Anima vs Kombai (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Anima and Kombai share a 2.2 GPA, both have a free plan and their prices can't be set side by side, so the choice depends on whether you care more about platforms, where Anima grades higher, or value for money, where Kombai does.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on the free plan, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Anima
Turns Figma designs, prompts and websites into HTML or React apps
Kombai
AI design engineer that designs on a canvas and codes in your repo
Which one is for you
Pick Anima if
- Fits if you have Figma designs and want HTML or React from them
- Works for teams that want the output to follow their own design system
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 5 chat messages and 5 code generations a month
- Watch out: every export, import, clone or MCP call counts as a code generation
- Pricey if you need SSO: it is on Business and above, at $150, with extra seats $49 a month
- Watch out: the pricing page's default view shows yearly prices, and a monthly price was not readable
Pick Kombai if
- Fits if your team has a React repo and a design system to build against
- Works for front-end developers who already use Cursor or VS Code
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 300 credits a month, 50 a day
- Skip it if you want a web app: only desktop apps and extensions are listed
- Watch out: shared credits, shared rules and up to 20 seats need Team at $32 and up
- Watch out: credit tiers go up to 110,000 a month and each step costs more
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAAnimaFair | 2.2GPAKombaiFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStarter is $20 per seat a month on yearly billing, the category's middle. Pro is $40, Business $150. | BPro is $16 a month on yearly billing, at the cheap end of the category's range, for 2,000 credits. Team starts at $32. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree is 5 chat messages a month, 5 code generations and 1 workspace, a cap you will hit in a day. | CFree: 300 credits a month (50 a day), one seat. Enough to try, not to ship with. |
| Features | CFigma to HTML or React, cloning, design-system context, a database and publishing, and MCP and API. Every export, import or MCP call spends a code generation. | CCanvas, repo-aware coding, Storybook, 50+ models and a built-in browser. Indexing private packages is Team only and a custom context engine is Enterprise. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and you set up design systems and settings yourself. | CNo store rating on record. It needs setting up against your repo, design system or Figma. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with six integrations listed, an MCP server and an API. No desktop or phone app. | CMac, Windows, Linux and editor extensions, which is computers only. No web editor or phone app is listed. |
| Best for | turning Figma designs into HTML or React | UI coding inside your own repo |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Anima and Kombai. How we grade
Price against what you get
Anima starts at $20 a month for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Kombai starts at $16 a month and scores 2.0.
Anima scores higher, and starts $4 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other AI app builders on the chart, 14 score higher than Anima for less, and 17 score higher than Kombai for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Anima also covers templates.
- Kombai also covers AI agents.
At a glance
| Anima | Kombai | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $20 per seat / month, billed annually | $16 per month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | 5 chat messages a month, 5 code generations and 1 workspace. | 150 credits on sign-up, then 50 credits a day up to 300 a month, with rollovers up to half the monthly limit. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Linux | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Anima | Kombai |
| Price read from | animaapp.com | kombai.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Anima
- The free plan allows only 5 chat messages and 5 code generations.
- Every export, import, clone or MCP call counts as a code generation against the monthly allowance.
- The pricing page shows annual-billing prices in its default view; a monthly-billing price was not readable.
- SSO is on Business and above, and Business seats beyond the base cost $49 a month each.
Kombai
- Pro is for one seat; shared credit pools, shared rules and up to 20 seats need Team.
- Credit tiers on Pro and Team range from 2,000 to 110,000 a month, with a higher price at each step.
- Index external and private packages is a Team feature, and a custom context engine is Enterprise only.
- The pricing page lists desktop apps and editor extensions; no web version of the editor is listed.
Key features
Anima
- Figma to HTML or React
- Import a Figma design to generate responsive HTML or React, with output in clean CSS, Tailwind or inline styles, and copy changes back into Figma.
- Prompt, image and website cloning
- Start from a prompt, a screenshot or mockup, or import several pages from a live website into one editable app with routes connected.
- Design system and brand context
- Import design system components, match a brand from a URL or use a Design.md file so generated screens stay consistent.
- Database, auth and publishing
- Apps can get a database and authentication, be restored to earlier versions, then be published, exported or handed off.
- MCP server and API
- Anima MCP lets AI coding agents use Figma-to-code and project context; the API, available by request, automates code generation.
Kombai
- Infinite canvas
- Explore ideas on a canvas before they touch production code, with parallel agents, targeted variations and live HTML, states and animations.
- Repo-aware coding
- Context graphs reuse components, tokens and hooks from your repo or npm package, and Storybook can be indexed for real props.
- Design systems
- Remembers key design decisions from a repo, Figma or a website and carries them into later work.
- Many models
- Choose from 50+ models, including Anthropic, xAI, Moonshot AI and OpenAI, or use an automatic model router.
- Built-in browser
- A Kombai Browser and browser extension support editing in the page, with autonomous browser testing and terminal commands.
Plans
Anima
Free$0
5 monthly chat messages, 5 code generations and 1 workspace, for small prototypes.
Starter$20
per seat / month, billed annually
100 chat messages and 50 code generations a month, two-way Figma and code, custom domains, 3 workspaces.
Pro$40
per seat / month, billed annually
1,000 chat messages and 200 code generations a month, priority support and 10 workspaces.
Business$150
per month and up, billed annually
2,000 chat messages, 600 code generations, roles and permissions, SSO, 50 workspaces; extra seats $49 a month.
Enterprise$500
per month and up, billed annually
SSO, MFA, enterprise-grade SLAs and added security for compliance. Sold through sales.
Kombai
Free$0
300 credits a month (150 on sign-up, then 50 a day). One seat.
Pro$16
per month for 2,000 credits, billed annually ($20 billed monthly)
2,000 credits a month, rollovers up to 5x, email support and SOC 2 compliance. Tiers go up to 110,000 credits.
Team$32
per month and up, billed annually ($40 billed monthly)
Shared credit pool, up to 20 seats, unlimited rollovers, shared rules, centralized billing and usage analytics.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom context engine for large repos, dedicated support, onboarding and custom SLAs. Sold through sales.
Ways to pay less
Anima
- Annual discount
20% off with annual billing
The pricing page marks annual billing as 20% off; the Starter, Pro and Business prices shown are the annual-billing rates.
Kombai
- Annual discount
20% off with annual billing
Pro and Team are 20% cheaper billed annually: Pro is $16 a month instead of $20. A quarterly option is billed at the monthly price for the same credits per quarter.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Anima or Kombai?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Anima starts at $20 per seat / month, billed annually, and Kombai starts at $16 per month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly). One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Anima or Kombai?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Anima and Kombai have a free plan.
Which platforms do Anima and Kombai run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Anima lists a web app and only Kombai lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps and a browser extension. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.