Subframe vs Superdesign (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Subframe if

• Fits if you already pay for Claude Code or Codex and work in React
• Works for designers and developers sharing one canvas

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you stay free: one project only
• Watch out: more than one project needs Pro at $20 per editor
• Watch out: AI credits apply only in the web version or in place of your own Claude or Codex plan
• Not for you if you want a tier above Pro: none is listed

Pick Superdesign if

• Fits if you want several UI options to compare before anyone writes code
• Works for people who already use Claude Code or Cursor and want designs fed into them

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you need to know the price first, as no pricing page could be read
• Too light for a finished app: it makes designs, and exports are HTML
• Not for you if you work alone and want one subscription across teams, as billing is per workspace
• Watch out: the free limits are unpublished, so how far a free account goes is unknown

Subframe

• The Free plan allows one project; unlimited projects need Pro at $20 per editor / month.
• The vendor says it works best with React, though the browser and canvas work with anything that renders on the web.
• AI credits are used only in the web version or when you use them instead of your own Claude or Codex subscription.
• The pricing section does not say whether $20 is billed monthly or annually, and lists no plan above Pro.

Superdesign

• No pricing page could be read: /pricing returns not found, so plan prices, credits and limits are unverified.
• The site's tool pages say it is free to start, and the docs say each workspace has its own subscription and credits.
• Exports are HTML; moving a design into a React codebase goes through the agent skill or a coding agent.
• Account and billing are managed per workspace, so a personal subscription does not cover a team workspace.

Subframe

Design canvas

Components with props, slots and variants, plus themes and design tokens across light and dark modes, synced with the design system in your codebase.

Built-in browser

Preview and edit your running app inside Subframe, with detected local dev servers listed in the browser panel.

Coding agent

Uses an existing Claude Code or Codex subscription as the internal agent. Other agents such as Cursor or Gemini connect through MCP.

Prompting on the canvas

Ask for designs or repetitive changes without leaving the canvas, then hand the result to the agent to implement in code.

Multiplayer and comments

Share a canvas link and comment in threads with teammates or the agent, then turn feedback into changes.

Superdesign

Canvas with parallel variants

Several design agents can run at once on an infinite canvas, and Branch creates parallel options without changing the current design.

Chrome extension for cloning

A Chrome extension imports a full web page or a single component from any live site into a project.

Export paths

Frames export as a ZIP of HTML, as copied HTML, through the Superdesign agent skill into a codebase, or to Figma via the html.to.design extension.

Coding-agent skill and IDE extension

A CLI skill lets Claude Code, Cursor and other agents drive the canvas, and an open-source IDE extension works in Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code and Claude Code.

Brand assets and pinned context

Logos, fonts and images, plus persistent design rules, keep generated designs on-brand across prompts.

Prompt and design-system libraries

A public library of design prompts and a browsable set of design.md design systems to start from.

Subframe

• Free$0

  One project, unlimited viewers and editors, limited AI credits, and use of your own Claude or Codex subscription.

• Pro$20

  per editor / month

  Unlimited projects, 6x the AI credits of Free, and multiple themes per project. Billing basis (monthly or annual) is not stated.

Superdesign

Pricing could not be confirmed. See superdesign.dev.