Lara Translate vs dropbox
Lara Translate is an MCP server published by translated. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). dropbox is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Dropbox. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-14. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Lara Translate | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:0424253c6b8f Forks (GitHub): 21 Pulls (Docker Hub): 18 911 Stars (Docker Hub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 99 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace dropbox/dropbox-ai-plugins | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 7 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Lara Translate | dropbox |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 99 (better) | 7 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 18 911 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 21 (better) | 4 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/lara) | Remote server (mcp.dropbox.com/cursor_app_mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 22 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 7 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/translated/lara-mcp | github.com/dropbox/dropbox-ai-plugins |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 29 h ago, requires a key |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
Lara Translate
Connect to Lara Translate API, enabling powerful translation capabilities with support for language detection and context-aware translations.
dropbox
The Dropbox plugin for Cursor connects your Dropbox files directly to Cursor, so you can search, reference, and organize files, save generated content, and create sharing links - all without switching tools. It respects your existing Dropbox permissions, and Cursor only works with files you already have access to.
How to run each
Lara Translate As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "LARA_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET=<YOUR_LARA_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET>" --transport stdio lara -- docker run -i --rm -e LARA_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET mcp/laraRequires: LARA_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET (secret)
dropbox
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only dropbox has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of dropbox publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of dropbox publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Lara Translate · What it can do: dropbox · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.