Element vs draw.io

Element (Founded by the creators of Matrix, we build digitally sovereign, secure and interoperable real-time communication solutions for large organisations.) and draw.io (draw.io specialises in browser-based diagramming components and applications.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Element (rank #189) holds a narrow lead over draw.io (rank #338) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (50 vs 43). 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), Element is clearly ahead of draw.io. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), draw.io is slightly ahead of Element. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Element is slightly ahead of draw.io. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Element is clearly ahead of draw.io.

Element carries 34,608 GitHub stars across 137 public repos, with 33 repositories active in the last 90 days and 97 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.

Element 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.