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Sketch vs Spline

A sourced, side-by-side comparison for design tools. Spline has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.

Spline has the lower entry price — Sketch starts at $12/mo, Spline at $0/mo. Free tier: Sketch No, Spline Yes. HIPAA: Sketch No, Spline —.

As of 2026-09-10 · figures link to their source below

Side by side

Sketch

$12/mo entry
Entry price$12/mo (Standard)
Free tierNo
HIPAA (BAA)No
SOC 2
GDPRYes
Best forMac-native UI/UX designers preferring offline-capable tools

Spline

$0/mo entry
Entry price$0/mo (Free)
Free tierYes
HIPAA (BAA)
SOC 2
GDPR
Best forDesigners adding 3D hero scenes to marketing sites

Sources — Sketch: sketch.com (verified 2026-09-02) · Spline: spline.design (verified 2026-09-10)

Key features

Sketch: Native Mac app with offline editing; Vector editing with boolean operations and variable fonts; Smart Animate prototyping with easing controls; Real-time co-editing with follow mode; Design tokens export (CSS/JSON); BYOK encryption (Enterprise/Private Cloud); SCIM provisioning (Enterprise); Free unlimited viewers on all paid plans; iOS Mirror app for on-device preview; ISO 27001 certified and GDPR compliant (AWS-hosted infrastructure)

Spline: Browser-based 3D scene design with no local GPU pipeline to manage; Interactive 3D that embeds live into Webflow, Framer and Wix Studio sites; Variables, APIs and webhooks so a 3D scene can react to real app state

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