Which canvas your product design happens on
Summary
As of Aug 18, 2026, the market’s strongest steer is Figma — followed by Sketch and Zeplin.
The engines name 6 of the 22 products measured here — the other 16 are never mentioned in an answer.
Buyers search for Canva by name more than anything else here — which is not where the engines steer.
“The intelligent canvas for infinite creativity” — their words · Aug 14, 2026
The rest of the board, ranked by what the market says — every score’s receipts one click away.
Why it ranks here →
- AI answersnamed by Claude, Gemini and Google's AI Mode
- Search resultsnot in the top results where buyers search
- Buyer demand948,400 searches a month by name
Why it ranks here →
- AI answersnamed by Claude, Gemini and Google's AI Mode
- Search resultsnot in the top results where buyers search
- Buyer demand74,990 searches a month by name
Why it ranks here →
- AI answersnamed by Google's AI Mode
- Search resultsnot in the top results where buyers search
- Buyer demand57,300,000 searches a month by name
Why it ranks here →
- AI answersnamed by Google's AI Overview
- Search resultsnot in the top results where buyers search
- Buyer demand33,100 searches a month by name
Why it ranks here →
- AI answersnamed by Gemini and Google's AI Mode
- Search resultsnot in the top results where buyers search
- Buyer demand1,900 searches a month by name
Why it ranks here →
- AI answersnot named in AI answers
- Search resultsnot in the top results where buyers search
- Buyer demand1,697,160 searches a month by name
Why it ranks here →
- AI answersnot named in AI answers
- Search resultsranks #2 where buyers search
- Buyer demand0 searches a month by name
Why it ranks here →
- AI answersnot named in AI answers
- Search resultsnot in the top results where buyers search
- Buyer demand23,400 searches a month by name
Why it ranks here →
- AI answersnot named in AI answers
- Search resultsnot in the top results where buyers search
- Buyer demand14,800 searches a month by name
Why it ranks here →
- AI answersnot named in AI answers
- Search resultsnot in the top results where buyers search
- Buyer demand14,800 searches a month by name
Why it ranks here →
- AI answersnot named in AI answers
- Search resultsnot in the top results where buyers search
- Buyer demand14,700 searches a month by name
Why it ranks here →
- AI answersnot named in AI answers
- Search resultsnot in the top results where buyers search
- Buyer demand5,400 searches a month by name
Why it ranks here →
- AI answersnot named in AI answers
- Search resultsnot in the top results where buyers search
- Buyer demand90 searches a month by name
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- AI answersnot named in AI answers
- Search resultsnot in the top results where buyers search
- Buyer demand50 searches a month by name
Why it ranks here →
- AI answersnot named in AI answers
- Search resultsnot in the top results where buyers search
- Buyer demand0 searches a month by name
Why it ranks here →
- AI answersnot named in AI answers
- Search resultsnot in the top results where buyers search
- Buyer demand0 searches a month by name
Why it ranks here →
- AI answersnot named in AI answers
- Search resultsnot in the top results where buyers search
- Buyer demand0 searches a month by name
Why it ranks here →
- AI answersnot named in AI answers
- Search resultsnot in the top results where buyers search
- Buyer demand0 searches a month by name
Why it ranks here →
- AI answersnot named in AI answers
- Search resultsnot in the top results where buyers search
- Buyer demand0 searches a month by name
Why it ranks here →
- AI answersnot named in AI answers
- Search resultsnot in the top results where buyers search
- Buyer demand0 searches a month by name
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- AI answersnot named in AI answers
- Search resultsnot in the top results where buyers search
- Buyer demand0 searches a month by name
What the engines say
Verbatim, from the answers themselves. We quote what an engine said and when it said it — never a paraphrase, and never our summary of it.
“Its key features for clean handoffs include: * Dev Mode: This dedicated developer-focused interface allows engineers to inspect design files, access advanced inspection capabilities, and view code in various languages (CSS, iOS, Android). * Real-time…”
Gemini on Design Files · Aug 18, 2026
“However, here are some of the most popular and highly-regarded design tools that product teams commonly use: Figma - Often considered the industry standard for modern product teams: - Cloud-based with real-time collaboration - Strong prototyping and component…”
Claude on Figma · Aug 18, 2026
“Its auto-layout feature is particularly beneficial for responsive design systems. * Sketch: A long-time favorite for Mac-based designers, Sketch is known for its simplicity, clean layout, and extensive plugin ecosystem.”
Gemini on Sketch · Aug 18, 2026
“Alternative Options If you're using different design tools: - Zeplin: Zeplin fits teams that want a dedicated delivery surface with structured style outputs - Sketch + Built-in tools: Sketch has built-in handoff for users with browser-based inspection on any…”
Claude on Zeplin · Aug 18, 2026
Engines asked for this category: Claude, Gemini, Google's AI Mode and Google's AI Overview.
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What decides a position
Four signals, chosen because a vendor cannot buy any of them directly. Each is a measurement of what the market does, not of what a company says.
What AI engines answer when buyers ask what to use for a job.
Where the product stands in the search results buyers actually see for the category’s buying queries — including who owns the answer box.
How many buyers search for the product by name.
Whether the product is gaining or losing ground against the others in its market, measured between dated captures rather than claimed.
A product is scored on the signals we could actually measure for it, and a signal we could not measure is left out rather than counted as zero. This is not a quality rating and not a recommendation. It measures how present and how well-regarded a product is across public surfaces — a different question from whether it is right for you.
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The Lytms Index. "Which canvas your product design happens on." Lytms AI. Measured Aug 18, 2026. https://lytms.ai/best/design-collaboration
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Markets next to this one
Related because the rosters overlap, which is a fact about the products we track rather than a judgment about the markets. Each row says how much.
2 of these 22 products also appear on that roster — Mixpanel and Pendo.
In collection — it publishes when the signals behind it are sufficient.