{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "placid", "name": "Placid API + MCP", "vendor": "Placid", "vendorUrl": "https://placid.app", "kind": "http-api", "category": "design-assets", "summary": "Template rendering to images, PDFs and videos through a REST API, a URL API and an MCP server, with an embeddable template editor SDK.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/placid", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/placid.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/placid.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/placid.json", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.placid.app/api/rest", "packages": [], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "Project-scoped API token, sent as a bearer token in the Authorization header. The MCP server has a per-project URL and takes the token as a bearer header or, where a client can't set headers, as ?api_token= in the URL.", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "Free trial, and unlimited watermarked previews in test mode. Basic $19 a month (500 credits), Pro $39 (2,500), Business $89 (25,000), VIP $249 (100,000). Yearly billing is 10 times the monthly price. 1 image is 1 credit (up to 4,000 px), 10 seconds of video is 10 credits, 1 PDF page is 2 credits (https://placid.app/pricing).", "priceSummary": "$19 / mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "Subscription credits only. No x402 in the docs (checked 2026-09-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://placid.app/docs/2.0/introduction", "capabilities": [ "design.templates", "design.render", "video.render" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "closed-source", "mcp", "async-jobs", "webhooks" ], "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 43.2, "grade": "E", "agentReady": false, "rank": 409, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 452, "categoryRank": 5, "methodology": "0.3", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 40, "maintenance": 7, "payments": 35, "reliability": 75, "schema": 34, "security": 34, "transparency": 60 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Hyperping status page with separate App and API components and 90-day history. No OpenAPI, no llms.txt, and the MCP tool list isn't published.", "strengths": [ "Hyperping status page with separate App and API components and 90-day history", "Rate-limit headers (Limit, Remaining, Reset) and exponential backoff guidance documented", "Unlimited watermarked previews in test mode, and a trial with no card", "MCP settings restrict which templates and which output types an agent can use", "Named Austrian legal entity, privacy policy updated in November 2024, DPA on request" ], "weaknesses": [ "No OpenAPI, no llms.txt, and the MCP tool list isn't published", "MCP setup guide documents the API token in the URL query string", "Changelog has no dates, so there's no public record of recent changes", "PHP and Laravel libraries last tagged on 2022-07-20, pointing at the older placid.app/api/rest base", "Subprocessors and hosting location aren't disclosed" ], "agentNotes": [ "Send the token in the `Authorization` header, not as ?api_token=, wherever the client allows it", "Read X-RateLimit-Remaining and wait for X-RateLimit-Reset after a 429", "Use test mode for watermarked previews while matching layer names, then switch to live renders", "Leave create_now off for batches, since it caps at 10 at once and may fail under load", "Poll the returned polling_url or pass webhook_success, since images start as queued" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 3.5, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "E", "methodology": "0.3", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 43.2 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 40, "maintenance": 7, "payments": 35, "reliability": 75, "schema": 34, "security": 34, "transparency": 33 }, "provenanceScore": 86 }, "connect": { "http": "curl https://api.placid.app/api/rest/templates -H \"Authorization: Bearer $PLACID_API_TOKEN\"", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http placid https://mcp.placid.app/\u003cyour-project-url\u003e --header \"Authorization: Bearer $PLACID_API_TOKEN\"" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/design.templates", "tool": "https://letme.dev/placid" }, "area": "design-diagrams", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Basic", "unit": "month", "usd": 19, "note": "500 credits, $190 billed yearly" }, { "item": "Pro", "unit": "month", "usd": 39, "note": "2,500 credits, $390 billed yearly" }, { "item": "Business", "unit": "month", "usd": 89, "note": "25,000 credits, $890 billed yearly" }, { "item": "VIP", "unit": "month", "usd": 249, "note": "100,000 credits, $2,490 billed yearly" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Nifty Software GmbH", "domain": "placid.app", "domainRegistered": "2018-05-08", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://placid.app/terms-and-conditions", "privacy": "https://placid.app/privacy", "statusPage": "https://status.placid.app", "changelog": "https://headwayapp.co/placid-changelog", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-09-30", "notes": [ "The changelog is hosted on Headway (headwayapp.co), not on placid.app" ], "score": 86 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/placid.json", "live": { "slug": "placid", "probe": { "target": "https://api.placid.app/api/rest", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-05T01:43:43.174890371Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 190, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 180, "p95ms24h": 277, "samples24h": 272, "samples30d": 1122, "days": [ { "date": "2026-09-30", "probes": 35, "ok": 35 }, { "date": "2026-10-01", "probes": 276, "ok": 276 }, { "date": "2026-10-02", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-03", "probes": 271, "ok": 271 }, { "date": "2026-10-04", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-05", "probes": 20, "ok": 20 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.placid.app", "indicator": "unknown", "summary": "no machine-readable status found", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T21:40:23.867014147Z" }, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://placid.app/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:15:54.235480463Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "placid.app", "registered": "2018-05-08", "source": "https://pubapi.registry.google/rdap/domain/placid.app", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:08:19.054609586Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://headwayapp.co/placid-changelog", "kind": "changelog", "status": 0, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:44:58.203878275Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "blockedByRobots": true }, { "url": "https://placid.app/pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:46:45.767217645Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "99e692b08293" }, { "url": "https://placid.app/privacy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:46:47.89750901Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "4ce631cc70ce" }, { "url": "https://placid.app/terms-and-conditions", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:46:49.893478234Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "c733087a07e6" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-05T01:43:43.174890371Z" } }, "b": { "slug": "templated", "name": "Templated API + MCP", "vendor": "Templated", "vendorUrl": "https://templated.io", "kind": "http-api", "category": "design-assets", "summary": "Template rendering to JPG, PNG, WebP, multi-page PDF and MP4 (up to 90 seconds at 60 fps) through one POST /v1/render endpoint, plus template, folder, upload and font management.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/templated", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/templated.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/templated.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/templated.json", "repo": "https://github.com/templated-io/mcp-server-templated", "license": "MIT", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http", "stdio" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.templated.io/v1", "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "mcp-server-templated" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Bearer API key from the dashboard, with full account access. The hosted MCP signs in with OAuth, or takes ?apiKey= in the URL for automations. The local MCP reads TEMPLATED_API_KEY. The MCP can be scoped by folder or external ID to isolate customers.", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "Free trial with 50 credits and no card. Starter $39 a month or $29 billed yearly (1,000 credits, 60 requests a minute), Scale $99 or $79 (5,000 credits, 150 a minute), Enterprise $229 or $179 (25,000 credits, 300 a minute), custom from $500 a month. 1 image or 1 PDF page is 1 credit. Video is width x height x fps x seconds / 50,000,000, so 10 seconds of 1080p at 30 fps is 13 credits (https://templated.io/pricing/).", "priceSummary": "$39 / mo", "where": "both", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "Subscription credits only. No x402 in the docs or llms-full.txt (checked 2026-09-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 25, "popularity": { "githubStars": 3, "npmWeekly": 62, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://templated.io/docs/", "llmsTxt": "https://templated.io/llms.txt", "registryName": "io.github.templated-io/mcp-server-templated", "capabilities": [ "design.templates", "design.render", "video.render" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "mcp", "llms-txt", "no-card", "async-jobs", "webhooks" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-08", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 61.3, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 231, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 452, "categoryRank": 2, "methodology": "0.3", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 63, "maintenance": 80, "payments": 35, "reliability": 75, "schema": 72, "security": 38, "transparency": 72 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "MIT-licensed MCP server with 25 tools, every one annotated with readOnlyHint and destructiveHint. One API key with full account access, and the MCP docs offer it as ?apiKey= in the URL.", "strengths": [ "MIT-licensed MCP server with 25 tools, every one annotated with readOnlyHint and destructiveHint", "Listed in the official MCP registry and published from CI by GitHub OIDC", "llms.txt, llms-full.txt and a Markdown price list with rate limits per plan", "Privacy policy dated 2026-09-08 with retention periods, named subprocessors and a DPA", "MCP can be locked to one folder or external ID for customer-facing use" ], "weaknesses": [ "One API key with full account access, and the MCP docs offer it as ?apiKey= in the URL", "No OpenAPI, and no error codes or 429 handling