AI Plugin Indexexcalidraw vs draw.io
excalidraw and draw.io are both design MCP servers. draw.io scores higher (100 vs 62 out of 100). draw.io has more GitHub stars (5.7k), and draw.io was updated more recently (4 days ago). The table compares them side by side.
| excalidraw | draw.io | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 62 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
| What it does | Security-hardened Excalidraw MCP server with auth, rate limiting, and 14 tools | Create draw.io diagrams in chat from Mermaid or XML, shown live and interactive. 10,000+ shapes. |
| Publisher | Community: debu-sinha | Verified: draw.io |
| Grades | Maintenance D, Licence A, Quality C | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality A |
| npm downloads a week | 467 | Not on npm |
| Runs | Local | Remote |
| Works with | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf, ChatGPT |
| GitHub stars | 3 | 5,662 |
| Last commit | 8 Feb 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Listed since | 19 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Install excalidraw | Install draw.io |
Questions
Is excalidraw or draw.io more popular?
draw.io has more GitHub stars: 5,662.
Can I use excalidraw and draw.io together?
Yes. AI assistants can load several MCP servers at once. Install both and the assistant picks the right one for each task.