Comparison

Amazon Q Business vs canoa

canoa is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑16.

Amazon Q Business is an MCP server published by awslabs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). canoa is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by ALPA. No marketplace we read lists it any more. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-24. 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

Where each is published
Marketplace	Amazon Q Business	canoa
Docker MCP Catalog	Listed Version: sha256:e6e17afb81df Forks (GitHub): 1 826 Pulls (Docker Hub): 13 150 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 9 823 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11	Not listed
Community marketplace alpacalabsllc/canoa	Not listed	Removed on 2026-10-16 Version: 1.0.2 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-15

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

Amazon Q Business vs canoa
Fact	Amazon Q Business	canoano longer listed · 2026-10-16
Marketplaces that list it (differs)	1	0
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	9 823	1
Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs)	13 150	No figure on Docker Hub
Forks (GitHub) (differs)	1 826	0
Last release	Not published	Not published
Where it runs (differs)	On your machine (mcp/amazon-qbusiness-anonymous-mcp-server)	Remote server (canoa-site.pages.dev/api/mcp)
Transport (differs)	stdio	Streamable HTTP
Tools it declares (differs)	1	Not published
Environment variables it asks for (differs)	6, secrets among them: 2	Not published
Parts of the bundle (differs)	Not a bundle	12
Licence (differs)	Apache-2.0	Proprietary
Repository (differs)	github.com/awslabs/mcp	github.com/alpacalabsllc/canoa
Changes in the last 7 days	0	0
First seen (differs)	2026-10-11	2026-10-15

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 canoa

Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.

free-blueprints io.github.agent-blueprint/free-blueprints

Free AI agent blueprints for procurement and onboarding. No signup, no API key.

by agent-blueprint · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job
construction-intelligence

Complete construction AI toolkit — 47 skills covering project management, 22 building types, 14 trade divisions, safety, and live Procore data integration. Built for PMs…

by Construction Gamma · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job
QCDatabase.AI

Connects AI assistants to QCDatabase.AI for everyday construction quality-control work.

by qcdatabase.ai · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job
AirShelf Catalog

Cross-vendor B2B catalog for AI agents: search, compare, find equivalents, request a quote.

by airshelf.ai · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job
Home Renovation Free Tools

Free renovation calculators, contract templates, room planners and contractor directories (EN/PL)

by eater2 · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job
estimations io.github.joshuaworth/estimations

AI-powered job cost estimator for skilled trades with material and labor breakdowns

by joshuaworth · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job

Its card, with similar plugins by marketplace

What each says it does

Amazon Q Business

In its own words, on Docker MCP Catalog:

AI assistant for ingested content with anonymous access.

canoa

In its own words, on Community GitHub marketplaces:

AI specifications manager for FF&E. Parse vendor URLs and dealer quotes into a verified catalog, spec configurable products, keep your master schedule in sync, and build clean spec books — all backed by manufacturer-cited line cards via the canoa.supply remote connector.

How to run each

Amazon Q Business As a local MCP server: Docker image

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env "AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=<YOUR_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY>" --env "AWS_SESSION_TOKEN=<YOUR_AWS_SESSION_TOKEN>" --transport stdio amazon-qbusiness-anonymous -- docker run -i --rm -e AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY -e AWS_SESSION_TOKEN mcp/amazon-qbusiness-anonymous-mcp-server

Requires: AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY (secret), AWS_SESSION_TOKEN (secret)

canoa

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

The marketplaces of canoa publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.

Settings each asks for

The marketplaces of canoa publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.

What it can do: Amazon Q Business · What it can do: canoa · Compare two other plugins

Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. 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 2026-10-24. We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.