AWS Terraform vs nx-plugin-for-aws
AWS Terraform is an MCP server published by awslabs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). nx-plugin-for-aws is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by AWS. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-14. 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 Terraform | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:edb4d307924a Forks (GitHub): 1 874 Pulls (Docker Hub): 61 032 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 9 921 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace awslabs/nx-plugin-for-aws | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 37 Stars (GitHub): 154 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 Terraform | nx-plugin-for-aws |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 9 921 (better) | 154 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 61 032 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 874 (better) | 37 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/aws-terraform) | On your machine (@aws/nx-plugin-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 7 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 2 |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/awslabs/mcp | github.com/awslabs/nx-plugin-for-aws |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-15 |
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 Terraform
Terraform on AWS best practices, infrastructure as code patterns, and security compliance with Checkov.
nx-plugin-for-aws
Scaffold and build cloud-native applications on AWS using @aws/nx-plugin generators.
How to run each
AWS Terraform As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio aws-terraform -- docker run -i --rm mcp/aws-terraformnx-plugin-for-aws As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add awslabs/nx-plugin-for-aws
/plugin install nx-plugin-for-aws@nx-plugin-for-awsCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of nx-plugin-for-aws publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: AWS Terraform · What it can do: nx-plugin-for-aws · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.