Figma, when…
- You’re designing final UI
- You maintain a design system
- Engineers inspect specs in Dev Mode
Figma vs FigJam
Figma vs FigJam: what’s the difference?
They come from the same company and share a look, so they’re easy to mix up. Figma is for designing interfaces; FigJam is a whiteboard for the thinking around them. Here’s what each is for, and when one board for both is simpler.
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In short
Figma (Figma Design) is an interface design tool for screens, components, design systems and prototypes. FigJam is Figma’s online whiteboard for brainstorming, sticky notes, diagrams and workshops. They’re separate kinds of file in the same company’s platform. Use Figma to design the product and FigJam to think about it; Builderii puts the whiteboard, the flow, the screens and the prototype on one board.
- Figma
- Interface design: screens, components, design systems, prototypes, Dev Mode
- FigJam
- Whiteboarding: stickies, diagrams, workshops, stamps and voting
- Same file?
- No: separate kinds of file in Figma’s platform
- One board for both
- Builderii: workshop, flow, screens and prototype together
Side by side
Figma, FigJam and Builderii, side by side.
| Feature | Figma | FigJam | Builderii |
|---|---|---|---|
| Made for | Designing interfaces | Whiteboarding and workshops | Idea to tested prototype on one board |
| Sticky notes, voting and a timer | No | Yes | Yes |
| Flowcharts and mind maps | Not its focus | Yes | Yes, keyboard-fast and drawn by AI |
| Wireframes and screens | Yes, pixel-perfect | Not its focus | 46 components; low-fi, high-fi and Rendered |
| Clickable prototypes | Yes, advanced | No | Yes, with test links and heatmaps |
| Design systems and Dev Mode | Yes | No | No |
| Price to start | A free Starter plan | A free Starter plan | Free, with every feature |
Compared from each product’s public pages in October 2026; features change, so check before you decide. Product names are trademarks of their owners. Builderii isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by them.
Which to pick
Pick by the job in front of you.
FigJam, when…
- You’re brainstorming or running a workshop
- Your design files already live in Figma
- You want the whole team on a whiteboard
Builderii, when…
- The workshop should turn into screens
- You want AI to draft flows and screens
- You want to test a prototype today
What Figma is for
Figma, or Figma Design, is where interfaces are designed and finished: vector tools, auto layout, components with variants, shared libraries for design systems, prototypes with Smart Animate and variables, and Dev Mode for engineers to inspect specs.
It’s built for designers, and it’s the industry standard for production UI.
What FigJam is for
FigJam is Figma’s online whiteboard: sticky notes, stamps, voting, a timer, simple diagrams and flowcharts, templates for workshops, and FigJam AI. It’s friendlier for the whole team, including people who never open a design file.
FigJam boards and Figma design files are separate files, though they share an account, a team and libraries.
When one board is simpler
Product work moves from the whiteboard to the design: notes become a flow, the flow becomes screens, the screens become a prototype. With Figma and FigJam that’s a hand-off between files.
Builderii keeps it on one board: stickies with voting and AI clustering, flowcharts and mind maps, linked wireframes in low or high fidelity, and a clickable prototype you can test with real people. For final, pixel-perfect UI and design systems, Figma is still the tool.
Questions
Good questions.
Is FigJam the same as Figma?
No. Both are made by Figma, but Figma (Figma Design) is an interface design tool, and FigJam is a separate online whiteboard for brainstorming, diagrams and workshops. They use different kinds of file.
Can you prototype in FigJam?
No. Clickable prototypes are made in Figma Design. FigJam is for whiteboarding and diagrams. Builderii has both on one board.
Is FigJam free?
FigJam has a free Starter plan with limits, like Figma, and paid plans per seat. Check Figma’s pricing page for current limits.
Is there one tool for whiteboarding and prototyping?
Builderii puts sticky notes, flowcharts, mind maps, wireframes and clickable prototypes on one canvas, with AI that builds alongside you. It’s free while it’s new.
Keep reading
More ways to use Builderii.
What do you want to build?
Start with a prompt, a template or a blank board. It’s free.