Best for product teams designing software interfaces together
Figma is the default interface design tool: browser-based, genuinely multiplayer, with the strongest component system and developer handoff in the category. Seat pricing separates full editors from cheaper roles.
Best for non-designers producing on-brand marketing and social content
Canva is the tool that lets non-designers produce acceptable design at volume, through templates and locked brand kits. It is not an interface design tool and does not try to be.
Best for all-Mac teams and solo designers who prefer a native editor
Sketch remains a fast, precise Mac-native editor with a web workspace bolted alongside for collaboration. Its licensing can be cheaper than Figma, but the Mac requirement and smaller ecosystem have made it a specialist choice.