Comparison

Origami Studio vs Penpot

No clear leader: Origami Studio (68.5) and Penpot (65.2) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Origami Studio69
Penpot65
Score
Vioscale score
Origami Studio69 / 100low · 38%
Penpot65 / 100medium · 68%
Pricing
Free tier
Origami Studio
Penpot
Model
Origami Studiofree
Price level
Origami Studiofree
Penpotfree
Transparent
Origami Studio
Penpot
Integrations
Count
Origami Studio1
Penpot5
Security
Gdpr
Origami Studio
Penpot
Scorecard
Origami Studio
Penpot5.4
Reliability
Status page
Origami Studio
Penpot
Adoption
Dependent repos
Origami Studio
Penpot0
Github stars
Origami Studio
Penpot59,213
Activity
Commits last 30d
Origami Studio
Penpot100
Release
Cadence days
Origami Studio
Penpot9
History
Origami Studio
Penpot20 items
License
Spdx
Origami Studio
PenpotMPL-2.0
Language
Primary
Origami Studio
PenpotClojure
Market
Availability
Origami Studio

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for ui/ux & prototyping tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Design
Vector UI design
Origami Studio
Penpot
Component / design-system libraries
Origami Studio
Penpot
Auto layout / responsive
Origami Studio
Penpot
Prototyping
Clickable prototyping
Origami Studio
Penpot
Advanced interactions (variables / conditions)
Origami Studio
Penpot
Collaboration
Real-time multiplayer collaboration
Origami Studio
Penpot
Handoff
Dev handoff / spec export
Origami Studio
Penpot
Platform
Platform breadth (Web / macOS / Windows / Linux / self-hosted)
Origami StudioMac
PenpotWeb-based; self-hosted on Linux with Docker; cloud-hosted with data residency op
Licensing
Self-hostable / open-source
Origami Studio
Penpot
AI
AI design assist
Origami Studio
Penpot
Pricing
Pricing model
Origami StudioPerpetual
PenpotOpen-source
Ecosystem
Plugin / community ecosystem
Origami StudioFigma plugin available
PenpotOpen plugin API with community contributions and MCP Server for multi-directiona

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Origami Studio

A free design application by Meta for Mac that enables designers to rapidly build, animate, and prototype interactive user interfaces with a visual canvas and patch-based interaction system.

Independently observed

Penpot

A web-based design and prototyping tool built on open web standards (SVG, HTML, CSS) that facilitates real-time collaboration between designers and developers. It supports responsive UI design with CSS-based layouts, design systems with components and tokens, interactive prototyping, and integrates with AI workflows through an extensible plugin ecosystem.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Origami Studio

FreeFree tier

Free

as of verify ↗

Penpot

from $25/moOpen sourceFree tier

Free self-hosted (open-source) or $25/user/month for Enterprise with advanced governance

  • Professional (Self-Hosted)Free
    • Complete control over data and infrastructure
    • Unlimited users, teams and files
    • All design and prototyping features
    • Community support
    • 100% open-source
  • Enterprise (Self-Hosted)$25/user/month, minimum $950/month; 25% discount if pre-ordered before July 31st
    • Everything in Professional
    • Centralized admin console
    • Create and manage multiple organizations
    • Advanced team and user permissions
    • Single Sign-On (SSO) & identity governance
    • +6 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Origami Studio
Penpot
macOS
Origami Studio
Penpot
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Origami Studio
Penpot
Self-hosted
Origami Studio
Penpot
On-premise
Origami Studio
Penpot
Air-gapped
Origami Studio
Penpot

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Origami Studio

1 total
  • Figma
Independently observed

Penpot

5 total
  • Open API
  • MCP Server
  • Webhooks
  • Access tokens
  • Plugins
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.