Comparison

AWS CloudFormation vs Azure

AWS CloudFormation is an MCP server published by awslabs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Azure is an MCP server published by microsoft. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). 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

Where each is published
Marketplace	AWS CloudFormation	Azure
Docker MCP Catalog	Listed Version: sha256:d1c0846eb6e5 Forks (GitHub): 1 805 Pulls (Docker Hub): 17 664 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 9 776 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11	Listed Version: sha256:c16f53663714 Forks (GitHub): 643 Stars (GitHub): 3 765 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11

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

AWS CloudFormation vs Azure
Fact	AWS CloudFormation	Azure
Marketplaces that list it	1	1
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	9 776 (better)	3 765 (worse)
Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs)	17 664	No figure on Docker Hub
Forks (GitHub) (differs)	1 805 (better)	643 (worse)
Last release	Not published	Not published
Where it runs (differs)	On your machine (mcp/cfn-mcp-server)	On your machine (mcr.microsoft.com/azure-sdk/azure-mcp)
Transport	stdio	stdio
Tools it declares (differs)	8	55
Environment variables it asks for (differs)	5, secrets among them: 2	Not published
Licence (differs)	Apache-2.0	MIT
Repository (differs)	github.com/awslabs/mcp	github.com/microsoft/mcp
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 CloudFormation

In its own words, on Docker MCP Catalog:

CloudFormation resource management via Cloud Control API.

Azure

In its own words, on Docker MCP Catalog:

Catalog of official Microsoft MCP (Model Context Protocol) server implementations for AI-powered data access and tool integration.

How to run each

AWS CloudFormation As a local MCP server: Docker image

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env "AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=<YOUR_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY>" --env "AWS_SESSION_TOKEN=<YOUR_AWS_SESSION_TOKEN>" --transport stdio awslabs-cfn -- docker run -i --rm -e AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY -e AWS_SESSION_TOKEN mcp/cfn-mcp-server

Requires: AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY (secret), AWS_SESSION_TOKEN (secret)

Azure As a local MCP server: Docker image

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio azure -- docker run -i --rm mcr.microsoft.com/azure-sdk/azure-mcp

Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.

Tools each declares

Only AWS CloudFormation declares

create_resource
create_template
delete_resource
get_resource
get_resource_request_status
get_resource_schema_information
list_resources
update_resource

Only Azure declares

acr
advisor
aks
appconfig
applens
applicationinsights
appservice
azd
azuremigrate
azureterraformbestpractices
bicepschema
cloudarchitect

Show the remaining 43

communication
compute
confidentialledger
cosmos
datadog
deploy
documentation
eventgrid
eventhubs
extension_azqr
extension_cli_generate
extension_cli_install
fileshares
foundry
functionapp
get_azure_bestpractices
grafana
group_list
keyvault
kusto
loadtesting
managedlustre
marketplace
monitor
mysql
policy
postgres
pricing
quota
redis
resourcehealth
role
search
servicebus
servicefabric
signalr
speech
sql
storage
storagesync
subscription_list
virtualdesktop
workbooks

Both declare

None

Tool names as each marketplace publishes them. More tools is not better in itself: compare what each needs for the job.

Settings each asks for

The marketplaces of Azure publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.

What it can do: AWS CloudFormation · What it can do: Azure · Compare two other plugins

Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on 2026-10-13. We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.