AWS AppSync vs Orchard — Agentic Cloud Backend
AWS AppSync is an MCP server published by awslabs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Orchard — Agentic Cloud Backend is an MCP server published by Nicha404. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-13. 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 |  AWS AppSync | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:5fc57706f27b Forks (GitHub): 1 805 Pulls (Docker Hub): 12 832 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 9 773 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed, marked deprecated Version: 0.1.1 No figure published 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 | Orchard — Agentic Cloud Backend |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 9 773 | No figure on GitHub |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 12 832 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 805 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/aws-appsync-mcp-server) | Remote server (orchard-mcp.orchardagentic.workers.dev/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 10 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 5, secrets among them: 2 | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/awslabs/mcp | github.com/nicha404/orchard |
| 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 10 h ago, requires a key |
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.
Orchard — Agentic Cloud Backend
Managed database, auth, file storage, email, analytics, and deployment for coding agents.
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)
Orchard — Agentic Cloud Backend As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http orchard https://orchard-mcp.orchardagentic.workers.dev/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Orchard — Agentic Cloud Backend has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Orchard — Agentic Cloud Backend publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of Orchard — Agentic Cloud Backend publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: AWS AppSync · What it can do: Orchard — Agentic Cloud Backend · 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.