sysketch vs draw.io
sysketch and draw.io are both design MCP servers. draw.io scores higher (100 vs 79 out of 100). draw.io has more GitHub stars (5.7k), and draw.io was updated more recently (2 days ago). The table compares them side by side.
| sysketch | draw.io | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 79 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
| What it does | Polished system design diagrams (SVG/PNG) from a tiny YAML spec, ~18x fewer tokens than raw SVG. | Create draw.io diagrams in chat from Mermaid or XML, shown live and interactive. 10,000+ shapes. |
| Publisher | Community: Tonys-Coding | Verified: draw.io |
| Grades | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality C | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality A |
| npm downloads a week | 531 | Not on npm |
| Runs | Local and remote | 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 | 1 | 5,662 |
| Last commit | 17 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Listed since | 19 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Install sysketch | Install draw.io |
Questions
Is sysketch or draw.io more popular?
draw.io has more GitHub stars: 5,662.
Can I use sysketch 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.