# draw.io vs Tailscale

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

| | draw.io | Tailscale |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 73/100 | 84/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 12 in Diagramming | #1 of 56 in VPN |
| GitHub stars | 9 052 | 38 263 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +720 | +1 421 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 44 ✓ | 14 |
| Latest release | v32.6.1 · 23 Oct 2026 | v1.104.4 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Main language | JavaScript | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Tailscale scores 84/100 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 14 for Tailscale.

## Details

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

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