Where has the Inspect tab gone?

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Making a feature paid is great. For Figma, making an advanced feature paid is also okay. Closing off an existing free feature behind a paywall is dirty and ruthless.

Mind you, even though Figma is “proprietary,” it uses many open-source libraries to be what it is today, and we can’t ignore the huge contribution from the plugin community.

Figma was set to be a product that was also run by the community, unlike its competitors. It almost felt like using an awesome (open-source) product 2-3 years ago.

Now Figma is not only optimizing to make almost all new features and enhancements paid but is also finding ways to put existing basic features behind a paywall. This is disingenuous and crappy.

I am genuinely looking forward to PenPot getting better. As soon as it is even half decent, I am moving. As of now (this might change), I don’t feel comfortable investing time in a product that will eventually be another corporate money grab.

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The folks at Figma appear to have considered the developers’ experience, but they didn’t account for the practical realities. In a small web agency, it’s unrealistic to quickly allocate 15-20 developer seats when they only need access two to three times a month. As a result, while 1-2 seats are rotated among developers, the others have to work less accurately. This decision by Figma ultimately increases the workload for development and quality assurance over time, which is insane.

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