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next-ai-draw-ioRocket.Chat
Score79/10082/100
Rank in category#2 of 12 in Diagramming#1 of 13 in Instant Messaging
GitHub stars36 46646 349
Stars, last 30 days+440+188
Stable releases, 12 months1136
Latest releasev0.5.0 · 10 Oct 20268.5.4 · 16 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0Other
Main languageTypescriptTypescript

Which one should you pick?

Rocket.Chat scores 82/100 against 79/100 for next-ai-draw-io, so it is the safer default.

Rocket.Chat ships more often: 36 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for next-ai-draw-io.

If you want the quickest setup, next-ai-draw-io is easier to run; Rocket.Chat needs more configuration.

next-ai-draw-io is growing faster right now (+440 stars in 30 days).

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