# Glance vs next-ai-draw-io

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

| | Glance | next-ai-draw-io |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80/100 ✓ | 79/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 44 in Dashboard | #2 of 12 in Diagramming |
| GitHub stars | 37 826 ✓ | 36 465 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +642 ✓ | +439 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 3 | 11 ✓ |
| Latest release | v0.8.7 · 15 Oct 2026 ✓ | v0.5.0 · 10 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Go | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

Glance scores 80/100 against 79/100 for next-ai-draw-io, so it is the safer default.

next-ai-draw-io ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for Glance.

## Details

- [Glance](https://selfhost.directory/project/glance) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/glance.md)
- [next-ai-draw-io](https://selfhost.directory/project/next-ai-draw-io) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/next-ai-draw-io.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/glance-vs-next-ai-draw-io