draw.io vs Sage

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

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

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. Sage shows 2,180 stars across 122 public repos, 6 active in the last 90 days and 22 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but draw.io's footprint is roughly 39.9x 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. Sage 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.