in the API docs", "No official SDKs, only code samples", "No security.txt, certification or bug bounty found", "AI tools send content to Gemini, OpenAI, Anthropic and DeepSeek per the privacy policy" ], "agentNotes": [ "Call get_template_layers before create_render so the keys in `layers` match the template", "Set async true with a webhook_url for MP4, zip or batch renders, since zip without a webhook returns 400", "Video credits are width x height x fps x seconds / 50,000,000, so 10 seconds of 1080p at 30 fps costs 13", "Pass folderId or externalId on the MCP URL when one server serves several customers", "Back off on your own schedule after a 429, since the docs give no retry guidance" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 4, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.3", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 61.3 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 63, "maintenance": 80, "payments": 35, "reliability": 75, "schema": 72, "security": 38, "transparency": 61 }, "provenanceScore": 82 }, "connect": { "http": "curl https://api.templated.io/v1/account -H \"Authorization: Bearer $TEMPLATED_API_KEY\"", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http templated https://mcp.templated.io/mcp", "config": { "mcpServers": { "templated": { "args": [ "mcp-server-templated" ], "command": "npx", "env": { "TEMPLATED_API_KEY": "${TEMPLATED_API_KEY}" } } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/design.templates", "tool": "https://letme.dev/templated" }, "area": "design-diagrams", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Starter", "unit": "month", "usd": 39, "note": "1,000 credits, $29 a month billed yearly" }, { "item": "Scale", "unit": "month", "usd": 99, "note": "5,000 credits, $79 a month billed yearly" }, { "item": "Enterprise", "unit": "month", "usd": 229, "note": "25,000 credits, $179 a month billed yearly" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Fields Apps LTDA", "domain": "templated.io", "domainRegistered": "2023-11-13", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://templated.io/terms/", "privacy": "https://templated.io/privacy/", "statusPage": "https://status.templated.io", "changelog": "https://feedback.templated.io/changelog", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-09-30", "score": 82 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/templated.json", "live": { "slug": "templated", "probe": { "target": "https://api.templated.io/v1", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-05T01:43:46.592491497Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 377, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 382, "p95ms24h": 452, "samples24h": 272, "samples30d": 1122, "days": [ { "date": "2026-09-30", "probes": 35, "ok": 35 }, { "date": "2026-10-01", "probes": 276, "ok": 276 }, { "date": "2026-10-02", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-03", "probes": 271, "ok": 271 }, { "date": "2026-10-04", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-05", "probes": 20, "ok": 20 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.templated.io", "indicator": "unknown", "summary": "no machine-readable status found", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T21:40:30.852085784Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "mcp-registry", "name": "io.github.templated-io/mcp-server-templated", "version": "1.7.1", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T23:42:40.113054682Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "mcp-server-templated", "version": "1.7.1", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:41:36.130519933Z" } ], "githubStars": 3, "npmWeekly": 40, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://templated.io/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:15:43.100914048Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://templated.io/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:18:17.534308578Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "templated.io", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:04:14.08717318Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://feedback.templated.io/changelog", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:44:40.99279728Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-02T15:21:02.760105293Z", "fingerprint": "902e981860d2" }, { "url": "https://templated.io/pricing/", "kind": "pricing", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:48:23.263709517Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "9d4e7ddcf0b5" }, { "url": "https://templated.io/privacy/", "kind": "privacy", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:48:25.522639629Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "f5ab53d6cdcd" }, { "url": "https://templated.io/terms/", "kind": "terms", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:48:27.527183736Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "c5a02c7e1ffa" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-05T01:43:46.592491497Z" } }, "summary": "Templated API + MCP has a score of 61.3 (C) against Placid API + MCP's 43.2 (E). Both do design templates. The largest gap is maintenance \u0026 community, 73 points." }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/placid-vs-templated", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/placid-vs-templated.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/placid-vs-templated.