# draw.io vs Metabase

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

| | draw.io | Metabase |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 73/100 | 83/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 12 in Diagramming | #2 of 15 in Business Intelligence |
| GitHub stars | 9 047 | 49 917 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +737 ✓ | +519 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 44 ✓ | 30 |
| Latest release | v32.6.1 · 23 Oct 2026 ✓ | v0.64.1 · 6 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Other |
| Main language | JavaScript | Clojure |

## Which one should you pick?

Metabase scores 83/100 against 73/100 for draw.io, so it is the safer default.

draw.io ships more often: 44 stable releases in the past year, against 30 for Metabase.

## Details

- [draw.io](https://selfhost.directory/project/drawio) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/drawio.md)
- [Metabase](https://selfhost.directory/project/metabase) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/metabase.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/drawio-vs-metabase