Blackbird vs draw.io

Blackbird 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 modest lead over Blackbird (rank #728) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 30). The gap of 13 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Blackbird carries 16 GitHub stars across 165 public repos, with 77 repositories active in the last 90 days and 6 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 5436.4x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Blackbird is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. 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.