Overview
Do you use software to manage Design Systems?
This software helps maintain guidelines for interactions, visual styles, and general usage of design elements. We don't believe that the Design Systems tool space has had it's "moment" yet, so each year we continue to monitor.
Do you use software to manage Design Systems?
471 respondents are using something other than software to manage their design system. This merits further investigation, or a possible follow-up question in future surveys.
Which software do you primarily use for managing Design Systems?
Figma might be where design systems start, but it's not where they end. This category is ready for disruption. We're waiting...
Some designers are making their way with common wiki tools like Confluence and Notion, but very few tools connect to code (still watching UXPin and Supernova for this).
Highests ratings for tools with a large number of responses.
| Figma | 
|
4.24 | (2139) |
| zeroheight |
|
3.96 | (113) |
| Storybook |
|
3.88 | (115) |
| Adobe XD |
|
3.46 | (139) |
These tools didn't gather enough responses to meet our ratings criteria but are still worth checking out.
| Lunacy |
|
4.5 | (32) |
| UXPin |
|
4.25 | (28) |
| Notion |
|
4.23 | (26) |
| Supernova |
|
4.21 | (14) |
| Zeplin |
|
3.96 | (23) |
Segmented by payment status
Storybook is another free tool (open source) that respondents don't realize is free. This data indicates the respondents may not have been involved in its implementation.
Segment by number of employees in the respondents' company
Of these popular tools, respondents at larger companies seem more likely to use zeroheight or Sketch. Larger companies sometimes have a more rigorous tool auditing process.
