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Envato Elements alternatives for UI, web and design templates

Envato Elements is a huge all-you-can-download subscription: stock video, music, fonts, photos, 3D, WordPress themes and design templates, 29 million+ assets in all. That breadth is the point — but if you only need the design side (UI kits, website templates, layout references), you may be paying for a lot you never open.

Written by the UIDiscovery team — we make one of the tools on this list. Competitor details come from their own websites; see sources.

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The short answer

Our verdict

Keep Envato Elements if you download stock media and fonts every week — nothing here matches that breadth. If you're a product or web designer, UI8 is the deepest paid UI-kit marketplace, Figma Community is the best free source of editable files, and UIDiscovery is the pick when you want real, shipped website designs to learn from and rebuild with AI.

First, the incumbent

What Envato Elements does well

Envato Elements is a subscription library of 29 million+ creative assets — stock video and photos, video templates, music and sound effects, design templates, graphics and 3D, fonts and WordPress themes — with a lifetime commercial licence on what you download. Core is $16.50 a month billed annually (or $39 month-to-month) and includes 20 AI credits a month; higher tiers add more generative AI credits.

Where Envato Elements is still the better choice

  • Breadth. Stock video, music, sound effects, fonts, photos and 3D are all in one subscription. None of the alternatives here cover media like that.
  • Unlimited downloads with a lifetime commercial licence for stock assets, which is simpler than buying item by item.
  • Generative AI for images, video, voice and music is built into the higher plans.

Reasons people look elsewhere

  • You mostly need UI kits, coded templates or Figma files, not stock media.
  • You want to study how real products lay out a page, rather than start from a generic theme.
  • You build with AI tools and want prompts and design tokens, not a ZIP of PSDs.

Side by side

Envato Elements alternatives compared

Prices in USD as listed on each site on September 22, 2026. Library sizes are each company's own figures.

UIDiscoveryOurs

Price
Free local preview · paid checkout is not available
Free plan
Yes — the current local preview is free to browse
Library
110,000+ references across 2,600+ websites, 3,800+ iOS app entries and 62 web apps; iOS sources include App Store listings, imported screen collections and selected recordings
Platforms
Websites, iOS screens and web apps
AI features
Reference build prompts, a local MCP server and REST API; no paid access tiers are active
Export & handoff
One-click “Build it in” v0, Lovable, Bolt, Cursor, Claude or ChatGPT; palette and fonts as a Tailwind theme, CSS variables or a DESIGN.md rules file

UI8

Price
Per product, or an All-Access pass (prices on the site)
Free plan
Not stated on its homepage
Library
14,506 products, including 6,186 UI kits and 400 coded templates
Platforms
Figma and Sketch UI kits, coded templates, no-code assets
AI features
Monthly AI credits listed on its access tiers
Export & handoff
Download source files

Creative Market

Price
Per item, priced by each shop
Free plan
Yes — a rotating Free Downloads section
Library
Templates and themes, fonts, graphics and photos from independent shops
Platforms
Design and web templates, fonts, graphics
AI features
None for reference-gathering
Export & handoff
Download source files

Figma Community

Price
Free to browse; many files are free to duplicate
Free plan
Yes
Library
Community-made design resources, UI kits, website files, plugins, widgets and Figma Make apps
Platforms
Figma
AI features
Figma Make apps to remix with a prompt; AI plugins
Export & handoff
Duplicate straight into your Figma drafts

Land-book

Price
Free to browse · Pro $9/mo, or $72/yr
Free plan
Yes — browse the gallery; Pro removes ads and adds screenshot downloads
Library
20,000+ hand-picked website examples, updated daily, plus a template shop
Platforms
Websites
AI features
None advertised
Export & handoff
Screenshot downloads (Pro); paid templates from independent authors

Try UIDiscovery free. Browse the whole library without an account, then upgrade only if you want MCP, high-res downloads and unlimited prompts.

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In detail

The 5 alternatives, one by one

  1. 01

    UIDiscoveryOurs

    Best for: Real, shipped website designs to learn from and rebuild with AI

    Price: Free local preview · paid checkout is not available

    Browse websites by industryBrowse sectionsSee pricing

    UIDiscovery isn't a stock or theme marketplace: it's a library of real websites and apps, captured and cut into sections — 2,600+ websites, 110,000+ sections, 3,800+ iOS apps and 62 web apps across 18 industries. Each reference comes with its palette, fonts and an original build prompt; export the visual language as a Tailwind theme or CSS variables, or open the prompt in v0, Lovable, Bolt, Cursor, Claude or ChatGPT. Editable templates are on the way but not open yet.

