draw.io vs Productboard

draw.io (draw.io specialises in browser-based diagramming components and applications.) and Productboard (Make things that matter, together. See also @productboardlabs) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

draw.io (rank #338) holds a modest lead over Productboard (rank #625) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 33). The gap of 10 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Productboard is slightly ahead of draw.io. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), draw.io is clearly ahead of Productboard. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), draw.io is clearly ahead of Productboard. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), draw.io is clearly ahead of Productboard. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Productboard is 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. Productboard shows 90 stars across 87 public repos, 8 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 966.5x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

draw.io is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. Productboard 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.