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Figma vs Topaz Labs

Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.

Best overall

Figma

4.1

From $16/mo per full seat

Topaz Labs

3.7

From $19/mo or $199/yr

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At a glance

Best overallBest value

Pick it if: Founders and teams designing a website, app or product, or working closely with developers.

Easiest to use

Pick it if: Photographers, video editors and marketers who need to rescue small, noisy or old images and footage for print or a big screen.

Overview

AttributeFigmaTopaz Labs
In one lineThe design tool product teams use, now able to turn a prompt into a working prototype.Sharpen, denoise and upscale blurry photos and old video so they look like new.
Pricing modelFreemiumPaid
Starting price$16/mo per full seat$19/mo or $199/yr
Free plan Yes No
Works with Claude Code Yes Yes

Rating breakdown

Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.

AttributeFigmaTopaz Labs
Overall rating4.1Winner3.7
Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it.
3.0
3.5
FeaturesHow completely it covers the job it's built for, and how well the pieces fit together.
5.0
4.5
Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them.
4.5
4.5
Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan.
4.0
3.0
Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over.
4.0
3.0

Feature comparison

A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.

AttributeFigmaTopaz Labs
Access & platform
Free plan Yes No
Mobile app Yes Yes
Desktop app Yes Yes
Browser extension No No
API access Yes Yes
Teams & business
Team workspace Yes Yes
Enterprise plan or SSO Yes Yes
Connects to other apps Yes Yes
Open source or self-hosted No No
AI abilities
Works with your files Yes Yes
Understands images Yes Yes
Makes images Yes No
Makes video No No
Writes code Yes No
Runs agents or automations No No
Learns your brand or style Yes No
Works in many languages Yes–
Capabilities score13/ 178/ 17

Pricing

Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.

AttributeFigmaTopaz Labs
Plans

Starter

Free

One person learning or sketching a first product.

Topaz for Web, Image

$19/mo or $199/yr

Occasional photo upscaling in the browser.

ProfessionalOur pick

$16/mo per full seat

Small teams designing a real product.

Gigapixel

$29/mo or $149/yr

People who mainly need images enlarged.

Organization

$55/mo per full seat, billed yearly

Companies with several teams.

Topaz PhotoOur pick

$39/mo or $199/yr

Photographers fixing noise, blur and size.

Enterprise

$90/mo per full seat, billed yearly

Large organisations with security and governance needs.

Topaz Video

$59/mo or $299/yr

Video editors upscaling and restoring footage.

Topaz Studio

$69/mo or $399/yr

Anyone working on both photos and video.

Topaz Studio Pro

$799/yr

Businesses over $1M revenue and studios.

Which plan to pickStart on Starter if it is just you. Move to Professional when you have a developer or second designer involved, and put them on a cheaper dev or collab seat rather than a full seat. Organization and Enterprise are for companies, not small businesses.If you only fix photos, Topaz Photo on yearly billing is the sweet spot. Add video and Topaz Studio costs less than buying Photo and Video separately. The standard plans only cover businesses under $1M a year in revenue, so bigger companies need a Pro plan.

Key features

AttributeFigmaTopaz Labs
Standout features
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Figma Make
  • Dev Mode
  • Claude Code connection
  • Design systems
  • FigJam and Slides
  • Topaz Photo
  • Gigapixel
  • Topaz Video
  • Starlight models
  • Web and mobile
  • Plugins and API

Pros and cons

AttributeFigmaTopaz Labs
Pros
  • The industry standard, so designers and developers already know it
  • Collaboration is as easy as a Google Doc
  • Figma Make turns a brief into a testable prototype quickly
  • Official Claude Code connection for design-to-code
  • Starter plan is generous for a solo person
  • Still the reference for photo and video restoration according to most photographers and editors
  • Desktop apps render unlimited images locally with no credits
  • Covers photos, enlargement and video in one bundle
  • Web and phone versions mean you don't need a fast computer for images
  • Works as a Lightroom and Photoshop plugin
Cons
  • Steep learning curve for anyone who is not a designer
  • Seat types and per-seat pricing are confusing for small teams
  • AI features and the Claude connection are tightly limited on the free plan
  • Overkill for social posts and flyers
  • No more one-off licences, and many long-time users resent the switch to subscriptions
  • Can invent detail, give faces a plastic look or change things that were never there
  • Video renders are slow and need an expensive graphics card, and recent updates brought crash and export errors for some users
  • Confusing range of apps, models and plans, with the best video models locked to Pro plans
  • Standard plans only allow commercial use for businesses under $1M a year

Who each one is for

AttributeFigmaTopaz Labs
Best for
  • Website and app design
  • Clickable prototypes
  • Handing designs to developers
  • Design systems and brand assets
  • Enlarging small photos for print or billboards
  • Cleaning up grainy low-light and event photos
  • Upscaling old or phone video to HD and 4K
  • Restoring family photos and archive footage
  • Upscaling AI-generated images for print
You'll find it used by
  • Product teams
  • Founders
  • Developers
  • Agencies
  • UX designers
  • Photographers
  • Video editors
  • Archivists
  • Marketers
  • AI artists

Questions people ask

Which is better, Figma or Topaz Labs?

Figma scores highest overall in our ratings (Figma 4.1/5 and Topaz Labs 3.7/5). Figma is best for website and app design and clickable prototypes. Topaz Labs is best for enlarging small photos for print or billboards and cleaning up grainy low-light and event photos.

Which is cheaper, Figma or Topaz Labs?

Figma: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $16/mo per full seat. Topaz Labs: There's no free plan. Paid plans start at $19/mo or $199/yr.

Which is easier to use, Figma or Topaz Labs?

Topaz Labs rates highest for ease of use in our scores. Photographers, video editors and marketers who need to rescue small, noisy or old images and footage for print or a big screen.

How we compare

Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.

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