# Cloudviz API vs Kroki (slim)

> Kroki scores 59.2 (C) to Cloudviz's 37.7 (F) for diagram creation. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Kroki scores 59.2 (C) on agent readiness against Cloudviz API's 37.7 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Cloudviz API leads on schema & documentation. Both do diagram creation.

- Cloudviz API: F 37.7, rank #925 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cloudviz.min.md
- Kroki: C 59.2, rank #558 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kroki.min.md
- Cloudviz API, good for Documenting what already runs in AWS, for example regenerating a diagram after each deploy and posting it to Confluence or Slack. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 58 against 48. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install; No incidents deducted, where Kroki loses 5 points for them.
- Kroki, good for Agents that write diagrams in several text formats and want one render endpoint, on a private network or through the public instance for non-sensitive diagrams. Ahead on Reliability, 74 against 20; Agent ergonomics, 70 against 50; Payments & pricing, 60 against 20; Maintenance & community, 86 against 5; Transparency & trust, 62 against 45. Also No key needed to call it; Open source.

| Category | Cloudviz API | Kroki |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 20 | 74 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 58 | 48 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 50 | 70 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 53 | 56 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 5 | 86 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 45 | 62 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Cloudviz API | Kroki |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Cloudviz | Yuzu tech |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.cloudviz.io` | no (local only) |
| Auth | API key | None |
| Pricing | Paid | Free |
| Licence | none | MIT |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| Last release | none | 2026-10-05 |
| Terms last updated | 2019-03-26 | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated | couldn't be read | no document linked |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text |  |
| Popularity | none | 4.4k stars |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (2) | none |