[LAUNCHED] All plans should offer more than 4 variable modes

Thank you for the feedback. May I ask how you’re currently dealing with themeing without variable modes?

Putting a limit on variable modes on PROFESSIONAL plan is a joke. If you’re a pro 4 modes is extremely limiting. I understand such limit in a FREE plan, but paying users should have access to the whole product design craft-related functionality.

Our design system is currently only supporting 2 of our brand themes (both in light and dark mode), because of the limitations of only 4 modes. Currently there is talk about potentially disregarding variables all together and going back to relying solely on the token studio plug-in since that has no restriction on the amount of themes - but then we are back to our original problem that the plugin doesn’t provide the same level of support and upkeep (no shade on the folks at token studio, they have done fantastic work with their resources) so there was constant concern about how much we were relying on a plug-in, it’s day to day stability, and what happens if it’s no longer supported in the future, etc.
We thought variables was the answer but now it’s unclear what we are going to do to add our addition sub-brands.

Unless Figma comes to their senses, I don’t think there is an ideal solution. As you said, if you go back to token studio, you will face the same issue you hesitate to use my plugin for. Although token studio can be considered a more trustworthy source of course.
There is a feature on my roadmap, that would allow you to put all collections (that together make up the combined collection in the plugin) into one native collection, in case you decide to change to a plan with more modes (or vise versa), or if Figma changes their plans, which I think eventually will happen.

If I am paying for “Pro” mode then I expect to have no limits on the functionality that I can use.

I understand that cloud storage, number of seats etc can be gated but it is annoying to be spending time working out how to solve this problem.

Even if I wanted to just throw money at the situation I would have to. “Contact sales”.

For reference, I am setting up a design system for a Helath Care company. This counts as “Pro”.

Please fix. This is my first ever post.

Well, if there are no ideal solutions, eventually, another option will come and take over Figma or create enough of an alternative for people to switch. Examples are countless, as no software is irreplaceable.

Juste keeping this going… with the new forum my old account is gone. Still need more modes…

It is quite telling that Figma is remaining silent regarding their decision. They know that a significant portion of their PRO customer base is unhappy with this, and whether they will adjust their approach is anyone's guess. Sometimes, doing something positive for thousands of loyal PRO subscribers will be far more beneficial for brand loyalty than attempting to squeeze the last penny out of them. I am sure this discussion has arisen in many meetings, but Figma is probably like a large tanker; it moves slowly to address these matters as there are many fingers in the same pie. Either way, it does not bode well and appears to be standard practice these days. When companies grow to a certain size, they forget what got them there in the first place.

It’s exhausting.

Hi everyone,
I just faced the same huge and unbelievable problem with the mode limitation to 4. This doesn’t make any sense. Expecially discovering it by chance in the middle of a big project. This is a HUGE problem and forces us to a massive rework while the project is running.

Can anyone suggest an alternative/different approach to managing multi-brand? I need to manage at least 15 brands with different colors and fonts.