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Design needs everyone: new plans for companies that design together | Figma Blog (opens in new tab)

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Figma’s 2022 plan updates aim to make design a company-wide activity while reducing the organizational complexity that comes with more participants. FigJam is leaving beta with expanded collaboration features and new pricing, while Figma Enterprise adds structure, controls, security, and administrative support for larger organizations. The central goal is to help teams collaborate from brainstorming through implementation without overwhelming users or administrators.

FigJam Becomes a Full Collaboration Product

  • FigJam was launched in beta to support brainstorming, diagramming, planning, meetings, and informal collaboration.
  • Teams adopted it for varied uses, including:
    • Dwell’s company-wide idea “swarms”
    • Square’s employee onboarding
    • Twitter’s cross-functional bug-bashing sessions
  • Figma expanded FigJam with plugins, widgets, and ready-to-use templates.
  • FigJam is free on the Starter plan, including:
    • Unlimited personal whiteboards
    • Three shared whiteboards
    • Unlimited collaborators
  • Unlimited shared whiteboards for an organization start at $3 per editor per month.

Figma Enterprise for Larger Organizations

  • As more departments joined the design process, companies faced:
    • More files and projects to navigate
    • Less flexibility for individual teams
    • Greater administrative responsibility
  • The Enterprise plan is designed for organizations needing more structure, granular controls, advanced security, and support.
  • Pricing begins at:
    • $75 per editor per month for Figma
    • $5 per editor per month for FigJam
  • Features were being released immediately or planned for the following months.

Workspaces Reflect Company Structure

  • Enterprise workspaces let organizations create dedicated areas for departments, product groups, or functions.
  • Workspaces help users focus on relevant content while preserving access to company-wide resources.
  • Administrators can define default teams and libraries for each workspace.
  • Users can limit searches to a particular workspace to find files, people, and components more quickly.

Administration at Company Scale

  • Enterprise tools are intended to manage large numbers of files, users, and permissions more efficiently.
  • Workspace administration can be delegated to people familiar with each group’s users.
  • Delegated responsibilities include membership, roles, and true-ups.
  • Role-setting through SCIM is also introduced to automate administrative workflows.

Figma’s broader recommendation is that companies should invite more people into design while using FigJam for inclusive collaboration and Enterprise workspaces and controls for organization-wide scale.