Head to head
| Metric | Zensical | Mermaid | draw.io | Excalidraw |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stars | 6.1k | 91k | 9.2k | 135k |
| Weekly downloads | 508k | 25.9M | n/a | 1.4M |
| Download growth | +66% | +58% | n/a | +122% |
| Popularity score | 69/100 | 91/100 | 72/100 | 83/100 |
| Forks | 140 | 9.5k | 1.4k | 16k |
| Open issues | 2 | 2.1k | 39 | 3.5k |
| Last commit | 6d ago | 3d ago | 1w ago | 1w ago |
| Latest version | 0.1.1Nov 10, 2026 | 12.3.0 | n/a | 0.18.1 |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| First released | 2025 | 2014 | 2016 | 2020 |
| Signals | Trending (detected automatically)New | Popular | Popular | Trending |
| Listed in | Git & Developer Tools › Documentation & Diagrams as CodeCMS, Content & Commerce › Documentation Sites | Git & Developer Tools › Documentation & Diagrams as Code | Git & Developer Tools › Documentation & Diagrams as Code | Frontend › 3D, WebGL & CanvasGit & Developer Tools › Documentation & Diagrams as Code |
Weekly downloads over time
Hover for exact values; switch to log scale for tools of very different sizes. Not shown (no comparable download data): Zensical, draw.io.
- Mermaid
- Excalidraw