Vizro vs grafana-dashboard
grafana-dashboard is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑18.
Vizro is an MCP server published by mckinsey. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). grafana-dashboard is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by barnburner121. No marketplace we read lists it any more. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-12. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Vizro | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:ddec90039ea1 Forks (GitHub): 308 Pulls (Docker Hub): 38 117 Stars (Docker Hub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 3 821 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace barnburner121/claude-plugin-marketplace | Not listed | Removed on 2026-10-18 Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 3 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 | Vizro | grafana-dashboardno longer listed · |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 3 821 | 3 |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 38 117 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 308 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/vizro) | On your machine (@barnburner121/plugin-hub-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 6 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 2 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/mckinsey/vizro | github.com/barnburner121/claude-plugin-marketplace |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-14 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of grafana-dashboard
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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An MCP server giving access to Grafana dashboards, data and more.
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Skills and rules for developing and using the Grafana Assistant app and CLI.
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Build Vizro dashboards from concept to deployment. Enforces a 2-phase workflow covering requirements, layout design, visualization selection, implementation with Python, and…
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mcp com.slickfast/mcp
Charts and dashboards as images for AI agents. No browser, same data same bytes. Local and free.
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For Grafana Cloud: a hosted MCP server with OAuth sign-in for dashboards, metrics, logs, traces, alerts, and incidents. Nothing to install.
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chartwire io.github.outturndev/chartwire
Generate production-ready chart code (Recharts, Chart.js, ECharts, Plotly) from a prompt.
What each says it does
Vizro
provides tools and templates to create a functioning Vizro chart or dashboard step by step.
grafana-dashboard
Generate Grafana dashboard JSON definitions
How to run each
Vizro As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio vizro -- docker run -i --rm mcp/vizrografana-dashboard
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.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of grafana-dashboard publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: Vizro · What it can do: grafana-dashboard · 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.