Figma vs InVision in 2026: What Happened to InVision?

This is not a balanced head-to-head comparison. It cannot be, because InVision discontinued its core design and prototyping products at the end of 2024. The most important thing to know about InVision in 2026 is what it no longer does.

Most comparison articles still describe InVision as an active prototyping platform. They are wrong. If you are evaluating design tools for your team and InVision comes up in a recommendation, that recommendation is outdated.

Here is the accurate picture.

What Happened to InVision (2024 Discontinuation)

InVision was founded in 2011 and became the dominant prototyping platform from roughly 2014 to 2019. At its peak it held nearly a third of the prototyping market and was valued at approximately $2 billion. Teams used it to create clickable mockups from static design files, primarily from Sketch at the time, and share them with stakeholders for feedback.

Figma changed this. When Figma launched in 2016, it combined the design canvas, prototyping, and collaboration into a single browser-based tool. Designers no longer needed to export files from Sketch and import them into InVision. By 2020, Figma had overtaken InVision in prototyping market share. By 2022, InVision's user base had declined significantly and the company had begun layoffs.

In late 2024, InVision CEO Michael Shenkman announced the discontinuation of its design collaboration services. The key products affected:

InVision's Freehand whiteboard product was acquired by Miro in the fall of 2023. InVision users were given access to Miro at no additional cost as part of the transition. By the end of 2024, the remaining InVision services were shut down and users were advised to export their work before account deletion.

The one product that remains active is InVision App, which has been repositioned as a design project management and stakeholder feedback tool - not a design or prototyping platform.

What Figma Offers Today

Figma has been the professional standard for UI/UX design since roughly 2020 and holds approximately 38% market share in the collaborative design and prototyping category with approximately 51,606 customers, compared to InVision's approximately 3.48% share with approximately 4,717 customers as of 2026.

Its feature set covers the full product design workflow:

Design: Vector editing, auto layout, component libraries with variants, design tokens via Variables, branching for parallel design work.

Prototyping: Interactive connections between frames with transition types, smart animate, overlays, scrolling behavior, and conditional logic introduced in 2024 and expanded in 2025.

Collaboration: Real-time multiplayer editing with live cursors, threaded comments on objects, version history, and Git-style branching.

Developer handoff: Dev Mode provides developers with code snippets, exact measurements, design token values, asset exports, and Code Connect for mapping Figma components to real production code.

AI: Figma AI (text-to-design prompts, layer automation, Dev Mode code generation), Figma MCP server for AI coding agent integration, and Canvas 26 announcements including Motion (timeline animation with code export) and Code Layers (code as a first-class canvas object, in early access July 2026).

On Gartner Peer Insights, Figma holds 4.6 stars from 275 reviews and InVision holds 4.3 stars from 17 reviews in the Prototyping Software category as of mid-2026.

Feature Comparison

Since InVision's core prototyping and design tools are discontinued, this comparison reflects what InVision offered at its peak against what Figma offers today - relevant for teams considering migration from InVision legacy workflows.

What InVision App Still Does

InVision App - the one remaining active product - functions as a design project management and stakeholder feedback layer. It allows teams to organize design files, manage approval workflows, and collect structured feedback from stakeholders.

This is a narrower use case than InVision's original positioning. For organizations that want to keep review and approval workflows in a separate tool from the design canvas itself, InVision App may still serve a purpose. For most teams, Figma's built-in commenting, presentation mode, and stakeholder sharing features cover these needs without a separate InVision subscription.

Is There Any Reason to Still Use InVision?

In most cases, no. The core design and prototyping products are discontinued. InVision App serves a specific project management and approval workflow use case that Figma covers at a basic level natively.

The scenario where InVision App might still be relevant: large enterprise organizations with existing InVision App contracts, structured approval workflows built around it, and no immediate plans to consolidate tools. For these organizations, running InVision App alongside Figma as a separate review layer is defensible until the contract expires.

For any team starting fresh, evaluating tools, or rebuilding their design workflow: InVision is not a viable option for prototyping or design in 2026.

Migrating from InVision to Figma

If your team is still on InVision and planning to migrate, here is the practical guidance.

Step 1: Export Your InVision Content Before Shutdown

If you have not already exported your InVision work, do so immediately. Export screens as PNG or PDF files. Download any prototyping specs or documentation. InVision user accounts were expected to be deleted shortly after the 2024 shutdown - if you are reading this in 2026 and have not yet exported, your data may no longer be accessible.

