Design · paid tool
Adobe Illustrator alternatives
Vector graphics editor for logos, icons, and illustration work.
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Highest score first. The score weighs licence openness, repository activity, traction, feature coverage, and cost; factors without data are left out and the rest are reweighted.
Penpot
Ranking score 91.8/100
Open-source design and prototyping for product teams.
- Licence
- MPL-2.0
- Platforms
- web, self-hosted
- Self-hostable
- Yes
- Repo activity
- Last release October 26, 2026
- GitHub stars
- 61,699
- Last verified
- October 24, 2026
Why this rank
Score breakdown for Penpot Factor Points Weight Licence opennessMPL-2.0 licence (open); self-hostable 25 25% Repository activityLast activity 0 day(s) before 2026-10-26 25 25% Popularity61699 GitHub stars 20 20% Feature coverage10 of 15 curated capability tags covered 13.3 20% Costopen-core pricing model 8.5 10% Points add up to the score. Factors without data are left out and the remaining weights are renormalised.
Graphite
Ranking score 88.9/100
Browser-based vector and raster editor with a node-driven workflow.
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Platforms
- web
- Self-hostable
- No
- Repo activity
- Last commit October 26, 2026
- GitHub stars
- 27,735
- Last verified
- October 24, 2026
Why this rank
Score breakdown for Graphite Factor Points Weight Licence opennessApache-2.0 licence (open); not self-hostable 17.5 25% Repository activityLast activity 0 day(s) before 2026-10-26 25 25% Popularity27735 GitHub stars 18.9 20% Feature coverage7 of 8 curated capability tags covered 17.5 20% Costfree pricing model 10 10% Points add up to the score. Factors without data are left out and the remaining weights are renormalised.
Inkscape
Ranking score 81.8/100
Vector editor for logos, icons, diagrams, and design artwork.
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
- Platforms
- macos, windows, linux
- Self-hostable
- No
- Repo activity
- Not available
- Last verified
- October 24, 2026
Why this rank
Score breakdown for Inkscape Factor Points Weight Licence opennessGPL-3.0 licence (open); not self-hostable 31.8 45.5% Repository activityNo repository metadata; activity unavailable (not enough data) — 0% PopularityNo repository metadata; traction unavailable (not enough data) — 0% Feature coverage7 of 8 curated capability tags covered 31.8 36.4% Costfree pricing model 18.2 18.2% Points add up to the score. Factors without data are left out and the remaining weights are renormalised.