Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Kactus

Design version control without changing your tools

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Kactus launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Git Sketch Plugin▲485

   Version control for designers

   2016 · mathieudutour.github.io · its alternatives →

2. 2GF
   Github for Designers▲409

   2012 · pixelapse.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Abstract▲837

   Design collaboration without the chaos

   2017 · abstract.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Trunk▲332

   A powerful version control platform for designers.

   2018 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Specify▲447

   Sync your Figma files with GitHub repositories in minutes

   2022 · specifyapp.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Folio 2.0▲122

   Simple version control for design teams based on Git

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Figma 2.0▲655

   Design and prototype in one always up to date tool

   2017 · figma.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Folio for Mac▲219

   Simple version control app for designers

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Figma 3.0▲462

   Styles, prototyping and design at scale

   2018 · figma.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Figma 1.0▲705

    The first interface design tool with real-time collaboration

    2016 · figma.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Figma Platform▲327

    Unlock your design files with our new web API

    2018 · developers.figma.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Plant▲188

    Version control app and plugin for Sketch

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Figma Community▲528

    Publish live design files for others to learn from & remix.

    2019 · figma.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Kaleidoscope 5.0▲143

    The leading diff and merge app for Mac developers

    2024 · kaleidoscope.app · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Plant▲147

    Version control for designers, new plugin for Sketch

    2018 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Dev Mode by Figma▲371

    A new space in Figma for developers

    2023 · figma.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    GitOps Template for Kubernetes▲86

    Hello HN, we’re Philip Louis from Glasskube (https://github.com/glasskube/glasskube). We are working on a package manager for Kubernetes to simplify the packaging of complex applications with multiple dependencies, ensuring they are installed and kept up-to-date across multiple Kubernetes clusters. Nowadays, it is best practice to use Git as a revision control system for your Kubernetes configurations. Update automation workflows like Renovate or Dependabot can create pull requests for new versions of Docker images and Helm charts, but ensuring these new package versions…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    GitUp▲275

    The Git interface you've been missing all your life

    2015 · gitup.co · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Kastrafree tier, from $19.99/mo▲332

    Hi HN, Fernando and I built Kastra. Kastra intercepts AI agent tool calls and evaluates them against deterministic policies before they execute. We built this product to control pre- and post-inference workloads. This is aimed at developers using coding agents like Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and OpenClaw. Kastra pushes an allow, hold, and deny decision before the action runs. You can build these policies in plain English from the web app. The interception engine evaluates the tools, targets, and parameters of every action at sub 1ms at a scale of billions of interceptions per day. We also…

    Jul 2026 · kastra.ai · its alternatives →

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    Open Design▲139

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

    2021 · avocode.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Stylebit 0.1▲297

    Central hub for design collaboration

    2023 · stylebit.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Plant▲239

    Simple and powerful version control plugin for Sketch

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Figma Tokens Sync for Ant Design System▲125

    Synchronize Figma Tokens with Ant Design React project

    2023 · antforfigma.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Bindr▲81

    No more “final_final_v2.psd”. Now for teams and clients.

    2025 · bindr.cc · 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 →