deer-flowvspenpot
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| deer-flow | penpot | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 86/100 | 84/100 |
| Rank in category | #5 of 209 in AI Agents | #1 of 30 in Collaboration |
| GitHub stars | 84 611 | 61 809 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +1 663 | +1 467 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 2 | 12 |
| Latest release | v2.1.0 · 24 Sept 2026 | 2.18.5 · 26 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | MIT | MPL-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Clojure |
Which one should you pick?
deer-flow scores 86/100 against 84/100 for penpot, so it is the safer default.
penpot ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for deer-flow.
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