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24 alternatives to Design Systems for Developers

Use Design Tokens To Launch Design Systems Into Production

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Design Systems for Developers launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Specify 2.0▲190

   Your design token engine

   2024 · specifyapp.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Design Tokens Generator▲72

   Approachable design tokens and design system foundation

   2023 · design-tokens.dev · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Framer Design▲1,008

   Design, code and collaborate. Now all-in-one.

   2017 · framer.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Lucid▲196

   Create design systems

   2018 · lucid.style · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Atlassian Design▲761

   Design, develop, and deliver

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Sketch for Teams▲455

   Take design collaboration to the next level in the cloud

   2019 · sketch.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Make▲566

   Visualize all of your Make automations and AI solutions

   2022 · make.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Figma Design Tokens▲149

   Making design tokens a single source of truth for Figma.

   2020 · figma.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Flow▲409

   Animate Sketch designs and generate production-ready code.

   2017 · createwithflow.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Design System in Figma by Design+Code▲494

    Guide to designing a site using a design system by Meng To

    2018 · designcode.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Design Systems Repo▲408

    A collection of design system examples and resources

    2018 · designsystemsrepo.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Vue Design System▲166

    An open source tool for building Design Systems with Vue.js

    2018 · vueds.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Start Design System▲87

    All the help you need in building your design system.

    2022 · startdesignsystem.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Design Resources▲273

    A curated list of tools in one place to help designers

    2020 · designresourc.es · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Design Systems Handbook by DesignBetter.Co▲332

    Your guide to design systems best practices

    2017 · infinite-tech.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Notion Integration for Specify▲191

    Automate your design system documentation

    2023 · specifyapp.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    New InVision Design System Manager▲156

    The design system platform for collaborative teams

    2020 · miro.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Universe Design System▲105

    Supercharge your UX & UI Design workflow. Made for Sketch.

    2019 · universedesignsystem.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Venus Design System▲216

    Design system with 2000+ components & 250+ styles for Figma

    2021 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Open Design▲139

    Dev toolkit to read, change & display data from design files

    2021 · avocode.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Cabana Design System Ultimate Edition▲110

    Design System for Figma powered by Design Tokens

    2022 · cabanaui.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Design Assets Cloud for Sketch▲124

    The easiest way to share and use a Sketch design library

    2016 · brand.ai · its alternatives →

23. 23
    System Work▲159

    Tailored design systems for brands

    2023 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Stately Studio 1.0▲108

    Design flows visually, collaborate, export to code

    2022 · stately.ai · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →