Ashby vs draw.io

Ashby and draw.io (draw.io specialises in browser-based diagramming components and applications.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

draw.io (rank #338) holds a narrow lead over Ashby (rank #536) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 36). The gap of 7 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), draw.io is slightly ahead of Ashby. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), draw.io is slightly ahead of Ashby. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), draw.io is clearly ahead of Ashby. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), draw.io is ahead of Ashby. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), draw.io is clearly ahead of Ashby.

Ashby carries 1 GitHub stars across 3 public repos, with 1 repositories active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors on record. draw.io shows 86,983 stars across 32 public repos, 12 active in the last 90 days and 13 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but draw.io's footprint is roughly 86983.0x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Ashby is worth a look for teams already invested in its stack. draw.io looks better where community is the deciding factor. The table below breaks the scores down pillar by pillar; the linked profiles cover the underlying repos, docs and community signals in full.