draw.io vs Proton Mail

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

draw.io (rank #338) holds a narrow lead over Proton Mail (rank #401) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (43 vs 41). The gap of 2 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Proton Mail is clearly ahead of draw.io. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), draw.io is clearly ahead of Proton Mail. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), draw.io is slightly ahead of Proton Mail. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), draw.io is slightly ahead of Proton Mail. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Proton Mail 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. Proton Mail shows 16,265 stars across 186 public repos, 19 active in the last 90 days and 20 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but draw.io's footprint is roughly 5.3x 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. Proton Mail 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.