AWS AppSync vs Magic Cloud
AWS AppSync is an MCP server published by awslabs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Magic Cloud is an MCP server published by polterguy. 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 |  Magic Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Version: 24.0.3 Forks (GitHub): 174 Stars (GitHub): 1 201 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 | Magic Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 9 773 (better) | 1 201 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 12 832 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 805 (better) | 174 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/aws-appsync-mcp-server) | On your machine (docker.io/servergardens/magic-aio:v24.0.3) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 10 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 5, secrets among them: 2 | 1, secrets among them: 0 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/awslabs/mcp | github.com/polterguy/magic |
| 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.
Magic Cloud
Generate secured CRUD APIs over your database, run SQL, manage files, tasks and a headless browser
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)
Magic Cloud
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Requires: magic_host
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Magic Cloud 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 Magic Cloud asks for
magic_host
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: AWS AppSync · What it can do: Magic Cloud · 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.