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drawdbvsNodyx

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

drawdbNodyx
Score80/10048/100
Rank in category#1 of 12 in Diagramming#5 of 6 in Community
GitHub stars40 172137
Stars, last 30 days+474+0
Stable releases, 12 months08
Latest release—v2.12.0 · 10 Aug 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseAGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
Main languageJavaScriptSvelte

Which one should you pick?

drawdb scores 80/100 against 48/100 for Nodyx, so it is the safer default.

Nodyx ships more often: 8 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for drawdb.

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

drawdb is growing faster right now (+474 stars in 30 days).

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