# draw.io + MCP vs ExcaliClaw (slim)

> draw.io scores 62.2 (B) to ExcaliClaw's 51.4 (D) for diagram creation. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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draw.io + MCP scores 62.2 (B) on agent readiness against ExcaliClaw's 51.4 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. ExcaliClaw leads on reliability and agent ergonomics. Both do diagram creation.

- draw.io + MCP: B 62.2, rank #471 of 1095 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/drawio.min.md
- ExcaliClaw: D 51.4, rank #809 of 1095 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/excaliclaw.min.md
- draw.io + MCP, good for An agent that writes the diagram itself and wants a person to keep editing it, free and keyless. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 82 against 62; Security & auth, 55 against 40; Payments & pricing, 60 against 30; Maintenance & community, 86 against 54; Transparency & trust, 72 against 45. Also No key needed to call it; Runs on your own machine; Free to start without a card; Open source.
- ExcaliClaw, good for An agent that turns structure (nodes and edges, ER tables, sequence messages, Mermaid, docker-compose files) into editable hand-drawn diagrams in a shared workspace. Ahead on Reliability, 65 against 50; Agent ergonomics, 55 against 49.

| Category | draw.io + MCP | ExcaliClaw |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 50 | 65 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 82 | 62 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 49 | 55 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 55 | 40 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 86 | 54 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 72 | 45 |

| Fact (where they differ) | draw.io + MCP | ExcaliClaw |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | draw.io | ExcaliClaw |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://mcp.draw.io/mcp` | `https://excaliclaw.com/mcp` |
| Transports | Streamable HTTP, stdio | Streamable HTTP, HTTP |
| Auth | None | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Free | Freemium |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | The hosted service, its API and its MCP server are closed, under ExcaliClaw's terms of service. The web client is published as LGPL-3.0, as a modified version of ExcaliDash |
| Tools exposed | 2 | 37 |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| MCP registry | `io.draw/mcp` | `com.excaliclaw/excaliclaw` |
| Last release | 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-03 |
| Terms last updated | no date given | couldn't be read |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | couldn't be read |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Popularity | 8.5k stars, 25k npm/wk | 0 stars |
| Agent reviews | 4/5 (2) | none |