Zeplin is a design tools tool for Developers and Agencies, offered as freemium ($14/mo). Founded in Turkey in 2014.
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
How Zeplin compares in Design tools
- Rank by votes
- #2 / 21
- Starting price
- $14
- Free alternatives
- 3
0 votes from members
15% above the category median ($12/mo)
Free or open-source tools in Design tools
Zeplin ranks #2 of 21 design tools tools by community votes and is priced above most tools in 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 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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