Zeplin is a Design tools tool: Design hand-off and documentation for product teams.

How much does Zeplin cost?

Zeplin uses a Freemium model; paid plans start at $14 per month.

What are the best alternatives to Zeplin?

Community-listed alternatives to Zeplin include Clayzo, Dessn, Developer Tools, Figma.

What does Zeplin integrate with?

Zeplin integrates with Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, Photoshop, Slack, Jira and more.

Which platforms does Zeplin support?

Zeplin is available on web, macos, windows.

Zeplin

Design hand-off and documentation for product teams

Freemium · $14Developer tools Design tools

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Zeplin is a design tools tool for Developers and Agencies, offered as freemium ($14/mo). Based in Turkey, founded in 2014. Popular alternatives include Clayzo, Dessn, Developer Tools.

About Zeplin

Zeplin is a design delivery platform founded in Istanbul by a Turkish team and now headquartered in San Francisco. It pioneered design hand-off: designers publish finalized screens from Figma, Sketch or Adobe XD, and developers get a stable, organized source of truth that is separate from the messy working files where designs keep changing.

Published screens come with measurements, colors, typography, exportable assets, code snippets and design tokens, and they can be grouped into sections, connected into user flows and annotated with notes. Version history shows what changed between iterations, and workflow statuses mark screens as ready for development. Styleguides document colors, text styles, spacing and components, and integrations with Storybook, Jira, Slack and Connected Components link design elements to real code. Pricing starts with a free plan for one project, a Basic plan priced per project with unlimited users, an Advanced plan priced per seat with 50 projects, and Enterprise for security and support needs.

Zeplin fits product teams that want a curated, approved layer between design and engineering, agencies handing designs to client developers, and organizations using several design tools. Figma's Dev Mode now covers much of the same ground inside Figma, so teams fully on Figma often do not need a separate tool. Supernova and zeroheight are stronger for full design system documentation, while Storybook remains the reference for coded components.

Key features of Zeplin

Publish approved screens from Figma, Sketch, XD
Specs, assets and code snippets for developers
Flows and annotations to explain behavior
Styleguides with tokens and component documentation
Version history and change tracking
Jira, Slack, Storybook and VS Code integrations

Pros and cons

Pros

Clear separation of 'ready for dev' designs
Works across multiple design tools
Good for regulated or large teams needing approvals
Long track record

Cons

Figma Dev Mode overlaps heavily
Extra cost on top of Figma
Less relevant for Figma-only small teams
Slower innovation than Figma

Zeplin pricing

Zeplin uses a freemium model.

Plan	Price	Includes
Free	$0	1 project, 100 screens, unlimited users
Basic	from $13.75 / mo	Per project (1-12 projects), annual; unlimited users, 1,000 screens
Advanced	$12 / seat/mo	Paid annually; 50 projects, unlimited screens, Flow Boards
Enterprise	Custom	Unlimited projects, SSO, MFA, SCIM, 24-hr support SLA

Source: zeplin.io · checked on Oct 20, 2026

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Price changes for Zeplin

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Plan changeSeptember 24, 2024 · Effective

Zeplin adds per-seat Advanced plan and retires Team and Organization plans for new buyers

From 24 September 2024 Zeplin's Basic plan also comes in 9- and 12-project packs, a per-seat Advanced plan covers up to 50 projects, and Team and Organization became legacy plans no longer sold to new buyers. Existing subscribers keep their terms. The guide gives no prices; Zeplin's pricing page, as read on 22 October 2026, lists Advanced at $12 per seat a month, paid annually.

Sources:Zeplin support, Guide to Zeplin plans, September 2024 Zeplin pricing page (current, read 22 October 2026)

Plan changeJune 10, 2024 · Announced

Zeplin drops user limits on Free and adds per-project Basic plans with unlimited seats

In a 10 June 2024 post Zeplin said the Free plan no longer has user limits (one project, up to 100 screens) and introduced a Basic plan sold per project or project pack at one flat monthly rate with unlimited seats. The post gives no prices or effective date.

Sources:Zeplin blog, New Zeplin, new plans, June 2024

How Zeplin compares in Design tools

Rank by votes: #2 / 33
Starting price: $14
Free alternatives: 7

Zeplin ranks #2 of 33 design tools tools by community votes and is priced in line with the category.

Common use cases

1Agency delivering approved designs to client developers
2Enterprise with design review gates before build
3Team using Sketch and Figma simultaneously
4Design system documentation for engineers

Best for

Larger product teams and agencies that want a curated hand-off layer.

Not ideal for

Small Figma-only teams already using Dev Mode.

Integrations

Figma
Sketch
Adobe XD
Photoshop
Slack
Jira
Microsoft Teams
Storybook
VS Code

Our take

Zeplin is still the cleanest hand-off workflow, but Figma Dev Mode covers most needs. Use Zeplin when approval gates and multi-tool support matter.

FAQ

What is Zeplin?: Zeplin is a Design tools tool: Design hand-off and documentation for product teams.
How much does Zeplin cost?: Zeplin uses a Freemium model; paid plans start at $14 per month.
What are the best alternatives to Zeplin?: Community-listed alternatives to Zeplin include Clayzo, Dessn, Developer Tools, Figma.
What does Zeplin integrate with?: Zeplin integrates with Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, Photoshop, Slack, Jira and more.
Which platforms does Zeplin support?: Zeplin is available on web, macos, windows.
Who is Zeplin for?: Larger product teams and agencies that want a curated hand-off layer.

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