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Penpot

Penpot is a self-hostable, open-source alternative to Figma. This page compiles its license, stack, deployment, maintenance and hosting details from public sources (updated 2026-06-15).

At a glance

category (analytics, CRM, file-storage, BI, etc.)
design / prototyping
SaaS-tool-it-replaces (e.g. 'Google Analytics', 'Notion')
Figma
license type (MIT, AGPL, GPL, BSL, etc.)
MPL-2.0
primary language/stack
Clojure/ClojureScript, PostgreSQL
deployment method (Docker, Helm/K8s, bare-metal, one-click)
Docker / docker-compose
GitHub stars (snapshot, dated)
~35k (Jan 2025)
last-commit recency / maintenance activity
Very active
managed-hosting-available (yes/no + who offers it)
Yes — Penpot Cloud (official)
minimum RAM/CPU footprint
~2GB+ RAM recommended
has-active-community (Discord/forum size tier)
Large active community

Open-source design & prototyping tool, web standards based.

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FAQ

What does Penpot replace?
Penpot is a self-hostable alternative to Figma.

What's notable about Penpot?
Open-source design & prototyping tool, web standards based.

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