Apify vs system-one
Apify is an MCP server published by apify. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). system-one is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by jev-for-all. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-21. 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 |  Apify | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:42cc91f13363 Forks (GitHub): 559 Pulls (Docker Hub): 36 678 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 12 192 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace emirbartu/jev-for-all | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.7.1 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 16 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 | Apify | system-one |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 12 192 (better) | 16 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 36 678 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 559 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/apify-mcp-server) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 10 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 1 | 1, secrets among them: 0 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | Not published | 4 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 7 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/apify/actors-mcp-server | github.com/emirbartu/jev-for-all |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-17 |
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
Apify
Apify is the world's largest marketplace of tools for web scraping, data extraction, and web automation. You can extract structured data from social media, e-commerce, search engines, maps, travel sites, or any other website.
system-one
Picks the cheapest adequate model and thinking effort, hands bulk work to a low-cost worker, and routes skills and subagents with Jev.
How to run each
Apify As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "APIFY_TOKEN=<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>" --transport stdio apify-mcp-server -- docker run -i --rm -e APIFY_TOKEN mcp/apify-mcp-serverRequires: APIFY_TOKEN (secret)
system-one As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add emirbartu/jev-for-all
/plugin install system-one@jev-for-allCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of system-one publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Apify asks for
APIFY_TOKEN (secret)TOOLS
Only system-one asks for
BROWSER_MCP_JEV_DIR
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Apify · What it can do: system-one · 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 . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.