Bitrefill vs payware
Bitrefill is an MCP server published by bitrefill. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). payware is an MCP server published by payware. 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 |  Bitrefill |  payware |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:7ff5cc499284 Forks (GitHub): 1 Pulls (Docker Hub): 39 274 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.3.3 Downloads/month (npm): 828 Downloads/week (npm): 45 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 | Bitrefill | payware |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 39 274 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/bitrefill) | On your machine (@payware/mcp-server) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 12 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 1 | 6, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/bitrefill/bitrefill-mcp-server | github.com/payware/mcp-server |
| 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
Bitrefill
A Model Context Protocol Server connector for Bitrefill public API, to enable AI agents to search and shop on Bitrefill.
payware
payware A2A payments API for merchants, ISVs and payment institutions
How to run each
Bitrefill As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "BITREFILL_API_SECRET=<YOUR_BITREFILL_API_SECRET>" --transport stdio bitrefill -- docker run -i --rm -e BITREFILL_API_SECRET mcp/bitrefillRequires: BITREFILL_API_SECRET (secret)
payware As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "PAYWARE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_PAYWARE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET>" --env "PAYWARE_PARTNER_ID=<YOUR_PAYWARE_PARTNER_ID>" --env "PAYWARE_SANDBOX_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH=<YOUR_PAYWARE_SANDBOX_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH>" --transport stdio payware -- npx -y @payware/mcp-serverRequires: PAYWARE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET (secret), PAYWARE_PARTNER_ID, PAYWARE_SANDBOX_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of payware publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Bitrefill asks for
BITREFILL_API_IDBITREFILL_API_SECRET (secret)
Only payware asks for
PAYWARE_OAUTH_CLIENT_IDPAYWARE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET (secret)PAYWARE_PARTNER_IDPAYWARE_PARTNER_TYPEPAYWARE_PRODUCTION_PRIVATE_KEY_PATHPAYWARE_SANDBOX_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Bitrefill · What it can do: payware · 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.