Sketch
Summary
Vector graphics editor and platform for digital design for creating, prototyping, collaborating.
Parent organisation: Bohemian Coding
Type of organisation: Privately-owned company (or group)
Market share: Market dominance
Pricing: $99 one-time payment, $9/user/month
Factors driving pricing: Additional features, More users (publishing-side)
Skills needed to set-up: Plug & play (any non-technical user can do it)
Skills needed to use: Plug & play (any non-technical user can do it)
Parent organisation: Bohemian Coding
Type of organisation: Privately-owned company (or group)
Market share: Market dominance
Pricing: $99 one-time payment, $9/user/month
Factors driving pricing: Additional features, More users (publishing-side)
Skills needed to set-up: Plug & play (any non-technical user can do it)
Skills needed to use: Plug & play (any non-technical user can do it)
Pros
Open Source alternatives available
Releases new features regularly
Transparent pricing model
Clear data policies
Allows data export
Allows data deletion
Cons
Lacks accessibility statement
Does not share diversity data
Full Product Data Collection
Data collected January-February 2020
| Product name | Sketch |
| Product URL | https://www.sketch.com/ |
| Parent organisation | Bohemian Coding |
| Workflow category | Production & formats |
| Date product founded | 2010 |
| Product description | Vector graphics editor and platform for digital design for creating, prototyping, collaborating. |
| What type of company or organisation is the product owned by? | Privately-owned company (or group) |
| Is the company profit-making? | Cannot determine |
| How is this product funded? | VC investment, Subscriptions |
| What market share does the tool have? | Market dominance |
| Is there an Open Source alternative in this product space? | Yes. Pencil Project, Inkscape, sK1, Alva |
| When did the company last release new features? | Jan-2020. Cloud Inspector feature. |
| Have they shared details of the product roadmap? | No |
| Is there talk of the product raising further investment? | Yes. March 2019 saw a Series A investment of $20m, implying further investment will come in future. |
| Is there talk of the product being acquired? | Yes. Rumours of Adobe, Microsoft offers. |
| Have there been any newsworthy business issues or challenges in the last 12 months? | No |
| Is there a pricing model listed on the website? | Yes |
| How clear & transparent is this pricing model? | Very: full pricing listed |
| What is the range of prices offered? | Individuals – $99 one-time payment Teams – $9/user/month |
| What factors drive higher pricing? | Additional features, More users (publishing-side) |
| What skills are needed to get this tool set up & usable? | Plug & play (any non-technical user can do it) |
| What skills are needed to USE this tool day-to-day? | Plug & play (any non-technical user can do it) |
| Does this tool use proprietary file formats for saving documents & outputs? | Has proprietary file formats but offers open options |
| Is the product reliant on 3rd-party APIs or interoperability to function? | No |
| Have there been any newsworthy technical issues in the last 3 years? | No |
| How clear is the Terms of Service for users (i.e. publishing customers)? | Technical, legalistic TOS |
| Does the product have a data collection & usage policy on its website? (Can be a GDPR statement)? | Yes, comprehensive. |
| Is their data policy “GDPR everywhere”? | No GDPR policy information available |
| Does the product require your audience to sign-in to use it? | N/A not an audience-facing tool |
| IF SIGN IN REQUIRED: Does audience sign-in use 3rd party platforms? | N/A not an audience-facing tool |
| Does the public product website mention how to export or transfer your data to another service? | Yes: Export/transfer publisher content |
| Does the public product website mention how to delete your data? | Yes: for publisher data only |
| Have there been any newsworthy security breaches with this product in the last 3 years? | No |
| Does the company have an accessibility statement on its website? | No / cannot find |
| Does the company release information on the diversity of the workforce? | No |