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nx vs style-dictionary
nx has 29,359 GitHub stars, 3,003 forks, 490 open issues and last shipped yesterday. style-dictionary has 4,819 stars, 628 forks, 242 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. nx leads on adoption by 509% (29,359 vs 4,819 stars). nx is written in TypeScript under MIT; style-dictionary is written in JavaScript under Apache-2.0. nx has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, style-dictionary 13%. nx was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (build-system, build-tool), 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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| nx | style-dictionary | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 29K | ★ 4.8K |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-18 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.0K | ⑂ 628 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick nx if
- You weight community size — 29K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick style-dictionary if
- You want the style-dictionary feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and style-dictionary fits your workflow better
About nx
Nx is an MIT licensed monorepo platform for TypeScript and polyglot codebases that caches unchanged work, runs only affected tasks, and ships an integrated CI solution aimed at both developers and autonomous AI agents.
About style-dictionary
Style Dictionary is a JavaScript build system that turns design tokens into cross platform style definitions for iOS, Android, CSS, JavaScript, HTML, and Sketch, aimed at design system teams and developers who need one source of truth for styles instead of hand maintained files per platform.
read the full style-dictionary overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is nx or style-dictionary more popular?
nx has 29,359 GitHub stars and style-dictionary has 4,819. nx has the larger community by that measure.
Are nx and style-dictionary free?
Both are open source. nx is licensed under MIT and style-dictionary under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between nx and style-dictionary?
nx is written in TypeScript and style-dictionary in JavaScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, nx or style-dictionary?
Choose nx if you want the larger community (29,359 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose style-dictionary if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.