Descope vs ServiceNow MCP Server
Descope is an MCP server published by descope-sample-apps. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). ServiceNow MCP Server is an MCP server published by jschuller. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-21. 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 |  Descope |  ServiceNow MCP Server |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:554b2b490c18 Forks (GitHub): 7 Pulls (Docker Hub): 18 063 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 38 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.9.1 Downloads/month (PyPI): 1 362 Downloads/week (PyPI): 566 Forks (GitHub): 11 Stars (GitHub): 24 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 | Descope | ServiceNow MCP Server |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 38 (better) | 24 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 18 063 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 7 (worse) | 11 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-21 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/descope) | On your machine (mcp-server-servicenow) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 4 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 1 | 14, secrets among them: 6 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 5 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/descope-sample-apps/descope-mcp-server | github.com/jschuller/mcp-server-servicenow |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 4 |
| 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
Descope
The Descope Model Context Protocol (MCP) server provides an interface to interact with Descope's Management APIs, enabling the search and retrieval of project-related information.
ServiceNow MCP Server
ServiceNow MCP server: Table API, CMDB, schema, update sets. Read-only mode, OAuth, audit log.
How to run each
Descope As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "DESCOPE_MANAGEMENT_KEY=<YOUR_DESCOPE_MANAGEMENT_KEY>" --transport stdio descope -- docker run -i --rm -e DESCOPE_MANAGEMENT_KEY mcp/descopeRequires: DESCOPE_MANAGEMENT_KEY (secret)
ServiceNow MCP Server As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --env "SERVICENOW_API_KEY=<YOUR_SERVICENOW_API_KEY>" --env "SERVICENOW_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_SERVICENOW_CLIENT_SECRET>" --env "SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL=<YOUR_SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL>" --env "SERVICENOW_PASSWORD=<YOUR_SERVICENOW_PASSWORD>" --transport stdio mcp-server-servicenow -- uvx mcp-server-servicenowRequires: SERVICENOW_API_KEY (secret), SERVICENOW_CLIENT_SECRET (secret), SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL, SERVICENOW_PASSWORD (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of ServiceNow MCP Server publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Descope asks for
DESCOPE_MANAGEMENT_KEY (secret)DESCOPE_PROJECT_ID
Only ServiceNow MCP Server asks for
SERVICENOW_ALLOW_JS_QUERIESSERVICENOW_API_KEY (secret)SERVICENOW_API_KEY_HEADER (secret)SERVICENOW_AUDIT_LOGSERVICENOW_AUTH_TYPE (secret)SERVICENOW_CLIENT_IDSERVICENOW_CLIENT_SECRET (secret)SERVICENOW_DEBUGSERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URLSERVICENOW_PASSWORD (secret)SERVICENOW_READ_ONLYSERVICENOW_TIMEOUT
Show the remaining 2
SERVICENOW_TOKEN_URL (secret)SERVICENOW_USERNAME
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Descope · What it can do: ServiceNow 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. 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.