Our take
Pick AppFlowy if people who will stay on Cloud Personal $0 (1 workspace owner, Unlimited storage as printed) or self-host while they open a first Welcome page, then buy Pro at $12/member/month billed annually ($16 monthly) when they need extra members and guest editors. Pick Penpot if product / design teams who will stay on Cloud Professional $0 (fully featured, no editor cap printed) or self-host while they open a
Best for
AppFlowy Notes you start at $0
Penpot UI files you start at $0
Free plan
AppFlowy $0 · /month. “For personal productivity.” 1 workspace owner. Storage printed Unlimited. File uploads printed Unlimited
Penpot $0 · /user/month. “Free and fully featured. No limits, no missing tools.” Sign up free
Lowest paid
AppFlowy Pro $12/mo, monthly only
Penpot Private Server $50/yr
Runs where
AppFlowy Local; you host it
Penpot Local; you host it
Watch out
AppFlowy Personal is 1 workspace owner
Penpot Unlimited is $7 per editor, not per viewer
Last checked
AppFlowy 2026-10-22 · appflowy.com/pricing
Penpot 2026-10-22 · penpot.app/pricing
people who will stay on Cloud Personal $0 (1 workspace owner, Unlimited storage as printed) or self-host while they open a first Welcome page, then buy Pro at $12/member/month billed annually ($16 monthly) when they need extra members and guest editors.
Read the AppFlowy pageproduct / design teams who will stay on Cloud Professional $0 (fully featured, no editor cap printed) or self-host while they open a first Draft, then buy Unlimited at $7/editor/month (capped $175) when they want extra space and extended history — or Enterprise at $25/member when they need governance.
Read the Penpot page