Should you buy it??
Reconsider
based on 2 of 5 signals
Quick take
In short: what each side says
AI · critics · buyers · brand claims — each opened up in full further down ↓
perplexity ranks this product at #22.0 on average
Main competitors
Top rivals in For Designers.
Act one
What the machines think.
Several AI models read the category and place this product — model by model, list by list, over time.
Model by model?
How each AI sees it.
perplexity ranks this product at #22.0 on average Averaging across the AI panel, Penpot 2.x sits around #22.0 this snapshot.
Gemini
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Didn’t rank Penpot 2.x this snapshot.
GPT
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Didn’t rank Penpot 2.x this snapshot.
Claude
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Didn’t rank Penpot 2.x this snapshot.
Frequent rivals?
What it competes against.
- Lunacy 10
by Lunacy
Penpot 2.x leads 1–0
Across 1 shared question
- Krita 5.x
by Krita
Penpot 2.x leads 1–0
Across 1 shared question
- Scribus 2.6
by Scribus
Penpot 2.x leads 1–0
Across 1 shared question
- Linearity Move 2025
by Linearity
Penpot 2.x leads 1–0
Across 1 shared question
- Picsart Gold
by PicsArt
Penpot 2.x leads 1–0
Across 1 shared question
- Canva Whiteboards 2026
by Canva
Penpot 2.x leads 1–0
Across 1 shared question
- Icons8 Lunacy 9
by Lunacy
Penpot 2.x leads 1–0
Across 1 shared question
The recap
Where it stands today.
- PositionBest rank #22 across 1 intent tracked.
- FootprintStrongest in Best Graphic Design Software (#22).
- TraitsMost often described as “open source”.
- Closest rivalLunacy 10 (1–0 across 1 shared intent).
- MakerBy Penpot — see how it ranks across other intents on its brand profile.
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