Amazon Location Service vs ParseAddr — Address Parsing & Normalization
Amazon Location Service is an MCP server published by awslabs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). ParseAddr — Address Parsing & Normalization is an MCP server published by parseaddr.com. 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 |  Amazon Location Service |  ParseAddr — Address Parsing & Normalization |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:a84810ffd306 Forks (GitHub): 1 805 Pulls (Docker Hub): 13 400 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 9 773 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 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 | Amazon Location Service | ParseAddr — Address Parsing & Normalization |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 9 773 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 13 400 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 805 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/aws-location-mcp-server) | Remote server (api.parseaddr.com/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 8 | 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/wezpyke/parseaddr-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-12 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | not checked yet |
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
Amazon Location Service
Place search, geocoding, and route optimization.
ParseAddr — Address Parsing & Normalization
Hosted libpostal: messy free-text postal addresses → structured fields. No 2-4GB self-host.
How to run each
Amazon Location Service 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-location -- docker run -i --rm -e AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY -e AWS_SESSION_TOKEN mcp/aws-location-mcp-serverRequires: AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY (secret), AWS_SESSION_TOKEN (secret)
ParseAddr — Address Parsing & Normalization As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http address-parse https://api.parseaddr.com/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN>"Requires: Authorization header
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of ParseAddr — Address Parsing & Normalization publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of ParseAddr — Address Parsing & Normalization publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Amazon Location Service · What it can do: ParseAddr — Address Parsing & Normalization · Compare two other plugins
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