Best design tools for 2025?
Figma is #1 for all four. Across 20 picks, 6 different names. Four make every list.
Mostly agree
Every pick
Each model’s rank for everything any of them listed. A blank means that model left it out. From the list labeled Jul 2025.
| Pick | OpenAI | Claude | Gemini | Perplexity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Figma | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Adobe Creative Suite | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Framer | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Sketch | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Canva | Not listed | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Webflow | 5 | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
How much each list shifts
Across the saved months, Jul 2024 to Jul 2025. A tick marks a month where the list or its order differs from the one before.
OpenAI
Changed once
Show each change for OpenAI
- Jan 2025
Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Framer, Sketch, Webflow
- New:
- Framer
- Dropped:
- InVision
- Jan 2025
Claude
Changed twice
Show each change for Claude
- Jan 2025
Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Framer, Sketch, Canva
- Mar 2025
Figma, Framer, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, Canva
- Jan 2025
Gemini
Never changed
Perplexity
Changed twice
Show each change for Perplexity
- Dec 2024
Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Framer, Sketch, Canva
- Feb 2025
Figma, Framer, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, Canva
- Dec 2024