twenty vs ant-design-pro
Two of the top projects in SaaS and app starters, side by side: who leads on each score part and who each one suits, then setup, license, activity and what each review found.
twenty
Open-source CRM extensible with objects, views and agents defined as code
ant-design-pro
React admin dashboard template built on Ant Design 6 and Umi Max
Verdict
twenty ranks higher, 69 to 68. Of the 5 score parts we measure for both, twenty leads on 2, ant-design-pro on 1 and 2 are even.
- Adoptiontwenty leads by 4 points, 96 to 92: close to even.
- FreshnessEven at 100.
- Maintenancetwenty leads by 42 points, 96 to 54: a wide gap.
- Easy to runant-design-pro leads by 33 points, 33 to 0: a wide gap.
- Agent-readyEven at 85.
Pick twenty if you are
Technical teams building a custom, code-defined CRM
- Objects, fields and views defined in TypeScript and published with `npx twenty app:publish`
- Cloud and self-hosted options; Docker Compose guide in the docs
Pick ant-design-pro if you are
React teams building enterprise admin UIs on Ant Design
- Includes dashboard, form, list, profile, account and result page templates
- Built-in i18n, mock development setup, and unit and e2e tests
| What we compare | twenty | ant-design-pro |
|---|---|---|
| Score parts, out of 100 | ||
| Adoption | 96, widely used | 92, widely used |
| Freshness | 100, active | 100, active |
| Maintenance | 96, healthy | 54, fair |
| Easy to run | 0, hard | 33, some setup |
| Agent-ready | 85, ready | 85, ready |
| Facts from GitHub and the README | ||
| Stars | 58.8k | 38.9k |
| License | custom license (read the license) | MIT (permissive) |
| Last commit | Oct 2026 | Oct 2026 |
| Last release | Oct 2026 | Aug 2026 |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Docker | No | No |
| GPU | Not needed | Not needed |
| arm64 or Apple Silicon | Not stated | Not stated |
twenty
Twenty is a CRM built on NestJS, React, PostgreSQL and Redis, with BullMQ for jobs. Teams define custom objects, fields and views in TypeScript with twenty-sdk, scaffold apps with `npx create-twenty-app`, and publish them to a workspace from the CLI. It also includes workflows, AI agents and chat, and runs as a cloud service or self-hosted via Docker Compose.
Who it is for: Technical teams building a custom, code-defined CRM
Strengths
- Objects, fields and views defined in TypeScript and published with `npx twenty app:publish`
- Cloud and self-hosted options; Docker Compose guide in the docs
- Official agent skills for Claude Code, Codex and Cursor to build Twenty apps
- Standard stack: NestJS, PostgreSQL, Redis, React, Nx monorepo
Weaknesses
- License is reported as NOASSERTION; terms need manual checking
- README gives no RAM, CPU or port requirements for self-hosting
- Self-hosting needs PostgreSQL and Redis alongside the app
- README does not name supported AI providers or models
- TypeScript
- Needs PostgreSQL, Redis
ant-design-pro
Ant Design Pro is a React 19 and TypeScript boilerplate for enterprise back-office apps, built on Umi Max 4 and antd 6. It ships ready-made pages for dashboards, forms, lists, profiles, account settings, login and error screens, plus i18n, mock data and unit and e2e tests. A built-in AI chatbot page uses Ant Design X, and an `npm run simple` script strips the template down to a minimal version.
Who it is for: React teams building enterprise admin UIs on Ant Design
Strengths
- Includes dashboard, form, list, profile, account and result page templates
- Built-in i18n, mock development setup, and unit and e2e tests
- Ships Claude Code skills for upgrading the template and querying antd APIs
- TypeScript with Tailwind CSS v4 and antd-style theming
Weaknesses
- AI support is a single chatbot page; no model backend is described
- `npm run simple` permanently deletes files and cannot be undone
- Tied to the Umi Max and antd stack; no other frameworks
- No Docker or compose setup mentioned in the README
- TypeScript
- GitHub template
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