Side-by-Side Comparison
penpot vs excalidraw
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Recorded Stars Comparison
● penpot/penpot (61.3K)
● excalidraw/excalidraw (134.2K)
☆ 61.3Kpenpot stars
☆ 134.2Kexcalidraw stars
+73KDifference
excalidrawStar Leader (2.2x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
excalidraw Leads
+73K stars (2.2x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
excalidraw Leads
15.8K total community forks
Recent Maintenance
excalidraw
Pushed 9d ago
Licensing
Different
penpot: MPL-2.0 vs excalidraw: MIT
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | penpot/penpot ↗ | excalidraw/excalidraw ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Penpot: The open-source design platform for Product teams that need scalable collaboration. | Virtual whiteboard for sketching hand-drawn like diagrams |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 61,269 | ☆ 134,231 |
| Forks | 4,239 | 15,757 |
| Open Issues | 857 | 3,350 |
| Main Language | Clojure | TypeScript |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Last Push | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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