Public Type Works vs The Designers Foundry

Comparing the features of Public Type Works to The Designers Foundry

Feature
Public Type Works
The Designers Foundry

Capability Features

Alternates and Stylistic Sets
Wintyr: alternates includedBirdo: stylistic alternatesFurrow: contextual alternates
Branding Design
Credit for User Projects
$25 credit
Crowdfunding Model
Custom Fonts
Designer Attribution
Etcetera Type Co
Desktop License
Font Customization Axes
Wintyr: variable weight and slant axesHearken: variable weight axisQuirque: variable BEND axisCinegenic: italic and backslant angles (9º and -9º)Rewrite: multiple weights from ExtraLight to BlackMainframe: multiple weights from ExtraLight to Black
Font Families
WulkanCardsGatchRasmusPyxisSuperFragenBrikHalisaGoodmanGenevoixAverta StandardMorionFunctionFran
Font Purchase Option
Font Specimens Back in Stock
Font Styles Offered
monospacedcondensedpixel(ish)inline displayneo-grotesqueserifhandwritingfixed widthdisplay
Free Shipping
Funding Goal Per Font
Wintyr: $9000Hearken: $5000Quirque: $6000Verbose: $8000Cinegenic: $7000Birdo: $5000Def Sans: $11000Rewrite: $9000Noted: $6000Furrow: $4000Mainframe: $6000
Generous License Terms
Simple and generous terms
Lettering Design
Limited Edition Products
Logo Design
Merchandise Available
Number of Fonts
11
Number of Styles per Font
Wulkan: 48 stylesWulkan: 24 stylesCards: 96 stylesGatch: 9 stylesRasmus: 4 stylesPyxis: 3 stylesSuper: 2 stylesFragen: 16 stylesBrik: 20 stylesHalisa: 60 stylesGoodman: 12 styles
Open Source Liberation upon Funding
Open Source Typefaces
Proportional and Tabular Figures
Small Caps Support
Sort and Filter Options
popularitylatestprice: low to highprice: high to low
Submit Work Using Fonts
Variable Font Demo

Limitation Features

Language Support In Development
No Bulk Pricing
No File Format Information
No Free Tier Mentioned
No Stated Integrations
No Trial Period

Other Features

Social Media Presence
@TDFoundry

Pricing Features

Free Fonts Available
Paid Fonts