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drawdbvsGizmoSQL

Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

drawdbGizmoSQL
Score80/10050/100
Rank in category#1 of 12 in Diagramming#29 of 38 in Databases
GitHub stars40 160376
Stars, last 30 days+469—
Stable releases, 12 months09
Latest release—v1.42.2 · 27 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0Other
Main languageJavaScriptC++

Which one should you pick?

drawdb scores 80/100 against 50/100 for GizmoSQL, so it is the safer default.

GizmoSQL ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for drawdb.

If you want the quickest setup, drawdb is easier to run; GizmoSQL needs more configuration.

drawdb is growing faster right now (+469 stars in 30 days).

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