Stitch vs Solidcraft
Stitch (Google Labs) and Solidcraft (Tangency Labs) side by side on public data, as of Oct 21, 2026.
Solidcraft has 4.6x the GitHub stars of Stitch (8,437 against 1,832). Solidcraft shipped 33 stable releases in the past 90 days.
Which should you choose?
Choose Stitch if
- you want subagents or several agents working in parallel
- you prefer the more widely used tool, with more docs and answers around (Gid Score 26 against 10)
Choose Solidcraft if
- you want code you can read, fork or self-host (Apache-2.0)
- you want frequent updates (33 stable releases in 90 days against 0)
Built from documented features, official prices, status pages and usage data on this page; it does not judge output quality.
Side-by-side numbers
| Metric | Stitch | Solidcraft |
|---|---|---|
| Gid Score | 26 | 10 |
| Usage data as of | Oct 21 | Oct 21 |
| Rank by Gid Score | #170 | #246 |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 26.1K | — |
| Downloads, 7-day change | down 22.1% | — |
| Downloads, 30-day change | down 5.1% | — |
| VS Code installs | — | — |
| Marketplace rating | — | — |
| GitHub stars | 1,832 | 8,437 |
| Homebrew installs, 30 days | — | — |
| Hacker News mentions, 30 days | 0 | 7 |
| Latest stable release | 0.1.1 · 5mo ago | 0.18.2 · today |
| Stable releases, 90 days | 0 | 33 |
| Terminal-Bench (best run) | — | — |
| Price | Free | Free (OSS) |
| License | Apache-2.0 | |
| First released | May 2025 | October 2026 |
| Interfaces | Web app, MCP server, SDK | — |
| Models |
Trends
Stitch
A Google Labs tool that generates and iterates mobile and web UI designs and front-end code from text, images or voice, with a design agent working on a shared canvas. It exports to Figma, AI Studio and Antigravity and has an MCP server and SDK.
Pricing: No official pricing page; Stitch is offered as a free Google Labs experiment with usage limits.
Latest release 0.1.1:
- ADK TypeScript Support: Native TypeScript support has been added for the Application Development Kit (@google/stitch-sdk/adk).
- Design System Tools: Introduced specialized tools to generate and consume consistent visual token systems across UI screens.
- Dual Authentication: You can now authenticate using an accessToken alongside the traditional apiKey in the StitchProxy client.
- Typed Introspection API: Introduced toolMap, allowing for deep, type-safe introspection of registered Stitch MCP tools.
Solidcraft
SolidCraft: an open-source parametric 3D CAD application built in pure Rust. Desktop, web, and automation through MCP.
Pricing: Open source under the Apache-2.0 licence; check the website for any paid hosted plans.
Latest release 0.18.2:
- Parameters and Configurations are on the Model, Sheet Metal and Sketch tabs again, as well as Manage; Parameters opens without switching tabs (#3937).
- Sheet Metal is a tab in every document again, with New Sketch first and Convert to Sheet Metal in the Create menu (#3937, #3946). The Surface tab leads with New Sketch too (#3964).
- Finish Sketch is back at the bottom of the sketch palette as a full-width button (#3937), and on the Sketch tab it sits right after the last sketch panel instead of alone at the far right (#3958).
- Browser: long names end in "…" inside the card, with the full name in the tooltip (#3940).
Stitch vs Solidcraft: common questions
How do Stitch and Solidcraft prices compare?
Stitch: Free. Solidcraft: Free (OSS). Prices come from each vendor's pricing page.
Is Stitch or Solidcraft open source?
Solidcraft is open source (Apache-2.0); Stitch is proprietary.
Which is more popular, Stitch or Solidcraft?
Stitch has a Gid Score of 26 against 10 for Solidcraft. The score combines package downloads, editor installs, GitHub activity and attention, updated daily.