Comparison

CockroachDB vs Neo4j Cloud Aura Api

CockroachDB is an MCP server published by amineelkouhen. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Neo4j Cloud Aura Api is an MCP server published by neo4j-contrib. 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	CockroachDB	Neo4j Cloud Aura Api
Docker MCP Catalog	Listed Version: sha256:4863594a246c Forks (GitHub): 10 Pulls (Docker Hub): 11 878 Stars (Docker Hub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 12 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11	Listed Version: sha256:c3db64e4e2bc Forks (GitHub): 262 Pulls (Docker Hub): 16 256 Stars (Docker Hub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 988 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

CockroachDB vs Neo4j Cloud Aura Api
Fact	CockroachDB	Neo4j Cloud Aura Api
Marketplaces that list it	1	1
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	12 (worse)	988 (better)
Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs)	11 878 (worse)	16 256 (better)
Forks (GitHub) (differs)	10 (worse)	262 (better)
Last release	Not published	Not published
Where it runs (differs)	On your machine (mcp/cockroachdb)	On your machine (mcp/neo4j-cloud-aura-api)
Transport	stdio	stdio
Tools it declares (differs)	29	12
Environment variables it asks for (differs)	9, secrets among them: 1	8, secrets among them: 1
Licence	MIT	MIT
Repository (differs)	github.com/amineelkouhen/mcp-cockroachdb	github.com/neo4j-contrib/mcp-neo4j
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

CockroachDB

In its own words, on Docker MCP Catalog:

Enable AI agents to manage, monitor, and query CockroachDB using natural language. Perform complex database operations, cluster management, and query execution seamlessly through AI-driven workflows. Integrate effortlessly with MCP clients for scalable and high-performance data operations.

Neo4j Cloud Aura Api

In its own words, on Docker MCP Catalog:

Manage Neo4j Aura database instances through the Neo4j Aura API.

How to run each

CockroachDB As a local MCP server: Docker image

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env "CRDB_PWD=<YOUR_CRDB_PWD>" --transport stdio cockroachdb -- docker run -i --rm -e CRDB_PWD mcp/cockroachdb

Requires: CRDB_PWD (secret)

Neo4j Cloud Aura Api As a local MCP server: Docker image

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env "NEO4J_AURA_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_NEO4J_AURA_CLIENT_SECRET>" --transport stdio neo4j-cloud-aura-api -- docker run -i --rm -e NEO4J_AURA_CLIENT_SECRET mcp/neo4j-cloud-aura-api

Requires: NEO4J_AURA_CLIENT_SECRET (secret)

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

Tools each declares

Only CockroachDB declares

analyze_performance
analyze_schema
bulk_import
connect
connect_database
create_database
create_index
create_table
create_view
describe_table
drop_database
drop_index

Show the remaining 17

drop_table
drop_view
execute_query
execute_transaction
explain_query
get_active_connections
get_cluster_status
get_connection_status
get_database_settings
get_query_history
get_replication_status
get_table_relationships
list_databases
list_tables
list_views
show_running_queries
switch_database

Only Neo4j Cloud Aura Api declares

create_instance
delete_instance
get_instance_by_name
get_instance_details
get_tenant_details
list_instances
list_tenants
pause_instance
resume_instance
update_instance_memory
update_instance_name
update_instance_vector_optimization

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

Only CockroachDB asks for

CRDB_DATABASE
CRDB_HOST
CRDB_PORT
CRDB_PWD (secret)
CRDB_SSL_CA_PATH
CRDB_SSL_CERTFILE
CRDB_SSL_KEYFILE
CRDB_SSL_MODE
CRDB_USERNAME

Only Neo4j Cloud Aura Api asks for

NEO4J_AURA_CLIENT_ID
NEO4J_AURA_CLIENT_SECRET (secret)
NEO4J_MCP_SERVER_ALLOWED_HOSTS
NEO4J_MCP_SERVER_ALLOW_ORIGINS
NEO4J_MCP_SERVER_HOST
NEO4J_MCP_SERVER_PATH
NEO4J_MCP_SERVER_PORT
NEO4J_TRANSPORT

Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.

What it can do: CockroachDB · What it can do: Neo4j Cloud Aura Api · 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.