Box vs draw.io

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

Box (rank #93) holds a modest lead over draw.io (rank #338) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (56 vs 43). 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), Box is clearly ahead of draw.io. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Box is slightly ahead of draw.io. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Box is ahead of draw.io. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), draw.io is slightly ahead of Box.

Box carries 14,074 GitHub stars across 84 public repos, with 18 repositories active in the last 90 days and 33 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 6.2x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Box is the stronger read for anyone weighting code quality. draw.io looks better where momentum 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.