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draw.io vs Patreon

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 Patreon both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

draw.io (rank #338) holds a narrow lead over Patreon (rank #536) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 36). The gap of 7 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Patreon shows 846 stars across 62 public repos, 0 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but draw.io's footprint is roughly 102.8x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

draw.io is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Patreon 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.ioPatreon
Ranking
Overall rank#338#536
Pillars
Overall4336
Code3952
Education6563
Community5126
Reach4861
Momentum360
Builder experience00
Signals
Stars86,983846
Forks12,388220
Public repos3262
Active repos (90d)120
External contributors132
Avg polish4353
Avg AI-readiness3037

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