Side by side

Fractal vs Handoff

Both stand on component libraries software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Choose Handoff if your team wants design system documentation and automation shared across a UI, API, and MCP server. Look elsewhere if you need a shipped connector beyond Figma or a registry serving multiple workspaces.

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The facts

	Fractal	Handoff
Free plan	Yes	Not published
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Web	API, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows
Lowest paid plan	Not published	Not published
Plans published	None	None
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	fractal.build	handoff.com
On component libraries software	#7 of 15	#11 of 15

Fractal: what it does well

Handoff: what it does well

Browser UI, REST API, and MCP server share the same data.
Figma tokens can be published in CSS, SCSS, Tailwind, and DTCG formats.
Component documentation can include live previews, properties, and tokens.
Compatible agents can access design system data through MCP.
Open source and supports local or Postgres-backed workspace modes.

What to know first

Figma is the only source currently wired up.
Each registry currently serves one workspace.
The handoff-app package requires Node 20.9 or later.

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