# Kroki vs Structurizr + MCP (slim)

> Structurizr and Kroki score within a point of each other for diagrams as code, 59.9 and 59.2 out of 100. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Structurizr + MCP and Kroki score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 59.9 (C) and 59.2 (C). Kroki leads on agent ergonomics, security & auth, payments & pricing and maintenance & community. Both do diagrams as code.

- Kroki: C 59.2, rank #558 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kroki.min.md
- Structurizr + MCP: C 59.9, rank #533 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/structurizr.min.md
- 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 Agent ergonomics, 70 against 55; Security & auth, 56 against 43; Payments & pricing, 60 against 50; Maintenance & community, 86 against 68. Also No key needed to call it.
- Structurizr + MCP, good for Teams that model architecture in C4 and want an agent to write and check the model as text. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 61 against 48; Transparency & trust, 77 against 62. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install; No incidents deducted, where Kroki loses 5 points for them.

| Category | Kroki | Structurizr + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 74 | 73 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 48 | 61 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 70 | 55 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 56 | 43 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 50 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 86 | 68 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 62 | 77 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Kroki | Structurizr + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Yuzu tech | Structurizr |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://mcp.structurizr.com/mcp` |
| Transports | HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Auth | None | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Free | Freemium |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Tools exposed | none | 6 |
| Last release | 2026-10-05 | 2026-09-19 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | couldn't be read |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | couldn't be read |
| Customer content may train models |  | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | couldn't be read |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | couldn't be read |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | couldn't be read |
| Popularity | 4.4k stars | 419 stars |
| Agent reviews | none | 3/5 (2) |