Step 2: Understand What Does Not Migrate

There is no native InVision-to-Figma importer. Prototyping logic, interaction flows, and screen transitions from InVision do not map to Figma's prototyping system in any automated way. What you can import: flat PNG or JPG exports of screens, which Figma will place as static image layers.

Step 3: Decide What to Rebuild and What to Archive

Not every InVision prototype is worth rebuilding in Figma. Audit your InVision work by asking: is this still an active project? Is the prototype used in a current product? Rebuild active projects manually in Figma. Archive inactive work as exported images.

Step 4: Rebuild in Figma

For active projects, rebuild the screens as Figma frames rather than recreating them as pixel images. Use Figma's component system and auto layout from the start - do not simply recreate the static composition. This is the correct time to adopt proper Figma file structure, even if it takes longer initially.

Recreate prototyping logic using Figma's native interactions. The conditional logic and interaction model differ from InVision's, but the concepts translate: connections between screens, transitions, overlay behavior.

Step 5: Set Up Developer Handoff

If your team was using InVision's Inspect feature for developer handoff, move to Figma's Dev Mode. Dev Mode gives developers significantly more capability: exact code snippets, design token values, Code Connect for real component mapping, and asset exports. The quality of handoff improves materially when switching from InVision Inspect to Figma Dev Mode.

Alternatives Worth Noting

For teams coming off InVision who are evaluating options:

Figma - the obvious primary choice. Covers everything InVision did and significantly more.

Framer - if your output is primarily marketing sites and web experiences. Design and publish to production in one tool.

Axure RP - if your work involves complex, logic-heavy enterprise prototypes that require conditional flows and variable-driven behavior beyond what Figma supports.

Penpot - if vendor lock-in is a concern and your team wants an open-source, self-hostable alternative. Comparable to Figma in core design capability, with a smaller ecosystem.

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A Note on Sources

InVision discontinuation timeline and product status verified from CostBench (costbench.com/compare/invision-vs-figma), FastCompany's January 2024 report on InVision's shutdown announcement, and LogRocket's March 2024 analysis. InVision Freehand acquisition by Miro confirmed from FastCompany (fall 2023). Market share figures (Figma ~38.05%, ~51,606 customers; InVision ~3.48%, ~4,717 customers) from 6sense collaborative design and prototyping category data, 2026. Gartner Peer Insights ratings (Figma 4.6/5 from 275 reviews; InVision 4.3/5 from 17 reviews) are from the Prototyping Software category, mid-2026. Figma Config 2026 announcements (Motion, Code Layers) from Figma's official release notes (figma.com/release-notes) and webdeveloper.com, July 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is InVision Still a Design Tool in 2026?

No, not in the way it used to be. InVision discontinued its original prototyping tool, InVision Studio (vector design), and Freehand (whiteboard) in 2024. Its remaining active product, InVision App, has been repositioned as a design project management and stakeholder feedback tool, not a design or prototyping platform.

Why Did InVision Discontinue Its Prototyping Tools?

InVision's core value proposition - cloud-based clickable mockups from static design exports - was absorbed by Figma's browser-based, real-time collaborative platform over the years following Figma's rise. By 2020, Figma had overtaken InVision in market share. InVision attempted to compete with Studio and Freehand but could not recover ground against Figma's combination of design, prototyping, and collaboration in one tool.

How Do I Migrate My InVision Prototypes to Figma?

Figma does not have a native InVision importer. Export InVision screens as PNG or PDF files and import them as static images into Figma. Prototyping logic and interactions require manual recreation using Figma's native prototyping tools. For active projects, rebuild as proper Figma frames with components and auto layout rather than recreating as pixel images.

Is InVision Cheaper Than Figma?

InVision App pricing is available, but the comparison is largely moot since the core prototyping products are discontinued. For design and prototyping work, Figma is the practical option regardless of price. Figma's free tier covers many individual needs; Professional plans start at $16/editor/month.

What Does InVision App Do Now?

InVision App functions as a design project management and stakeholder feedback tool. It allows teams to organize design files, manage approval workflows, and collect structured stakeholder feedback. It does not provide a design canvas, vector editing, prototyping, or developer handoff.

Should I Switch from InVision to Figma?

If you are still using InVision for prototyping or design work, yes - the core design tools have been discontinued. Figma is the standard replacement used by the vast majority of the design industry. If you are using InVision App only for project management and stakeholder review, evaluate whether Figma's native sharing and commenting features cover your needs before maintaining a separate InVision App subscription.