    Pros

    • References from live products, not generic themes
    • Build prompts plus Tailwind/CSS token export
    • Free local preview; paid checkout unavailable

    Cons

    • No stock photos, video, music or fonts
    • References are for study — you don't download the original site's files
    • No downloadable templates yet — they're coming soon
  2. 02

    UI8

    Best for: Premium UI kits, coded templates and no-code assets

    Price: Per product, or an All-Access pass (prices on the site)

    Visit UI8

    UI8 is a curated marketplace for digital designers: UI kits for Figma and Sketch, coded templates, no-code assets, mockups, 3D, icons, illustrations and fonts — 14,506 products when we checked, with 6,186 of them UI kits. You buy items one by one or get an All-Access pass for everything.

    Pros

    • Deepest catalogue of UI kits here
    • Coded and no-code templates alongside design files
    • All-Access pass if you buy often

    Cons

    • Kits are designed from scratch, not captured from shipped products
    • Paid per product unless you buy the pass
    • No stock video or music
  3. 03

    Creative Market

    Best for: Buying one great template, font or graphic without a subscription

    Price: Per item, priced by each shop

    Visit Creative Market

    Creative Market is a marketplace of independent shops selling fonts, graphics, photos, templates and themes. You pay per item instead of a subscription, and there's a free-downloads section. It's a good match if you need a few specific assets rather than a firehose.

    Pros

    • No subscription — pay only for what you use
    • Independent designers with distinctive styles
    • Free downloads section

    Cons

    • Per-item costs add up if you download a lot
    • Not focused on UI or product design
    • Check each item's licence before commercial use
  4. 04

    Figma Community

    Best for: Free, editable design files, UI kits and plugins

    Price: Free to browse; many files are free to duplicate

    Visit Figma Community

    Figma Community is where people publish design resources, UI kits, wireframe kits, website files, presentations, plugins and widgets. If you already work in Figma, it's the fastest free source of editable starting points, and Figma Make apps can be remixed with a prompt.

    Pros

    • Editable files open directly in Figma
    • Huge amount of free material
    • Plugins and widgets extend your workflow

    Cons

    • Only useful if you work in Figma
    • Community-maintained — check when a file was last updated
    • Community files, not shipped-product references
  5. 05

    Land-book

    Best for: Browsing landing-page inspiration, then buying a matching template

    Price: Free to browse · Pro $9/mo, or $72/yr

    Visit Land-book

    Land-book is a curated gallery of 20,000+ website designs, updated daily, and it also sells website templates from independent authors. It's free to browse; Pro ($9 a month, or $72 a year) removes ads and unlocks screenshot downloads.

    Pros

    • Free, curated website inspiration
    • Templates sold alongside the gallery
    • Inexpensive Pro plan

    Cons

    • Websites only
    • Whole-page screenshots, not sections or tokens
    • No AI tooling

Decide in a minute

Which should you pick?

If you need stock video, music, fonts and photos in one plan
→ Keep Envato Elements
If you need premium UI kits and coded templates
→ UI8
If you need one or two assets, no subscription
→ Creative Market
If you need free, editable Figma files
→ Figma Community
If you need real website designs plus AI build prompts
→ UIDiscovery
If you need free landing-page inspiration
→ Land-book

See how real products lay out a page.

Browse live websites section by section, then export the palette as a Tailwind theme or send a build prompt to your AI tool.

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Envato Elements alternatives — FAQ

What is the best Envato Elements alternative for UI design?

For UI kits you download and edit, UI8 has the deepest catalogue and Figma Community has the most free files. For learning from real, shipped products — how a pricing page or hero section is actually built — UIDiscovery captures live websites and cuts them into sections with palettes, fonts and build prompts.

Is there a free alternative to Envato Elements?

For design work, yes: Figma Community is free to browse and many files are free to duplicate, Creative Market has a free-downloads section, Land-book is free to browse, and UIDiscovery's whole library is free to browse. For stock video and music at Envato's scale there isn't a like-for-like free replacement.

How much does Envato Elements cost?

When we checked on September 22, 2026, the Core plan was $16.50 a month billed annually, or $39 month-to-month, with 20 AI credits a month. Plus was $39 a month billed annually with 200 AI credits. Check Envato's pricing page for current offers.

Can I use UIDiscovery references commercially?

The captured websites and apps belong to their owners and are for reference only — don't copy their copy, logos or imagery. The palettes, extracted fonts and build prompts UIDiscovery produces are original and yours to use in commercial work.

Does UIDiscovery have WordPress themes or stock photos?

No. UIDiscovery is a design-reference library with AI handoff, not a theme or stock marketplace. If you need those, Envato Elements or Creative Market are better fits.

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Sources & last checked

All competitor prices, plan details and library sizes were read from the pages below on . Prices can change and may be shown in local currency in some regions; check each site before you buy. Where a detail couldn't be confirmed on the competitor's own site, we left it out. UIDiscovery figures are counted from our library when this page is built. Product names are trademarks of their owners and are used only to identify them; this page is written by UIDiscovery and isn't affiliated with or endorsed by them.