# vDesign vs Figma Make

> Figma Make turns prompts into prototypes and apps inside Figma, on Figma's AI credits. vDesign builds posters, slides, brochures and video on any model, free for individuals.

## In short

Figma Make is Figma's prompt-to-prototype tool: describe an app or a flow and it builds a
working prototype inside Figma, with Figma's AI behind it. Figma began enforcing AI credit
limits on its plans in 2026, and Make is one of the features that spends them.

vDesign is a design tool for any model and for anything people look at: posters, slides,
brochures, social posts, menus, brand guidelines, one-page sites and short video. An agent
builds the design on a canvas and you keep editing it by hand.

## Where each one wins

**Choose Figma Make** when you are building software in a team that already lives in Figma:
interactive prototypes, design systems, components shared across files, developer hand-off,
and the permissions and admin a company needs.

**Choose vDesign** when the output is something people look at rather than an app: print,
marketing, decks and video; when you want to choose the model; and when you want no seats and
no credits.

## Side by side

| | vDesign | Figma Make |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Best at | Marketing, print, slides, brand, video | App prototypes and product UI |
| Models | Any, through your assistant or your own key, local included | Figma's AI |
| Cost for individuals | Free, no credits | Figma plans with AI credit allowances |
| The result | A `.vd` file you keep, readable by any model | A Figma file |
| Assistants | Claude, ChatGPT and any MCP app can create and edit designs | Figma's MCP server serves design context to coding agents |
| Team features | Talk to us for teams | Mature: seats, permissions, admin, SSO |

## Using both

Keep the product's design system in Figma. Use vDesign for the launch poster, the investor
deck, the brand one-pager and the social cut-downs, where an assistant can do the first draft
in any model and the file stays easy for the next model to change.

## Questions

### Is vDesign for product designers?

It can make wireframes, UI mockups and one-page websites, but Figma is the better home for a product team's design system, components shared across files, and design-to-code at scale. vDesign is broader across print, slides, brand and video.

### Does vDesign charge AI credits?

No. vDesign has no credits. Your assistant uses its own plan, or vDesign AI runs on your own provider key or a local model.

### Can I open Figma files in vDesign?

No. vDesign does not import .fig files.

## Sources

Facts about other products checked on 2026-10-28.

- [Banani - Figma pricing and AI credits in 2026](https://www.banani.co/blog/figma-pricing-and-credits)
- [UX Pilot - Claude Design alternatives (Figma Make)](https://uxpilot.ai/blogs/claude-design-alternatives)