What Symu.co does

Symu.co is a privately-held Polish SaaS company that operates a browser-based design presentation and client feedback platform targeted at web designers, freelance designers, and small design agencies. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Warsaw under the legal entity SYMU.CO sp. z o. o., the platform enables designers to upload image, PSD, and PDF design files and present them in a web browser without coding, while clients and team members leave contextual comments that are automatically converted into tasks. The product includes prototyping features such as fixed-header simulation and clickable hotspots, drag-and-drop workflow management across projects, groups, and subgroups, and team collaboration via shared folders with role-based permissions. Distribution occurs through the symu.co website and through plugin/extension integrations with Adobe Photoshop, Sketch, and Google Chrome, supported by top-of-funnel SEO content in the form of a free PSD and Figma template library.

The platform is monetized via a self-serve, product-led monthly subscription model with three tiers priced in euros — Freelancer (€5/month, 200MB and 50 screens), Professional (€10/month, 1GB and unlimited screens), and Team (€25/month, 10GB with unlimited team members) — billed primarily through PayPal with auto-renewal. Adjacent integrations include Slack for notifications and Google Drive plus Dropbox (both listed as Coming soon) for file sourcing. Beyond a single 2015 investment event involving SpeedUp Venture Capital Group with $0 disclosed, there is no evidence of additional external funding, and the company operates with a stated headcount of 1–10 employees. Compliance posture includes GDPR-aligned data handling and SSL-based encryption with third-party credit card processing, consistent with a small, founder-controlled European SaaS business.

Name

Symu.co

Legal name

SYMU.CO sp. z o. o.

Website

https://symu.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Symu.co is a Polish SaaS platform that enables web designers, freelancers, and small agencies to present design files in a browser, collect contextual client feedback as tasks, and manage project workflows via subscriptions priced from €5 to €25 per month.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Warszawa

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Freelancer Plan: Monthly subscription tier offering 200MB storage and 50 screens. Includes activity tracking, workflow management, task management, storage management, and team creation features. Targets individual designers and freelancers.
2. Professional Plan: Monthly subscription tier offering 1GB storage and unlimited screens. Includes workflow management, task management, and storage management features. Targets serious freelancers and small agencies.
3. Team Plan: Monthly subscription tier offering 10GB storage with team management and unlimited team members. Targets design teams and agencies requiring collaborative workflows.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Symu.co is a self-serve SaaS platform that lets web designers upload project files, present them in a web browser without writing code, capture client feedback through contextual comments that automatically become tasks, and manage multi-project workflows and team collaboration from a single dashboard. The offering is complemented by native Photoshop, Sketch, and Chrome plugins for one-click upload, plus Slack and Google Drive integrations for notification and file handling.

Product overview

Symu.co is a design presentation and feedback platform for web designers, offering a core product for uploading designs, collecting client comments anywhere on projects, and managing workflow through status tracking and task management. The platform operates as a unified SaaS with browser-based access and includes complementary tools: the PDF Presentations feature for feedback on document files, three plugin/add-on integrations for Adobe Photoshop, Sketch, and Chrome browser, plus a Quickstart Guide for onboarding. Additionally, the company maintains a Freebies section offering free PSD and Figma design templates including website templates, mobile app templates, UI kits, icons, and template bundles. Pricing tiers include Freelancer (50 screens, 200MB storage at €5/mo), Professional (unlimited screens, 1GB storage at €10/mo), and Team (10GB storage with unlimited members at €25/mo).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Symu (Core Platform) A web-based design presentation, client feedback, and project workflow platform for web designers and design agencies. Users upload project files, present them in the browser without code, capture client comments that auto-convert into tasks, prototype using fixed headers and clickable hotspots, and manage multi-project workflows with team collaboration, shared folders, and role-based permissions. Sold as monthly subscriptions across Freelancer (€5/mo, 200MB/50 screens), Professional (€10/mo, 1GB/unlimited screens), and Team (€25/mo, 10GB/unlimited members) tiers.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature12 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Adobe (Photoshop)coreTechnology or IntegrationAdobe Photoshop plugin integration allowing users to upload designs directly from Photoshop with automatic file recognition and project updating. Symu automatically recognizes PSD files and updates the current project with the new version.
• SketchcoreTechnology or IntegrationSketch plugin integration enabling direct upload of projects from the Sketch design application to Symu for presentation and feedback collection.
• Google ChromecoreTechnology or IntegrationChrome browser extension available on the Chrome Web Store that allows users to take screenshots and upload designs much faster using the browser-based workflow.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• InVision: InVision provides prototyping, design collaboration, and freehand tools, including InVision Freehand for visual feedback. It is a direct competitor to Symu in browser-based design presentation and client review workflows.
• UXPin: UXPin offers prototyping, design systems, and collaboration with built-in commenting and review features. It targets UX/UI designers and design teams in a comparable product category to Symu.
• Figma: Figma is a collaborative design and prototyping platform offering built-in commenting, design review, and presentation. It competes directly with Symu for designer feedback workflows, and its free multiplayer model has significantly eroded the standalone design-feedback niche Symu occupies.
• Marvel: Marvel offers design, prototyping, and user testing with built-in commenting and feedback collection. It targets the same freelance and agency designer base as Symu and provides a similar combination of prototyping and stakeholder review.
• Avocode: Avocode is a design review and handoff platform that lets teams inspect, comment on, and export assets from Sketch, Photoshop, and Figma files. It overlaps with Symu's design review and feedback collection use case for designer-to-developer and designer-to-client workflows.
• Zeplin: Zeplin focuses on design handoff and developer collaboration, with commenting and design specs generated from Sketch, Photoshop, and Figma files. It competes for the same workflow of designers sharing visual work with non-designer stakeholders, similar to Symu.

Broad incumbents

• Miro: Miro is a collaborative whiteboard platform with commenting and visual review features widely used by designers and product teams. While broader in scope, it is increasingly used for design review and feedback sessions, overlapping with Symu's collaboration use cases.
• Adobe XD: Adobe XD is Adobe's design and prototyping tool with coediting, commenting, and share-for-review features. As part of Adobe's Creative Cloud ecosystem, it is a broad incumbent that bundles design, presentation, and feedback into one suite, putting pressure on Symu's standalone review tool.

Emerging players

• Mockplus: Mockplus provides prototyping and collaboration tools aimed at designers and small teams, with commenting and review features. It is a smaller, direct competitor to Symu in the presentation and feedback category, particularly for individual designers.

Others

• UserTesting: UserTesting is a usability testing platform that captures video and written feedback from real users on design prototypes. While focused on structured research rather than design review, it competes for the same client-feedback budget and overlaps with Symu's stakeholder-feedback use case.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/symuco
• Facebookfacebook.com/symuapp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/symu-co

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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