drawdbvsLiwan
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| drawdb | Liwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80/100 | 49/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 12 in Diagramming | #12 of 27 in Analytics |
| GitHub stars | 40 160 | 218 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +469 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 5 |
| Latest release | — | liwan-v1.8.1 · 23 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | JavaScript | Rust |
Which one should you pick?
drawdb scores 80/100 against 49/100 for Liwan, so it is the safer default.
Liwan ships more often: 5 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for drawdb.
drawdb is growing faster right now (+469 stars in 30 days).
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