Excalidraw VS Penpot

Side-by-side open source comparison

ExcalidrawOpen Source

Virtual whiteboard for sketching hand-drawn diagrams and wireframes

PenpotOpen Source

Open source design and prototyping platform for cross-domain teams

Overview

ExcalidrawPenpot

TypeOpen SourceOpen Source

CategoryDesignDesign

PricingFree (self-hosted)Free (self-hosted)

Self-Hostable

LicenseMITMPL-2.0

ExcalidrawPenpot

Stars120k55.1k

Forks13k3.6k

Contributors600286

Open Issues400673

Last Commit--Jul 2026

Latest Release----

ExcalidrawPenpot

Health Score

95Excellent

85Excellent

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