ComfyUI vs SD.Next vs InvokeAI

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.

ComfyUIComfy-Org/ComfyUI

SD.Nextvladmandic/sdnext

InvokeAIinvoke-ai/InvokeAI

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

3 of 3 jobs

2 of 3 jobs

All 3

Popularity and activity (from GitHub)

Stars

140,804Top

7,357

28,793

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Gain this week

Unknown

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Signal

Building history

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Commits / 4 wk

165

273

896Top

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Latest release

v0.42.1 · 2026-10-19Top

Unknown

v6.14.2 · 2026-09-27

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Commits / 12 wk

504

895

1,890

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People committing / 12 mo

53+

21+

77+

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Issues opened / closed, 30 days

221 / 94

21 / 17

146 / 207

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Facts, with sources on each project page

Runs on my machine?Differs

Yes, fully offline; optional paid Comfy Cloud

Yes, local server and web UI; Docker recipes

Yes, local web server and UI

Hosted by the vendor

Code licenceDiffers

GPL-3.0 (copyleft)

Apache-2.0

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Model weights licenceDiffers

No default model; licence depends on the model you load

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

No single default model; licence depends on the model you install

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Commercial useDiffers

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)

Apache-2.0 code; weights vary (SD3.5 community licence, FLUX.1-dev non-commercial)

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Paid services needed?Differs

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

None required

None required; some models are API-only (GPT Image, Nano Banana, Wan)

Subscription

HardwareDiffers

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

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

SD1.5 4GB VRAM/8GB RAM; SDXL 8GB/16GB; FLUX.1 10GB/32GB

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Operating systemsDiffers

Windows, macOS (Apple silicon), Linux

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

Windows 10+, macOS 14+ (Apple Silicon), Linux

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Setup effortDiffers

Easy, desktop app installer (Windows, macOS)

Medium; needs git and Python, then run webui script

Easy, official Invoke Launcher

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Stars over time

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ComfyUI
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InvokeAI

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

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

- 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
- InvokeAI: 28,793 GitHub stars, 1,890 commits in 12 weeks, licence Apache-2.0

Where they differ:
- Runs on my machine?: ComfyUI Yes, fully offline; optional paid Comfy Cloud; SD.Next Yes, local server and web UI; Docker recipes; InvokeAI Yes, local web server and UI
- Code licence: ComfyUI GPL-3.0 (copyleft); SD.Next Apache-2.0; InvokeAI Apache-2.0
- Model weights licence: ComfyUI No default model; licence depends on the model you load; SD.Next No single default; picks from a reference model list, licence varies; InvokeAI No single default model; licence depends on the model you install
- Commercial use: 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); InvokeAI Apache-2.0 code; weights vary (SD3.5 community licence, FLUX.1-dev non-commercial)
- Paid services needed?: ComfyUI None required; paid Comfy API nodes and Comfy Cloud are optional; SD.Next None required; InvokeAI None required; some models are API-only (GPT Image, Nano Banana, Wan)
- Hardware: 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; InvokeAI SD1.5 4GB VRAM/8GB RAM; SDXL 8GB/16GB; FLUX.1 10GB/32GB
- Operating systems: ComfyUI Windows, macOS (Apple silicon), Linux; SD.Next Windows, Linux, macOS (Apple M1/M2 via MPS); InvokeAI Windows 10+, macOS 14+ (Apple Silicon), Linux
- Setup effort: ComfyUI Easy, desktop app installer (Windows, macOS); SD.Next Medium; needs git and Python, then run webui script; InvokeAI Easy, official Invoke Launcher

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