canvas-apps vs AI-ERD
AI-ERD is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑15.
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). AI-ERD is an MCP server published by ai-erd.com. No marketplace we read lists it any more. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-25. 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 |  canvas-apps | |
|---|---|---|
| Copilot CLI: github/copilot-plugins | Listed Version: not stated Forks (GitHub): 211 Stars (GitHub): 1 053 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Removed on 2026-10-15 Version: 1.0.0 No figure published 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 | canvas-apps | AI-ERDno longer listed · |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 1 053 | No figure on GitHub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 211 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server (ai-erd.com/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/microsoft/power-platform-skills | Not stated |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
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 AI-ERD
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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db-planner io.dbplanner/db-planner
Read and edit DB Planner database schemas, diagrams and board layouts as an AI agent.
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mcp io.datadef/mcp
Generate, edit, and export data-architecture diagrams from your AI. Column lineage, PNG in chat.
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eraser io.eraser/eraser
Generate, edit, and manage Eraser diagrams and docs with AI.
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sqemo io.github.sqemo/sqemo
Design ERDs with your team's naming standards: query/edit entities and relationships, SQL/DBML
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Create, edit and organize hand-drawn diagrams (flowcharts, ER, architecture) from any AI agent.
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AI agent draws editable hand-drawn diagrams (flowchart, ER, architecture) via MCP, not static images
What each says it does
canvas-apps
Build Power Apps Canvas Apps using the Canvas Authoring MCP server.
AI-ERD
AI-powered ERD design tool. Create and manage database schemas using DBML with real-time canvas.
How to run each
canvas-apps
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
AI-ERD
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: canvas-apps · What it can do: AI-ERD · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/github/copilot-plugins/blob/HEAD/.github/plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.