Dev mode pricing

We need a “dev mode only” for developers.
It doesn’t matter whether a developer has view-only or editor access to a Figma file.
What matters is the dev mode access to a developer. That’s it!

Can you confirm that you have to give developers edit rights to files to access dev mode (professional plan)?
I once read that you have to pay for a full seat for developers in order to use dev mode but it’s not necessary to also give them edit rights for files to access dev mode. View only rights for files should do it.
So every developer who could access dev mode in beta should still be able to access dev mode by getting a full seat in Figma.

Hey Figma,

I guess you really don’t get the point. If we can’t sell internally in our orgs you can’t sell this either. This is a clusterfuck for small and big orgs because of the extracosts. You basically begging us to switch to an alternative.

KR,
Klaus

It’s also frustrating for smaller companies: we had long and very difficult discussions to argue for the adopting Figma for designers - it’s even harder to now convince management that they have to pay a hell of a lot more suddenly…

Hey Figma,

I guess you really don’t get the point. If we (designers/researchers) can’t sell this price/value in our orgs internally you will never sell this price/value. This is a clusterfuck for small and big orgs because of the extracosts. You are basically begging us to switch to an alternative asap.

KR,
Klaus

It feels like even though the Adobe deal didn’t go through, they somehow got infected with a mutation of the Adobe virus. It was hard to convince management to adopt Figma because of the already high costs - this move will give them a reason to question the adoption again.

Agree and even with a Dev seat lower price now the attitude is awful and it goes to show how a profitable business only turns ravenous when they have a privileged position in the market. They know it’s hard for us to migrate to another tool (unless said tool makes a seamless import, which is very possible) so they can hike up the prices and boast about an even higher bottom line. Now this is how you kill user’s good will and affection for the company, which I had. Well done?

Feel like a new Figma killer tool is coming because of this stupid business move. Even you wanna charge for a dev view. How can a inspect only acc cost the same as editor? What’s wrong with your maths?

The view function is simply just a JPEG online now.

Figma is killing themselves and the whole design market instead of making additional money.

1. Some basic maths is wrong to charge on inspecting. No company can agree with at least a double cost of design tool just becuz of fxxking basic inspecting
2. Designers need to paid all the bills and buy some seats, if Developers are not in the same company. Just imagine the case of consultants and freelancer and you will know.
3. Figma ignore the billing experience but just beta for user experience. This a such a joke for the biggest design tool company

for team with 2 designers 5 managers and 30 developers we need +35 pro licenses? looks like scam