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Penpot

Open-source Figma alternative on open standards

provisional — pending verificationMPL-2.0self-hostable

Value Index

4.3 / 5

Transparency5

Value density4

Privacy5

Efficiency3

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Why it's listed

Penpot is listed in design & whiteboarding because it competes on utility: open-source figma alternative on open standards. It's VC-backed — we note this openly and watch the monetization path; the license and self-host route are the safeguards. Licensed MPL-2.0; pricing: free. Its resource footprint is reasonable for what it does, though not featherweight. This entry is provisional — the scores are seeded estimates pending our full manual rubric pass, and the verification date will appear here once complete.

Facts

License: MPL-2.0
Pricing: Free
Funding model: VC-backed OSS
Self-hostable: Yes — deploy difficulty: medium
Replaces: Figma
Verification: Provisional — scores are seeded estimates pending manual verification

Evidence notes

SVG-native

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