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Buzz vs drawnix
Buzz has 36,686 GitHub stars, 4,869 forks, 3,556 open issues and last shipped yesterday. drawnix has 15,012 stars, 1,304 forks, 31 open issues and last shipped 2 months ago. Buzz leads on adoption by 144% (36,686 vs 15,012 stars). Buzz is written in Rust under Apache-2.0; drawnix is written in TypeScript under MIT. Buzz has attracted 13% as many forks as stars, drawnix 9%. Buzz was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Buzz | drawnix | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 37K | ★ 15K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Rust | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-09-08 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.9K | ⑂ 1.3K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Buzz if
- You weight community size — 37K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick drawnix if
- You want the drawnix feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and drawnix fits your workflow better
About Buzz
Buzz 🐝 A workspace where humans and agents build together, on a relay you own. Vision · Sovereign · Forge · Agents · Architecture · Releasing · Apache 2.0 People and agents building together in the same room. What is this, really? Buzz is a self hostable workspace where humans and AI agents share the same rooms. A Buzz community is the workspace a user reaches by URL. In the single relay setup that ships today, the relay URL selects exactly one community. A hosted operator can serve many communities behind many domains or subdomains, but the client facing rule stays the same: the URL is authoritative for the…
About drawnix
开源白板工具（SaaS），一体化白板，包含思维导图、流程图、自由画等 All in one 白板，思维导图、流程图、自由画等 English README 特性 💯 免费 + 开源 ⚒️ 思维导图、流程图 🖌 画笔 😀 插入图片 🚀 基于插件机制 🖼️ 📃 导出为 PNG, JSON( .drawnix ) 💾 自动保存（浏览器缓存） ⚡ 编辑特性：撤销、重做、复制、粘贴等 🌌 无限画布：缩放、滚动 🎨 主题模式 📱 移动设备适配 📈 支持 mermaid 语法转流程图 ✨ 支持 markdown 文本转思维导图（新支持 🔥🔥🔥） 关于名称 Drawnix ，源于绘画( Draw )与凤凰( Phoenix )的灵感交织。 凤凰象征着生生不息的创造力，而 Draw 代表着人类最原始的表达方式。在这里，每一次创作都是一次艺术的涅槃，每一笔绘画都是灵感的重生。 创意如同凤凰，浴火方能重生，而 Drawnix 要做技术与创意之火的守护者。 Draw Beyond, Rise Above. 与 Plait 画图框架 Drawnix 的定位是一个开箱即用、开源、免费的工具产品，它的底层是 Plait 框架， Plait 是我司开源的一款画图框架，代表着公司在知识库产品(PingCode Wiki)上的重要技术沉淀。 Drawnix
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Frequently asked questions
Is Buzz or drawnix more popular?
Buzz has 36,686 GitHub stars and drawnix has 15,012. Buzz has the larger community by that measure.
Are Buzz and drawnix free?
Both are open source. Buzz is licensed under Apache-2.0 and drawnix under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Buzz and drawnix?
Buzz is written in Rust and drawnix in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Buzz or drawnix?
Choose Buzz if you want the larger community (36,686 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose drawnix if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.