Stable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111) vs Artcraft 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.

Stable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111)AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui

Artcraftstorytold/artcraft

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

165,083Top

34,551

7,357

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Gain this week

Unknown

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Signal

Building history

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Commits / 4 wk

273Top

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Latest release

v1.10.1 · 2025-02-09

artcraft-v0.41.0 · 2026-09-26Top

Unknown

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Commits / 12 wk

895

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People committing / 12 mo

21+

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Issues opened / closed, 30 days

6 / 2

361 / 56

21 / 17

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Facts, with sources on each project page

Runs on my machine?Differs

Yes, local web UI

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

Yes, local server and web UI; Docker recipes

Hosted by the vendor

Code licenceDiffers

AGPL-3.0 (copyleft)

Apache-2.0

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Model weights licenceDiffers

Default download is SD 1.5 (CreativeML OpenRAIL-M, use restrictions)

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

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

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Commercial useDiffers

AGPL-3.0 code; SD 1.5 OpenRAIL-M allows commercial use with restrictions

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

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

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Paid services needed?Differs

None required

Not checked yet

None required

Subscription

HardwareDiffers

4GB GPU supported (reports of 2GB); NVIDIA recommended

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

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

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Operating systemsDiffers

Windows, Linux; Apple Silicon via wiki guide

Windows and macOS installers; Linux by building from source

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

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Setup effortDiffers

Medium; needs Python 3.10.6 and git, then a run script

Easy; download the Windows or macOS installer

Medium; needs git and Python, then run webui script

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Stars over time

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Stable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111)
Artcraft
SD.Next

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Stable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111) vs Artcraft vs SD.Next (as alternatives to Adobe Firefly)
Figures from RepoQuarry, 21 Oct 2026. Sources: https://repoquarry.dev/compare?ids=stable-diffusion-webui,artcraft,sdnext&product=adobe-firefly

Adobe Firefly: Free daily generations; paid plans from US$9.99/month (2,000 generative credits)
Stable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111): free software; does 2 of 3 Adobe Firefly jobs
Artcraft: free software; does 2 of 3 Adobe Firefly jobs
SD.Next: free software; does 3 of 3 Adobe Firefly jobs

- Stable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111): 165,083 GitHub stars, 0 commits in 12 weeks, licence AGPL-3.0 (copyleft)
- Artcraft: 34,551 GitHub stars, 27 commits in 12 weeks, licence Apache-2.0
- SD.Next: 7,357 GitHub stars, 895 commits in 12 weeks, licence Apache-2.0

Where they differ:
- Runs on my machine?: Stable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111) Yes, local web UI; Artcraft Yes, desktop app for Windows and macOS; the listed image and video models are hosted provider services; SD.Next Yes, local server and web UI; Docker recipes
- Code licence: Stable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111) AGPL-3.0 (copyleft); Artcraft Apache-2.0; SD.Next Apache-2.0
- Model weights licence: Stable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111) Default download is SD 1.5 (CreativeML OpenRAIL-M, use restrictions); Artcraft Model/provider-specific. No blanket weights licence verified for the hosted catalogue; the application licence is separate.; SD.Next No single default; picks from a reference model list, licence varies
- Commercial use: Stable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111) AGPL-3.0 code; SD 1.5 OpenRAIL-M allows commercial use with restrictions; Artcraft Yes, code is MIT or Apache-2.0 at your option; SD.Next Apache-2.0 code; weights vary (e.g. FLUX.1-dev is non-commercial)
- Paid services needed?: Stable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111) None required; Artcraft Not checked yet; SD.Next None required
- Hardware: Stable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111) 4GB GPU supported (reports of 2GB); NVIDIA recommended; Artcraft Windows 10 (64-bit) or macOS 12.0 or newer; 8 GB RAM recommended; 2 GB free storage; SD.Next CPU-only supported; SDNQ cuts VRAM up to 4x; no minimums stated
- Operating systems: Stable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111) Windows, Linux; Apple Silicon via wiki guide; Artcraft Windows and macOS installers; Linux by building from source; SD.Next Windows, Linux, macOS (Apple M1/M2 via MPS)
- Setup effort: Stable Diffusion web UI (AUTOMATIC1111) Medium; needs Python 3.10.6 and git, then a run script; Artcraft Easy; download the Windows or macOS installer; SD.Next Medium; needs git and Python, then run webui script

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