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draw.io vs jotform

Developer ecosystem comparison across GitHub activity, SDKs, documentation, community, reach and momentum.

draw.io (draw.io specialises in browser-based diagramming components and applications.) and jotform (Free Online Form Builder & Form Creator) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

draw.io (rank #337) holds a modest lead over jotform (rank #727) 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), jotform is slightly ahead of draw.io. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), draw.io is clearly ahead of jotform. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), draw.io is clearly ahead of jotform. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), draw.io is slightly ahead of jotform. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), draw.io is slightly ahead of jotform.

draw.io carries 87,304 GitHub stars across 32 public repos, with 12 repositories active in the last 90 days and 12 external contributors on record. jotform shows 1,105 stars across 32 public repos, 4 active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but draw.io's footprint is roughly 79.0x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

draw.io is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. jotform looks better where code quality 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.

Side-by-side metrics

Metricdraw.iojotform
Ranking
Overall rank#337#727
Pillars
Overall4330
Code3943
Education6543
Community5120
Reach4841
Momentum3736
Builder experience00
Signals
Stars87,3041,105
Forks12,401412
Public repos3232
Active repos (90d)124
External contributors123
Avg polish4346
Avg AI-readiness3029

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