Figma vs Sketch vs Adobe XD - Business Scenario Comparison

Scenario Mode

👤 Your Role: You are a product manager at a design software company.

📋 Request: Your manager wants a clear comparison report of Figma, Sketch, and Adobe XD based on user ratings, features, and pricing to decide which tool to promote.

📊 Data: You have data on user ratings (out of 5), number of key features, and monthly pricing for each tool.

🎯 Deliverable: Create a dashboard that shows side-by-side comparison charts and a summary table to help the team understand strengths and weaknesses.

Sample Data

Tool	User Rating	Key Features	Monthly Price ($)
Figma	4.7	15	12
Sketch	4.3	12	9
Adobe XD	4.5	14	10

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Step 1: Import the sample data into your BI tool as a table with columns: Tool, User Rating, Key Features, Monthly Price.

Load data as is from the HTML table into a data table named 'DesignTools'.

Expected Result

Data table 'DesignTools' with 3 rows and 4 columns loaded.

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Step 2: Create a bar chart showing User Rating for each tool.

Set X-axis to 'Tool', Y-axis to 'User Rating'. Use bars to represent ratings.

Expected Result

Bar chart with Figma at 4.7, Sketch at 4.3, Adobe XD at 4.5.

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Step 3: Create a bar chart showing the number of Key Features for each tool.

Set X-axis to 'Tool', Y-axis to 'Key Features'. Use bars to represent feature counts.

Expected Result

Bar chart with Figma at 15, Sketch at 12, Adobe XD at 14.

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Step 4: Create a bar chart showing Monthly Price for each tool.

Set X-axis to 'Tool', Y-axis to 'Monthly Price ($)'. Use bars to represent prices.

Expected Result

Bar chart with Figma at $12, Sketch at $9, Adobe XD at $10.

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Step 5: Create a summary table showing all three metrics side-by-side for each tool.

Table with columns: Tool, User Rating, Key Features, Monthly Price.

Expected Result

Table showing Figma: 4.7, 15, $12; Sketch: 4.3, 12, $9; Adobe XD: 4.5, 14, $10.

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Step 6: Add titles and labels to all charts and table for clarity.

Add chart titles: 'User Ratings Comparison', 'Key Features Comparison', 'Monthly Pricing Comparison'. Label axes accordingly.

Expected Result

All charts and table clearly labeled and easy to understand.

Final Result

Design Tools Comparison Dashboard

User Ratings:
Figma   |█████████████████████ 4.7
Sketch  |████████████████ 4.3
Adobe XD|█████████████████ 4.5

Key Features:
Figma   |███████████████████████ 15
Sketch  |██████████████ 12
Adobe XD|██████████████████ 14

Monthly Price ($):
Figma   |████████████ 12
Sketch  |█████████ 9
Adobe XD|██████████ 10

Summary Table:
Tool     | User Rating | Key Features | Monthly Price
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Figma    | 4.7         | 15           | $12
Sketch   | 4.3         | 12           | $9
Adobe XD | 4.5         | 14           | $10

✓Figma has the highest user rating and most key features but is the most expensive.

✓Sketch is the least expensive but has lower ratings and fewer features.

✓Adobe XD balances price and features with a good user rating.

Bonus Challenge

Add a calculated measure that shows 'Value Score' by dividing User Rating by Monthly Price for each tool and visualize it.

Show Hint

Create a new measure: Value Score = User Rating / Monthly Price. Then create a bar chart with Tool on X-axis and Value Score on Y-axis.