Abstract vs. Zeplin

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Abstract
Score 4.7 out of 10
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Abstract, from the company of the same name headquartered in San Francisco, offers a collaboration tool for developers and others, featuring a version controlled master file set and approval workflow.N/A
Zeplin
Score 6.9 out of 10
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Zeplin, from the company of the same name, is a platform supporting collaboration in application development by engineers and designers by providing an API with popular collaboration, development and prototyping tools and creating a space where productions can be shared and reviewed.
$0
up to 1 project
Pricing
AbstractZeplin
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Free
$0
up to 1 project
Advanced
$15
per month per seat (up to 50 projects)
Basic
$15
per month per project
Enterprise
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AbstractZeplin
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
AbstractZeplin
Features
AbstractZeplin
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Abstract
7.8
Ratings
1% above category average
Zeplin
5.2
Ratings
39% below category average
Workflow Automation7.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Search8.90 Ratings5.20 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Abstract
8.7
Ratings
9% above category average
Zeplin
8.0
Ratings
1% above category average
Chat10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications9.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Discussions8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase7.60 Ratings00 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Abstract
8.1
Ratings
3% above category average
Zeplin
6.5
Ratings
19% below category average
Versioning10.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Document collaboration8.50 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Access control6.20 Ratings5.20 Ratings
Advanced security features6.90 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Device sync9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
User Ratings
AbstractZeplin
Likelihood to Recommend
2.1
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6.4
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Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(0 ratings)
Usability
7.0
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.8
(0 ratings)
9.5
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
AbstractZeplin
Likelihood to Recommend
  • Large teams with dedicated design operations support
  • UX managers that want a facilitated workflow for their teams
  • Disciplined teams of individual contributors that want to adopt a process in their UI workflow
  • Cross-discipline teams that want a central collaboration space for reviewing and critiquing UI artifacts
  • If your files are named "FOR-REALS_FINAL_FINAL_FINAL_Super-Important-Project (copy).sketch"
  • If you're managing multiple pattern libraries
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I still have some issues, especially with color integration between the style guide and also project. When we update the colors, it's not automatically sync to every project. Aside from that, zeplin solves my problem for hand-off design from design to developer. I set zeplin is source of truth design file
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Pros
  • Allows for collaboration within Sketch.
  • Allows for approval of work by team leads.
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  • Provides dimensions across iOS, Android and Web which saves developers from a lot of guess and check when implementing designs
  • Allows for easy download of digital design assets for developers to easily organize and implement
  • Great user experience in terms of the product itself and a great value for your money
  • Automatically generates CSS for web designs which is AMAZING!
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Cons
  • People and permission management.
  • Sharing particular states (presentation, inspection, etc.).
  • New projects from templates.
  • Pattern library migration (new users).
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  • It would be better if it has a dedicated web application
  • It's not the easiest tool to learn and start working with
  • It would be awesome if it had more features turning it into an all-around tool for mockups and prototypes
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Likelihood to Renew
No answers on this topic
Great tool
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Usability
Abstract has a difficult learning curve. If a feature-branch workflow is new to you, then it will take some getting used to. They make a lot of updates to the interface and these feature releases get ahead of their documentation. They rely heavily on an excellent customer support team and are present on various Slack channels to help design professionals with issues.
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Zeplin's component management and style guide help us to be consistent across whole product and it so easy to use for non-technical person. It is now easy to collaboration for designes between different teams like stackholders, product owner, UI/UX, developers and testers. Now there is only one point of reference is Zeplin so it is so easy to get details without asking designer or developer again and again.
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Support Rating
Customer support seems to be fast at responding. We haven't had issues yet at least
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Zeplin has classic support with a chat from the website. It's working fine, and we're also getting the support needed when needed. However, Zeplin is very good at closing the incidents and moving on. It was a while ago we had a case with their support so that it might have improved since then.
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Alternatives Considered
I purchased and administer Abstract. It was requested by our design department who evaluated it.
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Out of all of the products that I have used to support design-to-development handoffs, Zeplin is my favorite. It’s pretty lightweight and easy to use (once you get the hang of it). Zeplin also has a smooth interface and is, generally, clearer to use than other tools, such as InVision. Plus, all of the plug-ins that you can use with Zeplin have supported the design-development relationship and workflows in which I’ve been involved in more efficient, clear, and effective ways than I’ve seen with any other product.
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Return on Investment
  • Single source of truth for the team.
  • Could quickly get expensive with corporate accounts.
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  • We're using the free plan, so it fits in our needs, although we're limited to create only one project at a time
  • Sketch has some plugins that offers exactly what Zeplin does, for free
  • The integration with design apps (Sketch, Photoshop, XD) and collaboration (Slack and Trello) helps our team to better communicate and be notified on every update
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