deer-flowvsOpenDesign
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| deer-flow | OpenDesign | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 86/100 | 83/100 |
| Rank in category | #5 of 209 in AI Agents | #1 of 7 in Design |
| GitHub stars | 84 611 | 104 680 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +1 663 | +1 849 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 2 | 10 |
| Latest release | v2.1.0 · 24 Sept 2026 | open-design-v0.26.1 · 22 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
deer-flow scores 86/100 against 83/100 for OpenDesign, so it is the safer default.
OpenDesign ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for deer-flow.
If you want the quickest setup, OpenDesign is easier to run; deer-flow needs more configuration.
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