Backlight vs Specify

Compare Backlight and Specify on the same questions, with pricing terms and sources shown where they are known.

Backlight

Build and ship design systems in days, not months — code-first platform with visual PR reviews, Figma integration, and cross-discipline collaboration

View Backlight

Specify

Centralize design tokens from Figma and Tokens Studio, then auto-sync them to code — eliminating manual handoff for design system teams

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Comparison table

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Facts compared for Backlight and Specify
QuestionBacklightSpecify
Pricing modelDifferscontact_salesFreemium
Free planNot enough dataUnknownYes
PlatformsSame for bothWebWeb
Listed featuresDiffers
  • Visual PR Reviews
  • Figma Integration
  • Component Library
  • Live Documentation
  • NPM Publishing
  • Figma source
  • Tokens Studio source
  • JSON file source
  • GitHub destination
  • SDK integration

Pricing and limits

Plans can differ in scope, region and billing terms, so compare plan names rather than assuming equivalence.

Backlight

Free plan: Unknown

Paid pricing could not be verified.

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Specify

Free plan: Yes

Subscriptions

  • Essentials: $69, per month
  • Teams: $134, per month
  • Enterprise: Custom quote
Official pricing page

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