Adobe XD and Sketch were the two desktop tools at the centre of interface design a decade ago, and their pages now tell opposite stories. Adobe's XD help site states that the product is in maintenance mode, and Adobe's community answers to purchase questions repeat the same position: XD is no longer available for purchase as a single application but will continue to be supported for existing users. There is no plan table, no seat price and no new feature roadmap to compare.
TL;DR
Adobe's help pages say XD is in maintenance mode and Adobe's community team says XD is no longer sold as a single application, so there is no current price to quote. Sketch is openly for sale: Standard at $12 per editor a month billed yearly, Professional at $24, Enterprise at $44, plus a $120 per seat Mac-only licence that includes a year of updates. Buy Sketch if you are on a Mac; keep XD only for legacy files.
Sketch is still a commercial product with a public price list. Standard is $12 per editor a month billed yearly for individuals and small teams, Professional is $24 with single sign-on, project archiving and permission groups, and Enterprise is $44 with SCIM provisioning, BYOK encryption and dedicated support. A private cloud tier is priced on request, and for people who dislike subscriptions Sketch sells a Mac-only licence at $120 per seat that includes one year of updates.
The second difference is platform. Sketch ships a native Mac app that requires macOS Sequoia 15.0.0 or newer, plus a web app for viewing and collaboration and iPhone and iPad apps for review. XD runs on macOS and Windows with cloud documents and mobile preview apps, and it is the only one of the two that reaches beyond the Mac. Everything else, from trial terms to team administration, favours the vendor still selling the product.
| Feature | Adobe XD | Sketch |
|---|---|---|
| Current status | Maintenance mode, stated on Adobe's XD help page | Actively sold, with a live pricing page and trial |
| How you get it | Adobe says XD is no longer sold as a single application and remains supported for existing users | Self-serve subscription or a one-time Mac-only licence |
| Price | No standalone price published by Adobe | Standard $12 per editor a month billed yearly |
| Team tiers | No current plan ladder for new purchases | Professional $24 and Enterprise $44 per editor a month billed yearly |
| One-time option | None; access runs through an existing Adobe subscription | Mac-only licence at $120 per seat including one year of updates |
| Platforms | macOS and Windows desktop apps with mobile preview | Native Mac app on macOS Sequoia 15.0.0 or newer, plus web and iOS apps |
| Collaboration | Cloud document co-editing with shareable prototype links | Real-time collaboration, free viewers, version history, developer handoff |
| Trial | Existing entitlement required | 30-day free trial, no credit card needed |
Pick Adobe XD if
XD is a maintenance decision, not a buying decision. Teams with years of .xd files, a Creative Cloud agreement and Windows designers in the mix can carry on, since Adobe states existing users keep support. Anyone starting a new product has no price to compare and no roadmap to plan around, which settles the question quickly.
Pick Sketch if
Sketch still does the job it was built for, at a price you can put in a spreadsheet: $12 an editor for a small team, $24 once SSO and permissions matter, and a $120 per seat licence for people who want the app without a subscription. The trade is Windows support, which you give up completely, and the reality that most new designers arrive with Figma habits instead.
No review scores or user quotes were gathered for this page; XD statements come from Adobe's XD help page and Adobe community answers, and all Sketch prices from sketch.com/pricing, all read on 14 October 2026.
Adobe's XD help page says the product is in maintenance mode, which means fixes rather than new features. Adobe's community answers say XD is no longer available for purchase as a single application and continues to be supported for existing users.
Standard is $12 per editor a month billed yearly, Professional is $24 and Enterprise is $44, with a private cloud tier quoted on request. Sketch also sells a Mac-only licence at $120 per seat that includes one year of updates.
No. Adobe's community team says XD is no longer available for purchase as a single application, so new buyers need an existing Creative Cloud plan that already carries it, and Adobe publishes no current standalone price.
Adobe XD. Sketch's native app requires macOS Sequoia 15.0.0 or newer and there is no Windows editor, though Sketch does offer a web app for viewing and collaboration.
Sketch runs a 30-day free trial with no credit card required, and its subscription includes free viewers for non-editors. XD access comes through an existing Adobe entitlement rather than a trial of its own.
Both publish the capability: XD has design specs and shareable prototype links, Sketch includes developer handoff, document version history and free viewers in every subscription. Neither charges developers for view access.
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