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Excalidraw

Excalidraw is a self-hostable, open-source alternative to Miro / Whimsical. This page compiles its license, stack, deployment, maintenance and hosting details from public sources (updated 2026-06-16).

At a glance

category (analytics, CRM, file-storage, BI, etc.)
whiteboard/diagramming
SaaS-tool-it-replaces (e.g. 'Google Analytics', 'Notion')
Miro / Whimsical
license type (MIT, AGPL, GPL, BSL, etc.)
MIT
primary language/stack
TypeScript / React
deployment method (Docker, Helm/K8s, bare-metal, one-click)
Docker, bare-metal
GitHub stars (snapshot, dated)
~90k (approx, 2025)
last-commit recency / maintenance activity
Very active
managed-hosting-available (yes/no + who offers it)
Yes — Excalidraw+ (official)
minimum RAM/CPU footprint
Low (static frontend; ~256MB)
has-active-community (Discord/forum size tier)
Large Discord

Virtual hand-drawn-style whiteboard. Self-host needs separate collab/storage server. Star count approximate.

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FAQ

What does Excalidraw replace?
Excalidraw is a self-hostable alternative to Miro / Whimsical.

What's notable about Excalidraw?
Virtual hand-drawn-style whiteboard. Self-host needs separate collab/storage server. Star count approximate.

Is the data here verified?
Yes — every entry is compiled from public sources and links out to its source.