Both are professional multiplayer canvases with components, variants and auto layout. The difference is what the canvas is pointed at: Figma edits a drawing of your product; Lindi edits the product itself, and every change merges back to your repo as reviewable code.
| Capability | Figma | Lindi |
|---|---|---|
| Canvas design — components, variants, auto layout | ✓yes | ✓yes |
| Realtime multiplayer | ✓yes | ✓yes |
| Free tier | ✓yes | ✓solo, unlimited projects |
| Edits the real, running frontend | ✗mockups; Dev Mode inspects | ✓yes |
| Changes merge to your repo as reviewable code | ✗no | ✓yes |
| AI agent working inside your file | ◐via plugins / Make | ✓built in, Full Team |
| Imports the other tool’s files | ✗no | ✓Figma import |
| Whitelabel, hosted in your cloud or on-prem | ✗no | ✓talk to sales |
The honest version: if Figma is working for your team, keep it — it is a superb drawing tool, and Lindi imports its files whenever you are ready. The question this page exists to ask is narrower: after the drawing is approved, who rebuilds it, and how many times? If the answer bothers you, that is the gap Lindi closes.