AWS Core vs Microsoft Learn MCP
AWS Core is an MCP server published by awslabs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Microsoft Learn MCP is an MCP server published by microsoft.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-17. 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 Core |  Microsoft Learn MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:f624682618e2 Forks (GitHub): 1 812 Pulls (Docker Hub): 129 227 Stars (Docker Hub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 9 782 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 267 Stars (GitHub): 1 949 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 Core | Microsoft Learn MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 9 782 (better) | 1 949 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 129 227 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 812 (better) | 267 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/aws-core-mcp-server) | Remote server (learn.microsoft.com/api/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 1 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/awslabs/mcp | github.com/microsoftdocs/mcp |
| 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 4 days ago |
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 Core
Starting point for using the awslabs MCP servers.
Microsoft Learn MCP
Official Microsoft Learn MCP Server – real-time, trusted docs & code samples for AI and LLMs.
How to run each
AWS Core As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio aws-core-mcp-server -- docker run -i --rm mcp/aws-core-mcp-serverMicrosoft Learn MCP As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http microsoft-learn-mcp https://learn.microsoft.com/api/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Microsoft Learn MCP has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Only AWS Core has
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Only Microsoft Learn MCP has
microsoft_code_sample_searchmicrosoft_docs_fetchmicrosoft_docs_search
Both have
None
Tool names as the marketplaces declare them and as Ext Ops observed them on the endpoints (Microsoft Learn MCP as of 2026-10-13). More tools is not better in itself: compare what each needs for the job.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: AWS Core · What it can do: Microsoft Learn MCP · 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.