a design file.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-12",
            "website": "https://onlook.com",
            "repository": "https://github.com/onlook-dev/onlook",
            "zekai_open_source_page": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/onlook/",
            "commercial_use": "Yes (Apache-2.0).",
            "runs_on": "Bun and Docker locally, plus Supabase and an AI provider key.",
            "setup": "moderate: Docker, Supabase and AI API keys must be configured first.",
            "github_stars": 27200,
            "stars_checked": "2026-11-13",
            "last_commit": "2026-07-22",
            "zekai_score": 7.2,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/onlook/"
        },
        {
            "name": "OpenPencil",
            "type": "Open source",
            "starting_price": "Free (self-hosted)",
            "free_plan_limit": "No limit (self-hosted)",
            "licence": "MIT (OpenPencil Cloud part under Apache-2.0)",
            "best_for": "Open-source editor with built-in AI chat",
            "difference": "OpenPencil is an MIT-licensed design editor whose built-in AI creates and edits nodes from chat using your own provider key; it opens .fig files and is in active development.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-13",
            "website": "https://openpencil.dev",
            "repository": "https://github.com/open-pencil/open-pencil",
            "zekai_open_source_page": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/openpencil/",
            "commercial_use": "Yes (MIT); the separate OpenPencil Cloud code is Apache-2.0.",
            "runs_on": "macOS 13+, Windows 10+, Linux with WebKitGTK 2.40+, or a modern browser.",
            "setup": "easy: Download the app or open the web version; AI needs your own key.",
            "github_stars": 9800,
            "stars_checked": "2026-11-13",
            "last_commit": "2026-11-13",
            "last_release": "2026-11-11",
            "zekai_score": 8.3,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/openpencil/"
        },
        {
            "name": "Open Design",
            "type": "Open source",
            "starting_price": "Free (self-hosted)",
            "free_plan_limit": "No limit (self-hosted)",
            "licence": "Apache-2.0",
            "best_for": "Local AI design agent workspace for prototypes",
            "difference": "Open Design is an Apache-2.0 workspace where a coding agent or model you supply builds web and mobile prototypes from a brief, with design systems and plugins.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-13",
            "website": "https://open-design.ai",
            "repository": "https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design",
            "zekai_open_source_page": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/open-design/",
            "commercial_use": "Yes (Apache-2.0); your model provider's own terms apply to any API you use.",
            "runs_on": "macOS or Windows desktop app; Docker or Node.js 24 elsewhere.",
            "setup": "moderate: Desktop app plus your own model API key or coding agent.",
            "github_stars": 108000,
            "stars_checked": "2026-11-13",
            "last_commit": "2026-11-13",
            "last_release": "2026-11-10",
            "zekai_score": 7.8,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/open-design/"
        },
        {
            "name": "Pencil",
            "type": "Open source",
            "starting_price": "Free (self-hosted)",
            "free_plan_limit": "No limit (self-hosted)",
            "licence": "GPL-2.0",
            "best_for": "Desktop wireframing with AI over a local MCP server",
            "difference": "Pencil is a GPL-2.0 desktop wireframing app with shadcn/ui, Bootstrap and iOS stencils; version 4.0 lets an MCP-capable assistant build wireframes from prompts locally.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-13",
            "website": "https://pencil.evolus.vn",
            "repository": "https://github.com/evolus/pencil",
            "zekai_open_source_page": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/pencil/",
            "commercial_use": "Yes; GPL-2.0 means redistributed modified versions must share their source.",
            "runs_on": "Desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux.",
            "setup": "easy: Download an installer; AI features need an MCP-capable assistant.",
            "github_stars": 9900,
            "stars_checked": "2026-11-13",
            "last_commit": "2026-10-22",
            "last_release": "2026-10-24",
            "zekai_score": 8,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/pencil/"
        },
        {
            "name": "Quant-UX",
            "type": "Open source",
            "starting_price": "Free (self-hosted)",
            "free_plan_limit": "No limit (self-hosted)",
            "licence": "GPL-3.0",
            "best_for": "Clickable prototypes with usability test data",
            "difference": "Quant-UX is a GPL-3.0 prototyping tool with built-in usability studies and analytics on how people tap through screens; it has no prompt-to-screen generator.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-13",
            "website": "https://quant-ux.com",
            "repository": "https://github.com/KlausSchaefers/quant-ux",
            "zekai_open_source_page": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/quant-ux/",
            "commercial_use": "Yes; GPL-3.0 means redistributed modified versions must share their source.",
            "runs_on": "Docker Compose stack with a front end and a separate back end.",
            "setup": "moderate: Community Docker images; the repo holds only the front end.",
            "github_stars": 2800,
            "stars_checked": "2026-11-13",
            "last_commit": "2026-11-03",
            "zekai_score": 6.8,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/quant-ux/"
        }
    ],
    "faq": [
        {
            "q": "What is the best alternative to Uizard in 2027?",
            "a": "Figma is the best overall Uizard alternative on this page (Free plan; paid price not published). For no cost, Wonder has a free plan (One editor, 3,000 AI-generated layers a week, unlimited files). To self-host, Penpot is open source (MPL-2.0)."
        },
        {
            "q": "Is there a free version of Uizard?",
            "a": "Yes. Uizard has a free plan: 3 AI generations a month, 2 projects. Paid plans start at $12/mo billed yearly, checked on 12 Nov 2026."
        },
        {
            "q": "Is there a 100% free alternative to Uizard?",
            "a": "Yes. Penpot, Onlook, OpenPencil, Open Design, Pencil, Quant-UX are open source and free to self-host. Figma, Wonder, Magic Patterns, Flowstep have a free plan with limits, shown in the table."
        },
        {
            "q": "How much do Uizard alternatives cost for a team of 5?",
            "a": "If each of 5 people buys the entry paid plan, at the prices Zekai checked on 13 Nov 2026, the monthly cost is Sketch $60/mo, Moonchild AI $63.75/mo, Flowstep $75/mo, against Uizard $60/mo for Uizard. Team and business plans can cost more per seat. The Zekai Cost Finder on this page recalculates for any team size."
        },
        {
            "q": "Which is better, Figma or Uizard?",
            "a": "Figma sells per-seat Full, Dev and Collab seats with Dev Mode, an MCP server and team libraries, while Uizard charges nothing per creator and focuses on prompt-generated screens. Choose Figma if your team of several designers needs shared component libraries, Dev Mode handoff and an MCP server for coding agents. Stay with Uizard if you are a founder or PM who wants screens from a prompt on a flat plan with unlimited creators."
        },
        {
            "q": "Why are people leaving Uizard?",
            "a": "The documented reasons are: Uizard announced it was joining Miro on 27 May 2024, so its roadmap now sits inside a larger whiteboard company (27 May 2024); The free plan is held to the older Autodesigner 1.5 engine and 3 AI generations a month; Autodesigner 2.0 and 500 generations a month start at Pro (12 Nov 2026). Each is sourced in the section above."
        },
        {
            "q": "What are the best Uizard alternatives?",
            "a": "Figma, Magic Patterns, Moonchild AI, Wonder and Sketch cover the paid options, while Penpot is the main open-source alternative."
        }
    ],
    "publisher": "Zekai (zekaiwork.com) — independently reviewed; prices read on vendor pages on the dates shown.",
    "licence": "Free to quote with a link to https://zekaiwork.com/alternatives/uizard/. Bulk copying or republishing the dataset is not permitted."
}