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open-design vs Grida
open-design has 105,799 GitHub stars, 12,054 forks, 1,090 open issues and last shipped today. Grida has 2,696 stars, 151 forks, 125 open issues and last shipped 16 days ago. open-design leads on adoption by 3,824% (105,799 vs 2,696 stars). open-design is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0; Grida is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0. open-design has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, Grida 6%. open-design was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (claude-design), 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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| open-design | Grida | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 106K | ★ 2.7K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-04 | 2026-10-19 |
| Forks | ⑂ 12K | ⑂ 151 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick open-design if
- You weight community size — 106K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Grida if
- You want the Grida 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 Grida fits your workflow better
About open-design
OpenDesign: The open source Claude Design alternative ⚡ OpenDesign Cloud — the official model service. One recharge to use both agent and image models inside OpenDesign: GPT, Claude, and DeepSeek for agents; GPT Image 2.0, Seedream 5.0 Pro, and Nano Banana 2.0 for images. 🚀 DeepSeek V4 Flash and V4 Pro are now available. Put top tier intelligence to work across prototypes, decks, design systems, and everyday agent tasks. OpenDesign members can use both models without limits for two weeks, directly inside the app. 🧩 DeepSeek Harness is now supported. Connect DeepSeek's official dsh agent harness to OpenDesign…
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About Grida
Grida Grida is an open source canvas editor — powered by the nothing graphics engine (Rust + Skia + WASM) — plus an SVG editor, Database/CMS and Forms. Canvas demo • SVG editor • Refig • Downloads • Website • Docs • Contributing • Slack Community Why Grida Grida is an open source canvas editor built for performance and interoperability — with a stable on disk document format. The 2D graphics engine that powers it lives in gridaco/nothing; this repo consumes it as the published @grida/canvas wasm artifact. Renderer backends : a DOM renderer for HTML/CSS workflows and a Skia renderer via WASM (WebGL2 + raster)…
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Frequently asked questions
Is open-design or Grida more popular?
open-design has 105,799 GitHub stars and Grida has 2,696. open-design has the larger community by that measure.
Are open-design and Grida free?
Both are open source. open-design is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Grida under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between open-design and Grida?
open-design is written in TypeScript and Grida 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, open-design or Grida?
Choose open-design if you want the larger community (105,799 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose Grida if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.