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Penpot vs Quickboards
Open-source design and prototyping for software UI, not hardware blocks.
Which to pick
Pick Penpot if you want…
- Open-source full-stack design platform
- Open-source UI prototyping
- A free plan to start with (Professional)
- Open-source code (penpot/penpot on GitHub, MPL-2.0 license)
- Integrations with CSS, HTML or SVG (on Penpot's list, not Quickboards')
Pick Quickboards if you want…
- Modular hardware reference designs
- Integrations with Altium Designer (on Quickboards' list, not Penpot's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Penpot:Penpot is an open-source design and prototyping platform for collaborative UI, design systems, and AI-enhanced workflows.
- Quickboards:Quickboards provides a modular library of hardware-verified schematic, firmware and layout blocks for Altium Designer.
- Best for
- Penpot:Open-source full-stack design platform
- Quickboards:Modular hardware reference designs
- Who it’s for
- Penpot:Designers, developers, and AI agents needing scalable, code-friendly design collaboration.
- Quickboards:Electronics engineers and hardware teams needing ready-made circuit blocks.
- Pricing
- Penpot:Freemium
- Quickboards:Paid
- Plans
- Penpot:Professional $0 per user per month · Unlimited $7 per editor per month · Enterprise $25 per member per month · Private Server $50k per year
- Quickboards:Individual $49 - $99/block · Professional $1997 one time
- Open source
- Penpot:Yes, 60,699 GitHub stars
- Quickboards:—
- Works with
- Penpot:CSS, HTML, SVG, JSON, design tokens, AI agents
- Quickboards:Altium Designer
Penpot features
- Responsive UI Design. Create wireframes, interactive prototypes, and CSS Grid/Flex layouts.
- Design Systems. Manage components, design tokens, and shared libraries at scale.
- Code Inspection. Export and inspect CSS, HTML, SVG, JSON and Penpot’s open file format.
- AI Workflows. Integrate any LLM or AI tool directly into design-to-code and code-to-design pipelines.
- Self-host & Cloud. Choose between Penpot’s hosted cloud or self-hosted deployment.
- Unlimited Collaboration. Unlimited teams, projects and file creation across plans.
Quickboards features
- 80+ Verified Blocks. Access a library of over 80 pre-tested schematic, footprint and firmware modules.
- Altium Native Support. Blocks import directly into Altium Designer without manual symbol creation.
- Full PCB Layouts. Professional plans include production-ready layout snippets with stack-up and trace recommendations.
- Commercial Rights. Licenses grant royalty-free, unlimited commercial production rights for designs.
- Update & Support. Professional and Organization plans receive monthly library updates and priority support.
- Custom Block Requests. Higher-tier users can request specific chipset or sub-circuit blocks.
Penpot vs Quickboards FAQ
Is Penpot or Quickboards free?+
Penpot has a free plan (Professional); paid plans start at $25/month per user (Enterprise). Quickboards is paid.
Is Penpot or Quickboards open source?+
Penpot is open source (penpot/penpot on GitHub, MPL-2.0 license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Quickboards.
Do Penpot and Quickboards integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Penpot lists CSS, HTML, SVG, JSON and 2 more; Quickboards lists Altium Designer.
On DevHunt
Based on each tool's website and DevHunt data. Details may change; check the official sites.