AWS AppSync vs google-cloud-storage
AWS AppSync is an MCP server published by awslabs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). google-cloud-storage is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by gemini-cli-extensions. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-12. 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:5fc57706f27b Forks (GitHub): 1 805 Pulls (Docker Hub): 12 821 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 9 767 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 31 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 | AWS AppSync | google-cloud-storage |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 9 767 (better) | 31 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 12 821 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 805 (better) | 3 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/aws-appsync-mcp-server) | On your machine (@toolbox-sdk/server) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 10 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 5, secrets among them: 2 | 1, secrets among them: 0 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 6 |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/awslabs/mcp | github.com/gemini-cli-extensions/google-cloud-storage |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
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
AWS AppSync
Manage applications powered by AWS AppSync.
google-cloud-storage
Official Google Cloud Storage (GCS) plugin. Manage buckets and objects, transfer data, and configure MCP, FUSE, IAM, security, lifecycle rules, signed URLs, Terraform, and the CLI.
How to run each
AWS AppSync 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 aws-appsync -- docker run -i --rm -e AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY -e AWS_SESSION_TOKEN mcp/aws-appsync-mcp-serverRequires: AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY (secret), AWS_SESSION_TOKEN (secret)
google-cloud-storage As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install google-cloud-storage@claude-plugins-officialCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of google-cloud-storage publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only AWS AppSync asks for
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_IDAWS_PROFILEAWS_REGIONAWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY (secret)AWS_SESSION_TOKEN (secret)
Only google-cloud-storage asks for
CLOUD_STORAGE_PROJECT
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: AWS AppSync · What it can do: google-cloud-storage · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.