Box vs com.pdfgate/mcp-server
Box is an MCP server published by dgageot. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). com.pdfgate/mcp-server is an MCP server published by pdfgate.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 |   Box |  com.pdfgate/mcp-server |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:4db7963505c2 Forks (GitHub): 0 Pulls (Docker Hub): 18 523 Stars (Docker Hub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.4.0 Downloads/month (npm): 1 123 Downloads/week (npm): 329 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 | Box | com.pdfgate/mcp-server |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 18 523 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/box) | Remote server (mcp.pdfgate.com/server) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 12 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 1 | 2, secrets among them: 0 |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/dgageot/mcp-server-box | github.com/pdfgate/pdfgate-mcp-server |
| 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 16 h 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
Box
An MCP server capable of interacting with the Box API.
com.pdfgate/mcp-server
MCP server for the PDFGate API. Generate PDFs, manage documents and handle e-signatures.
How to run each
Box As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "BOX_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_BOX_CLIENT_SECRET>" --transport stdio box -- docker run -i --rm -e BOX_CLIENT_SECRET mcp/boxRequires: BOX_CLIENT_SECRET (secret)
com.pdfgate/mcp-server As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http com-pdfgate-mcp-server https://mcp.pdfgate.com/server --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 com.pdfgate/mcp-server has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of com.pdfgate/mcp-server publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Box asks for
BOX_CLIENT_IDBOX_CLIENT_SECRET (secret)
Only com.pdfgate/mcp-server asks for
PDFGATE_API_KEYPDFGATE_WEBHOOK_PORT
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Box · What it can do: com.pdfgate/mcp-server · 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.