Amazon Q Business vs ToolScout Software Recommendation
Amazon Q Business is an MCP server published by awslabs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). ToolScout Software Recommendation is an MCP server published by pcaiano. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-13. 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 |  Amazon Q Business |  ToolScout Software Recommendation |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:e6e17afb81df Forks (GitHub): 1 870 Pulls (Docker Hub): 13 489 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 9 913 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 3.3.1 Forks (GitHub): 0 (last published figure) Stars (GitHub): 0 (last published figure) Not marked · First seen |
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 | Amazon Q Business | ToolScout Software Recommendation |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 9 913 | 0 (last published figure) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 13 489 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 870 | 0 (last published figure) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-11-05 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/amazon-qbusiness-anonymous-mcp-server) | Remote server (trytoolscout.org/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 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/awslabs/mcp | github.com/pcaiano/toolscout |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 15 h ago |
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
Amazon Q Business
AI assistant for ingested content with anonymous access.
ToolScout Software Recommendation
Which software to buy: shortlists, comparisons and alternatives with reasons and recorded prices.
How to run each
Amazon Q Business As a local MCP server: Docker image
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-serverRequires: AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY (secret), AWS_SESSION_TOKEN (secret)
ToolScout Software Recommendation As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http toolscout https://trytoolscout.org/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only ToolScout Software Recommendation has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Only Amazon Q Business has
QBusinessQueryTool
Only ToolScout Software Recommendation has
check_softwarecompare_softwaredecide_softwarefind_alternatives
Both have
None
Tool names as the marketplaces declare them and as Ext Ops observed them on the endpoints (ToolScout Software Recommendation as of 2026-10-29). More tools is not better in itself: compare what each needs for the job.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of ToolScout Software Recommendation publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Amazon Q Business · What it can do: ToolScout Software Recommendation · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.