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drawnix vs xyne-spaces
drawnix has 15,022 GitHub stars, 1,307 forks, 31 open issues and last shipped 2 months ago. xyne-spaces has 826 stars, 575 forks, 514 open issues and last shipped yesterday. drawnix leads on adoption by 1,719% (15,022 vs 826 stars). drawnix is written in TypeScript under MIT; xyne-spaces is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0. drawnix has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, xyne-spaces 70%. xyne-spaces was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (collaboration), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
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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| drawnix | xyne-spaces | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 15K | ★ 826 |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-08 | 2026-11-07 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.3K | ⑂ 575 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick drawnix if
- You weight community size — 15K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick xyne-spaces if
- You want the xyne-spaces feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and xyne-spaces fits your workflow better
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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About xyne-spaces
Xyne Spaces The org OS — your organization's context layer, with collaborative apps built around it. Real time, permission aware and built for agents. At the center: your org's context. Connectors bring in what your organization already knows — Slack, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365 and more — normalised into a store built for records and retrieval, and served back to your people and your agents through permission aware org context APIs, so every caller gets exactly the slice they're allowed to see. Around that core sit the org apps — Call · Claw · Agentic Search · Automations · Customer Support Desk · Chat ·…
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Frequently asked questions
Is drawnix or xyne-spaces more popular?
drawnix has 15,022 GitHub stars and xyne-spaces has 826. drawnix has the larger community by that measure.
Are drawnix and xyne-spaces free?
Both are open source. drawnix is licensed under MIT and xyne-spaces under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between drawnix and xyne-spaces?
drawnix is written in TypeScript and xyne-spaces 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, drawnix or xyne-spaces?
Choose drawnix if you want the larger community (15,022 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose xyne-spaces if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.