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AFFiNE Community Edition
Next-gen knowledge base that brings planning, sorting and creating all together. Privacy first, customizable and ready to use (alternative to Notion and Miro).
Docker
Knowledge Management Tools
Open source alternatives to Figma
We track 2 open-source Figma alternatives, of which 2 currently score 70 or above on Repoly's GitHub health scale and 2 ship a Docker image. AFFiNE Community Edition leads on health at 99/100 with 117 commits in the last 90 days; across all 2 projects you are choosing between AGPL-3.0, MIT, MPL-2.0.
updated Oct 2026 2 alternatives best health 99 ★ 136k combined 1,353 commits / 90d 2 with Docker
Top picks to replace Figma
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Healthiest
Health 99/100: 117 commits in 90 days, latest release v0.27.4, Docker image available.
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Most active
1,236 commits in the last 90 days, more than any other option here.
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All 2 Figma alternatives, ranked by health
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penpot
Web-based design and prototyping platform meant for cross-domain teams.
Docker
Figma alternatives compared
AFFiNE Community Edition and penpot tie at 99/100. penpot is the busier codebase, with 1,236 commits in 90 days to 117. AFFiNE Community Edition also has the largest following, at 74k stars.
The most recent release is penpot 2.18.5, published 4 days ago. None of the measured options scores under 40. AFFiNE Community Edition and penpot are permissively licensed.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit | Docker |
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| AFFiNE Community Edition Steady at 99 since 11 Sep | 99 | 74k | MIT | 3 days ago | Yes |
| penpot Steady at 99 since 11 Sep | 99 | 62k | MPL-2.0 | today | Yes |
Figma alternatives: common questions
What is the most maintained open source alternative to Figma?
AFFiNE Community Edition scores highest at 99/100, with 117 commits in the last 90 days, 74k stars on GitHub and its latest release (v0.27.4) published 2 months ago. penpot has the most raw commit activity at 1236 commits in 90 days.
Which Figma alternatives use a permissive licence?
2 of 2 are permissively licensed (MIT, Apache, BSD or similar): AFFiNE Community Edition (MIT), penpot (MPL-2.0). 0 use copyleft licences such as GPL or AGPL, which require you to publish changes if you distribute a modified version.
Which Figma alternatives run in Docker?
2 of 2 publish a Docker image or Compose file: AFFiNE Community Edition, penpot. Docker support contributes 10 of the 100 available health points, because it is the clearest signal that self-hosting is a supported path rather than an afterthought.
Is AFFiNE Community Edition or penpot the better Figma alternative?
On measured health AFFiNE Community Edition leads, 99 to 99. AFFiNE Community Edition has 117 commits in 90 days, 74k stars and v0.27.4 from 2 months ago; penpot has 1,236 commits in 90 days, 62k stars and 2.18.5 from 4 days ago. AFFiNE Community Edition is ahead or level on every term Repoly measures.
Are the Figma alternatives still maintained?
2 of the 2 measured options score 70 or above. Every measured option had commits in the last 90 days. None scores under 40.
