arato-simulate vs canvas-apps
arato-simulate is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by aratoai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). canvas-apps is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by microsoft. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Copilot CLI: github/copilot-plugins). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-15. 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 |  arato-simulate |  canvas-apps |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace aratoai/claude-code-plugin | Not seen in the last pass Version: not stated Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Copilot CLI: github/copilot-plugins | Not listed | Listed Version: not stated Forks (GitHub): 207 Stars (GitHub): 1 005 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 | arato-simulate | canvas-apps |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 1 005 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 207 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (simulate.arato.ai/mcp) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | Not stated |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 7 | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/aratoai/claude-code-plugin | github.com/microsoft/power-platform-skills |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | not checked yet | no remote endpoint we check |
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
arato-simulate
Test your AI applications from Claude Code using Arato Simulate
canvas-apps
Build Power Apps Canvas Apps using the Canvas Authoring MCP server.
How to run each
arato-simulate As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add aratoai/claude-code-plugin
/plugin install arato-simulate@arato-pluginscanvas-apps
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
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: arato-simulate · What it can do: canvas-apps · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/github/copilot-plugins/blob/HEAD/.github/plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.