37signals vs draw.io

37signals (HEY! It's in Basecamp!) and draw.io (draw.io specialises in browser-based diagramming components and applications.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

37signals (rank #122) holds a modest lead over draw.io (rank #338) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (54 vs 43). The gap of 11 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), 37signals is ahead of draw.io. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), draw.io is ahead of 37signals. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), 37signals is slightly ahead of draw.io. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), 37signals is slightly ahead of draw.io. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), 37signals is ahead of draw.io.

37signals carries 113,857 GitHub stars across 236 public repos, with 48 repositories active in the last 90 days and 298 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.

37signals is the stronger read for anyone weighting code quality. draw.io looks better where education 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.