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/placid-vs-templated.min.md" }, "markdown": "Templated API + MCP has a score of 61.3 (C) against Placid API + MCP's 43.2 (E). Both do design templates. The largest gap is maintenance \u0026 community, 73 points.\n\n- Placid API + MCP: grade E, 43.2/100, rank #409 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/placid.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/placid.json\n- Templated API + MCP: grade C, 61.3/100, rank #231 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/templated.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/templated.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick Placid API + MCP for nothing in particular (no category where it leads by five points or more).\n\nPick Templated API + MCP for schema \u0026 documentation (+38), agent ergonomics (+23), maintenance \u0026 community (+73), transparency \u0026 trust (+12).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Placid API + MCP | Templated API + MCP | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 75 | 75 | even |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 34 | 72 | Templated API + MCP +38 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 40 | 63 | Templated API + MCP +23 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 34 | 38 | Templated API + MCP +4 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 35 | 35 | even |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 7 | 80 | Templated API + MCP +73 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 60 | 72 | Templated API + MCP +12 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **43.2 · E** | **61.3 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Placid API + MCP | Templated API + MCP |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Placid | Templated |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.placid.app/api/rest` | `https://api.templated.io/v1` |\n| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio |\n| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Paid | Paid |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | none | MIT |\n| Tools exposed | none | 25 |\n| Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a |\n| p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | no | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | `io.github.templated-io/mcp-server-templated` |\n| Last release | none | 2026-09-08 |\n| Popularity | none | 3 stars, 62 npm/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (2) | 4/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Placid API + MCP.** Hyperping status page with separate App and API components and 90-day history. No OpenAPI, no llms.txt, and the MCP tool list isn't published.\n\n**Templated API + MCP.** MIT-licensed MCP server with 25 tools, every one annotated with readOnlyHint and destructiveHint. One API key with full account access, and the MCP docs offer it as ?apiKey= in the URL.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Placid API + MCP\n\n1. Send the token in the `Authorization` header, not as ?api_token=, wherever the client allows it\n2. Read X-RateLimit-Remaining and wait for X-RateLimit-Reset after a 429\n3. Use test mode for watermarked previews while matching layer names, then switch to live renders\n4. Leave create_now off for batches, since it caps at 10 at once and may fail under load\n5. Poll the returned polling_url or pass webhook_success, since images start as queued\n\n### Templated API + MCP\n\n1. Call get_template_layers before create_render so the keys in `layers` match the template\n2. Set async true with a webhook_url for MP4, zip or batch renders, since zip without a webhook returns 400\n3. Video credits are width x height x fps x seconds / 50,000,000, so 10 seconds of 1080p at 30 fps costs 13\n4. Pass folderId or externalId on the MCP URL when one server serves several customers\n5. Back off on your own schedule after a 429, since the docs give no retry guidance\n\n## Other comparisons with Placid API + MCP or Templated API + MCP\n\n- [Adobe Photoshop API vs Placid API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/adobe-photoshop-api-vs-placid.md)\n- [Adobe Photoshop API vs Templated API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/adobe-photoshop-api-vs-templated.md)\n- [Bannerbear API + MCP vs Placid API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bannerbear-vs-placid.md)\n- [Bannerbear API + MCP vs Templated API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bannerbear-vs-templated.md)\n- [Canva REST APIs + MCP vs Placid API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/canva-vs-placid.md)\n- [Canva REST APIs + MCP vs Templated API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/canva-vs-templated.md)\n", "meta": { "attribution": "Anchor Terminal (https://www.anchorterminal.com)", "docs": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/docs/", "generatedAt": "2026-10-05", "license": "CC-BY-4.0", "method": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/benchmark/", "methodology": "0.3", "openapi": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/openapi.json", "preview": false, "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run" }, "page": { "breadcrumbs": [ { "name": "Home", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/" }, { "name": "Compare", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/" }, { "name": "Placid API + MCP vs Templated API + MCP", "url": "" } ], "description": "Templated API + MCP has a score of 61.3 (C) against Placid API + MCP's 43.2 (E). 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