draw.io vs Loom

draw.io (draw.io specialises in browser-based diagramming components and applications.) and Loom (Async Video Messaging for Work) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

draw.io (rank #338) holds a modest lead over Loom (rank #693) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 31). 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), draw.io is slightly ahead of Loom. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), draw.io is ahead of Loom. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), draw.io is clearly ahead of Loom. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), draw.io is clearly ahead of Loom. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), draw.io is slightly ahead of Loom.

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. Loom shows 50 stars across 32 public repos, 5 active in the last 90 days and 1 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but draw.io's footprint is roughly 1739.7x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

draw.io is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Loom makes more sense for teams already using its adjacent tools. The table below breaks the scores down pillar by pillar; the linked profiles cover the underlying repos, docs and community signals in full.