Hashnode vs draw.io

Hashnode (Everything you need to start blogging as a developer!) 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 Hashnode (rank #625) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 33). The gap of 10 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Hashnode carries 6,853 GitHub stars across 26 public repos, with 3 repositories active in the last 90 days and 3 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 12.7x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Hashnode 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.