draw.io vs Linear

draw.io (draw.io specialises in browser-based diagramming components and applications.) and Linear (A purpose-built tool for planning and building products) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Linear (rank #103) holds a modest lead over draw.io (rank #338) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (55 vs 43). The gap of 12 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

draw.io carries 86,983 GitHub stars across 32 public repos, with 12 repositories active in the last 90 days and 13 external contributors on record. Linear shows 1,971 stars across 22 public repos, 5 active in the last 90 days and 21 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but draw.io's footprint is roughly 44.1x 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. Linear looks better where reach 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.