AWS AppSync vs com.pulsemcp/dynamodb
AWS AppSync is an MCP server published by awslabs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). com.pulsemcp/dynamodb is an MCP server published by pulsemcp.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-14. 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 |  AWS AppSync |  com.pulsemcp/dynamodb |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:5fc57706f27b Forks (GitHub): 1 805 Pulls (Docker Hub): 12 862 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 9 776 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.7 Downloads/month (npm): 197 Downloads/week (npm): 36 Forks (GitHub): 10 Stars (GitHub): 81 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 | com.pulsemcp/dynamodb |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 9 776 (better) | 81 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 12 862 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 805 (better) | 10 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/aws-appsync-mcp-server) | On your machine (aws-dynamodb-mcp-server) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 10 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 5, secrets among them: 2 | 9, secrets among them: 2 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/awslabs/mcp | github.com/pulsemcp/mcp-servers |
| 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.
com.pulsemcp/dynamodb
MCP server for AWS DynamoDB with fine-grained tool control and configurable access levels.
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)
com.pulsemcp/dynamodb As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=<YOUR_AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID>" --env "AWS_REGION=<YOUR_AWS_REGION>" --env "AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=<YOUR_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY>" --transport stdio dynamodb -- npx -y aws-dynamodb-mcp-serverRequires: AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID (secret), AWS_REGION, AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of com.pulsemcp/dynamodb publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only AWS AppSync asks for
AWS_PROFILEAWS_SESSION_TOKEN (secret)
Only com.pulsemcp/dynamodb asks for
DYNAMODB_ALLOWED_TABLESDYNAMODB_DISABLED_TOOLSDYNAMODB_ENABLED_TOOLSDYNAMODB_ENABLED_TOOL_GROUPSDYNAMODB_ENDPOINTSKIP_HEALTH_CHECKS
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: AWS AppSync · What it can do: com.pulsemcp/dynamodb · 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.