Open Doodles vs unDraw

Open Doodles offers a loose, hand-drawn sketch aesthetic, while unDraw provides a cleaner, more polished flat vector illustration style.

Hand-Drawn Sketch Style vs Clean Flat Vector Style

Open Doodles presents a small, charming library of loose, hand-drawn sketch-style character illustrations that give a website a casual, approachable, almost whimsical feel, while unDraw's larger library of cleaner, geometrically precise flat vector scenes suits a more polished, professional, product-oriented visual tone.

Open Doodles offers a casual, whimsical hand-drawn sketch aesthetic
unDraw offers a cleaner, more polished, professional flat vector style
Style choice should match the overall tone a project is going for

Library Size and Scene Variety

unDraw's library is considerably larger, covering many more specific web app scenarios like error pages, onboarding steps, and empty states, while Open Doodles offers a smaller, more focused set of character poses better suited to a personal blog, playful marketing site, or project needing just a handful of charming illustrated accents.

unDraw's much larger library covers many specific web app scenarios
Open Doodles offers a smaller, focused set better suited to playful sites
Larger scope favors unDraw for comprehensive app illustration coverage

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Open Doodles suitable for a professional SaaS product's empty states?

It can work for a SaaS product wanting a friendlier, more casual brand voice, but for a more polished, professional visual tone, unDraw's cleaner style is generally a better default fit.

Are both illustration sets free for commercial projects?

Yes, both Open Doodles and unDraw are released under permissive licenses allowing free use in commercial projects, though checking each project's current specific license terms is always worthwhile.

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