Artcraft vs ComfyUI vs SD.Next

Side by side, as alternatives to Adobe Firefly. Rows that differ are highlighted; the strongest value in a row is marked. Unknown means no source yet.

Artcraftstorytold/artcraft

ComfyUIComfy-Org/ComfyUI

SD.Nextvladmandic/sdnext

Adobe Fireflypaid product

Cost and coverage

Price

$0 software; you run it

Free daily generations; paid plans from US$9.99/month (2,000 generative credits) source ↗

Text-to-image

Partly

Yes

Image editing (generative fill and expand)

Partly

Yes

Style and image reference

Partly

Yes

Jobs covered

2 of 3 jobs

3 of 3 jobs

All 3

Popularity and activity (from GitHub)

Stars

34,551

140,804Top

7,357

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Gain this week

Unknown

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Signal

Building history

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Commits / 4 wk

165

273Top

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Latest release

artcraft-v0.41.0 · 2026-09-26

v0.42.1 · 2026-10-19Top

Unknown

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Commits / 12 wk

504

895

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People committing / 12 mo

53+

21+

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Issues opened / closed, 30 days

361 / 56

221 / 94

21 / 17

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Facts, with sources on each project page

Runs on my machine?Differs

Yes, desktop app for Windows and macOS; the listed image and video models are hosted provider services

Yes, fully offline; optional paid Comfy Cloud

Yes, local server and web UI; Docker recipes

Hosted by the vendor

Code licenceDiffers

Apache-2.0

GPL-3.0 (copyleft)

Apache-2.0

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Model weights licenceDiffers

Model/provider-specific. No blanket weights licence verified for the hosted catalogue; the application licence is separate.

No default model; licence depends on the model you load

No single default; picks from a reference model list, licence varies

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Commercial useDiffers

Yes, code is MIT or Apache-2.0 at your option

GPL-3.0 code; weights vary (e.g. FLUX.1-dev is non-commercial)

Apache-2.0 code; weights vary (e.g. FLUX.1-dev is non-commercial)

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Paid services needed?Differs

Not checked yet

None required; paid Comfy API nodes and Comfy Cloud are optional

None required

Subscription

HardwareDiffers

Windows 10 (64-bit) or macOS 12.0 or newer; 8 GB RAM recommended; 2 GB free storage

Big models from 4GB VRAM + 8GB RAM; CPU-only portable build exists

CPU-only supported; SDNQ cuts VRAM up to 4x; no minimums stated

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Operating systemsDiffers

Windows and macOS installers; Linux by building from source

Windows, macOS (Apple silicon), Linux

Windows, Linux, macOS (Apple M1/M2 via MPS)

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Setup effortDiffers

Easy; download the Windows or macOS installer

Easy, desktop app installer (Windows, macOS)

Medium; needs git and Python, then run webui script

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Stars over time

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Artcraft
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Artcraft vs ComfyUI vs SD.Next (as alternatives to Adobe Firefly)
Figures from RepoQuarry, 21 Oct 2026. Sources: https://repoquarry.dev/compare?ids=artcraft,comfyui,sdnext&product=adobe-firefly

Adobe Firefly: Free daily generations; paid plans from US$9.99/month (2,000 generative credits)
Artcraft: free software; does 2 of 3 Adobe Firefly jobs
ComfyUI: free software; does 3 of 3 Adobe Firefly jobs
SD.Next: free software; does 3 of 3 Adobe Firefly jobs

- Artcraft: 34,551 GitHub stars, 27 commits in 12 weeks, licence Apache-2.0
- ComfyUI: 140,804 GitHub stars, 504 commits in 12 weeks, licence GPL-3.0 (copyleft)
- SD.Next: 7,357 GitHub stars, 895 commits in 12 weeks, licence Apache-2.0

Where they differ:
- Runs on my machine?: Artcraft Yes, desktop app for Windows and macOS; the listed image and video models are hosted provider services; ComfyUI Yes, fully offline; optional paid Comfy Cloud; SD.Next Yes, local server and web UI; Docker recipes
- Code licence: Artcraft Apache-2.0; ComfyUI GPL-3.0 (copyleft); SD.Next Apache-2.0
- Model weights licence: Artcraft Model/provider-specific. No blanket weights licence verified for the hosted catalogue; the application licence is separate.; ComfyUI No default model; licence depends on the model you load; SD.Next No single default; picks from a reference model list, licence varies
- Commercial use: Artcraft Yes, code is MIT or Apache-2.0 at your option; ComfyUI GPL-3.0 code; weights vary (e.g. FLUX.1-dev is non-commercial); SD.Next Apache-2.0 code; weights vary (e.g. FLUX.1-dev is non-commercial)
- Paid services needed?: Artcraft Not checked yet; ComfyUI None required; paid Comfy API nodes and Comfy Cloud are optional; SD.Next None required
- Hardware: Artcraft Windows 10 (64-bit) or macOS 12.0 or newer; 8 GB RAM recommended; 2 GB free storage; ComfyUI Big models from 4GB VRAM + 8GB RAM; CPU-only portable build exists; SD.Next CPU-only supported; SDNQ cuts VRAM up to 4x; no minimums stated
- Operating systems: Artcraft Windows and macOS installers; Linux by building from source; ComfyUI Windows, macOS (Apple silicon), Linux; SD.Next Windows, Linux, macOS (Apple M1/M2 via MPS)
- Setup effort: Artcraft Easy; download the Windows or macOS installer; ComfyUI Easy, desktop app installer (Windows, macOS); SD.Next Medium; needs git and Python, then run webui script

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