Grafana vs Sensorist MCP by usefulapi
Grafana is an MCP server published by grafana. Marketplaces we read that list it: 4 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Docker MCP Catalog, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). Sensorist MCP by usefulapi is an MCP server published by usefulapi.io. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-08. 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 |  Grafana |   Sensorist MCP by usefulapi |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: v2.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 490 Stars (GitHub): 3 646 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 1.0.2 No figure published Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 5 Stars (GitHub): 19 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:9362bcf6aa0e Forks (GitHub): 490 Pulls (Docker Hub): 1 159 340 Stars (Docker Hub): 22 Stars (GitHub): 3 646 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 5 Stars (GitHub): 19 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
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 | Grafana | Sensorist MCP by usefulapi |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 4 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 3 646 | No figure on GitHub |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 1 159 340 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 490 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-11-02 (worse) | 2026-11-07 (better) |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server or your machine | Remote server (sensorist.usefulapi.io/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP, stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 65 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 7, secrets among them: 2 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 2 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/grafana/mcp-grafana | github.com/m190/usefulapi-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 3 | 4 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-11-07 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Status out of date: last check 43 h ago returned HTTP 401 | not checked yet |
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
Grafana
An MCP server giving access to Grafana dashboards, data and more.
Sensorist MCP by usefulapi
Read gateways, sensor measurements and alarm history in Sensorist.
How to run each
Grafana As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http mcp-grafana https://mcp.grafana.com/mcpRequires: GRAFANA_PASSWORD (secret), GRAFANA_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN (secret), GRAFANA_URL
Sensorist MCP by usefulapi As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http sensorist https://sensorist.usefulapi.io/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Grafana has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Sensorist MCP by usefulapi publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of Sensorist MCP by usefulapi publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Grafana · What it can do: Sensorist MCP by usefulapi · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. 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.