Supernova Reviews & Product Details

I use Supernova to document component patterns and synchronize code tokens to Figma, which helps me have a single source of truth regarding synchronization with development. I really appreciate the synchronization of tokens and assets, which is very useful for my workflow. I also highly value the 24-hour support portal. The initial setup of Supernova was very simple, as I have used the tool before, and I like that it already comes with some pages created to explore the potential of all the blocks. Additionally, the support on Slack is super fast, which makes the product stand out among its competitors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The visualization of tokens is sometimes complex, as they do not appear the same as in Figma. If I have several typography modes, I cannot see them in Supernova, which forces me to create several blocks where the typographies are imported at different breakpoints, but no one understands it well because it doesn't look like in Figma. It is also not intuitive when variables need to be deleted; sometimes it doesn't allow it, and it would be great if a modal appeared informing how to delete them correctly. The SSO part was complicated; there were many issues because people couldn't log in with their email and had to create an account first with the company's email. This caused a loss of confidence in the product. The platform sometimes crashes and runs slowly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I use Supernova to be faster with generating JSON files and to ensure consistency between design and code. It's our main source of truth for design in the company, which I find to be a big plus. I appreciate that it is super flexible and really fast in building our documentation. I love that it's customizable so our devs can adjust the code output to meet their needs. I found setting it up initially really easy and I think the onboarding has improved recently, which is great. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Supernova; I'd give it a solid 9 out of 10. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There've been some slowdowns when putting in documentation blocks or making a new build, which adds more weight to the process of modifying or adding pages. Tracking the usage of Portal Ask AI is also challenging since we don't know if people are using it or not. It’s hard to track adoption. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that Supernova is easy to learn, making it quick for us to become productive; we achieved this in just a few hours. I appreciate its flexibility with Datasets, which allows us to manage different systems, their assets, tokens, and file sources efficiently. The ability to manage multiple design systems is a plus, and the workflow is smooth and precise, especially since it's well integrated with our design software. Supernova also integrates decently with Storybook, which is helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Versioning is still something not always clear and prone to mistakes. With a large number of files to connect, the platform repeatedly had issues, and we had to rely on support to unblock. The asset tool doesn't manage variants, so for some use cases is not ideal (e.g. managing icons). We also encountered some limitations in the code automation, even if a developer would be more helpful with the details in this case. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's a great framework for structuring your documentation in a coherent UI, and allows for a pretty well managed publishing flow with multiple users, as well as some useful tools to synchronise design and engineering. Out of the box you'll end up with a very decent site to inform consumers of your design system across multiple disciplines. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's a little boilerplate (though there are tools for customising many aspects), and a lot of features appear to be in the works rather than well established, so it feels slightly behind at times for an enterprise tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.