Vantage research · November 2026 · Web and design
What AI cites for “figma alternatives”
ChatGPT cited 9 sites, Gemini cited 9 sites, Perplexity cited 10 sites. No site was cited by all three.
Updated monthlyNext edition 1 December 2026
ChatGPTGeminiPerplexity dots beside a site: the other engines that cite it too
ChatGPT
9 sites · opens with a sentence · has a table · opening 20 words
- penpot.app
- sketch.com
- framer.com
- icons8.com
- uxpin.com
- stitch.withgoogle.com
- dupple.com
- kite.new
- aisotools.com
Brands namedPenpot, Sketch, Framer, Lunacy, UXPin, Google Stitch
Gemini
9 sites · opens with a sentence · no table · opening 29 words
- aidesigner.ai
- superapp.dev
- softrankings.com
- modeinspect.com
- gartner.com
- medium.comcommunity
- hedrick.io
- penpot.app
- miro.com
Brands namedDirect Design Tool Equivalents, Penpot, Sketch, Lunacy, AI-First & Rapid Prototyping Tools, AIDesigner, Magic Patterns, Code-First & Developer-Focused Tools
Perplexity
10 sites · opens with a sentence · has a table · opening 8 words
- g2.comcommunity
- capterra.comcommunity
- producthunt.com
- uxmagic.ai
- modeinspect.com
- dupple.com
- awesomic.com
- alternativeto.net
- air.inc
- webflow.com
Brands namedPenpot, Sketch, Lunacy, Framer, UXPin, Axure RP, Canva, Miro
Cited by more than one engine
- penpot.app
- dupple.com
- modeinspect.com
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Each engine was asked once, in English, as from the United States, on 2026-11-01. Answers change from run to run, so read this as a snapshot. Download the data.