NodeTool vs Weavy

Open source and BYOK. No credits, no lock-in.

Weavy and similar closed SaaS canvases lock you into a credit system and a curated model roster. NodeTool is open source and BYOK: every provider, your keys, provider prices, and you own your workflows and files. Cloud is just managed hosting of the same open-source code you can self-host.

Weavy

Closed SaaS canvas

  • Credit system you top up and burn
  • Curated roster of supported models
  • Closed source, hosted only
  • Work lives on their platform

NodeTool

Open source · BYOK

  • BYOK — pay providers directly at list prices
  • Every major model from every major provider
  • Open source under AGPL-3.0, self-hostable
  • You own your workflows and files
FeatureWeavyNodeTool
Pricing modelCreditsBYOK / provider prices
Model rosterCurated rosterEvery provider
SourceClosedAGPL-3.0
Self-host
Data ownership
Desktop app

Pay providers, not credits — and keep your work

Credit systems and curated rosters decide which models you can use and what each call costs. NodeTool flips that: you add your own API keys and pay each provider their published list price — no credits, no markup, no curated roster. The whole workspace is open source under AGPL-3.0, so you can run it as a desktop app or self-host it, and your workflows and files stay yours. NodeTool Cloud is simply managed hosting of that same open-source code.

Own your canvas.

Download Studio and build with every provider, at provider prices.