InVision vs Figma for Handoff: InVision Has Shut Down

Update: InVision shut down its services on January 1, 2025. The platform is no longer available. This comparison is kept for historical context, but Figma Dev Mode is the only option here.

InVision built its reputation on prototyping and handoff. For years, InVision Inspect was how design teams shared specs with developers. Then Figma shipped Dev Mode, and InVision eventually shut down entirely.

What InVision's handoff offered

InVision Inspect let developers click on any element in a design and see its CSS properties, spacing values, color codes, and assets — all without a Figma or Sketch account. Developers could inspect and download assets directly. Designers could leave annotations.

For Sketch teams specifically, InVision provided a sync workflow: export from Sketch, sync to InVision, share with developers. It was the best available handoff solution for a few years.

Why Figma Dev Mode changed everything

Figma's Dev Mode does what InVision Inspect did — and it does it from inside the same tool where the designs live. Developers get a dedicated view with:

• CSS, iOS, and Android code snippets for any element
• Precise spacing and dimension measurements
• Color values in any format they need
• Asset export controls
• Annotations from the design team

There's no export step. No sync step. No third-party tool to set up. A developer needs a Figma viewer account (free) and a link. That's it.

For any team whose design workflow is already inside Figma, adding InVision for handoff means paying for a second tool to duplicate functionality you already have. That's hard to justify.

What InVision does better

InVision's presentation and feedback features are still polished. If you're sharing prototypes for stakeholder approval rather than developer handoff, InVision's prototype presentation mode and comment threading have a cleaner experience for non-technical reviewers who aren't comfortable opening a Figma file.

InVision Freehand (the whiteboarding product) has enterprise customers who are deeply embedded in it. If your organization uses Freehand for collaborative workshops, staying inside the InVision ecosystem may have workflow benefits.

When InVision for handoff still makes sense

You're on Sketch and not planning to move. InVision integrates directly with Sketch and provides the handoff layer that Sketch doesn't natively offer at the same level. If your design team is committed to Sketch, InVision remains a practical choice.

You're deeply invested in InVision already. If your developers have learned InVision's inspection workflow, your design team has their Sketch-to-InVision pipeline running, and the cost is already justified — there's no compelling reason to migrate everything to Figma just for handoff.

The migration question

If you're currently using InVision with Sketch and evaluating whether to move to Figma, the handoff story is one of the strongest arguments for moving. You eliminate a tool, reduce your SaaS spend, and simplify the workflow. The migration effort is a one-time cost.

If you're already on Figma and still paying for InVision for handoff, cancel InVision. Dev Mode covers what you need.

Pricing

Figma: Dev Mode included in Professional plan ($15/editor/month). Developers with viewer-only access can inspect in Dev Mode without paying for an editor seat.

InVision: Free tier limited to 3 prototypes. Team plans start at $4.95/user/month for the prototype and handoff features.

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