draw.io vs Metabase

draw.io (draw.io specialises in browser-based diagramming components and applications.) and Metabase both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Metabase (rank #165) holds a narrow lead over draw.io (rank #338) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (51 vs 43). The gap of 8 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Metabase is ahead of draw.io. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Metabase is ahead of draw.io. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), draw.io is ahead of Metabase. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), draw.io is slightly ahead of Metabase. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Metabase is clearly 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. Metabase shows 50,225 stars across 100 public repos, 21 active in the last 90 days and 49 external contributors.

draw.io is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. Metabase 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.