Amazon Location Service vs Ziptax Sales Tax API
Amazon Location Service is an MCP server published by awslabs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Ziptax Sales Tax API is an MCP server published by zip.tax. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-24. 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 |  Ziptax Sales Tax API |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:a84810ffd306 Forks (GitHub): 1 826 Pulls (Docker Hub): 13 673 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 9 823 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.5 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 | Ziptax Sales Tax API |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 9 823 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 13 673 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 826 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/aws-location-mcp-server) | Remote server (mcp.zip-tax.com) |
| 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/ziptax/ziptax-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 6 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
Amazon Location Service
Place search, geocoding, and route optimization.
Ziptax Sales Tax API
Real-time US and Canadian sales and use tax rates by address or geo coordinates.
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)
Ziptax Sales Tax API As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http ziptax https://mcp.zip-tax.com/ --header "X-API-KEY: <YOUR_X_API_KEY>"Requires: X-API-KEY header
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Ziptax Sales Tax API has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Ziptax Sales Tax API publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of Ziptax Sales Tax API publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Amazon Location Service · What it can do: Ziptax Sales Tax API · 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.