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DreamFactory vs cockroachdb

DreamFactory is an MCP server published by dreamfactorysoftware. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). cockroachdb is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by cockroachdb. Marketplaces we read that list it: 4 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Claude: knowledge-work-plugins, Community GitHub marketplaces, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-12. 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
MarketplaceDreamFactorycockroachdb
Docker MCP Catalog Listed
Version: sha256:259bd9b991bc
Forks (GitHub): 4
Pulls (Docker Hub): 34 161
Stars (Docker Hub): 0
Stars (GitHub): 7
Not marked · First seen
Not listed
Claude Code: claude-plugins-official Not listed Listed
Version: 0.1.10
Forks (GitHub): 3
Stars (GitHub): 4
Not marked · First seen
Claude: knowledge-work-plugins Not listed Listed
Version: 0.1.10
Forks (GitHub): 3
Stars (GitHub): 4
Not marked · First seen
Claude Code: claude-plugins-community Not listed Listed
Version: 0.1.10
Forks (GitHub): 3
Stars (GitHub): 4
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

DreamFactory vs cockroachdb
FactDreamFactorycockroachdb
Marketplaces that list it (differs)1 (worse)4 (better)
Stars (GitHub) (differs)7 (better)4 (worse)
Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs)34 161No figure on Docker Hub
Forks (GitHub) (differs)4 (better)3 (worse)
Last releaseNot publishedNot published
Where it runs (differs)On your machine (mcp/df-mcp)Remote server (cockroachlabs.cloud/mcp)
Transport (differs)stdioStreamable HTTP
Tools it declares (differs)8Not published
Environment variables it asks for (differs)2, secrets among them: 06, secrets among them: 1
Hooks it runs (differs)Not published2
Parts of the bundle (differs)Not a bundle42
LicenceApache-2.0Apache-2.0
Repository (differs)github.com/dreamfactorysoftware/df-mcpgithub.com/cockroachdb/claude-plugin
Changes in the last 7 days00
First seen2026-10-112026-10-11
Endpoint at the last check (differs)no remote endpoint we checknot checked yet

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

DreamFactory

In its own words, on Docker MCP Catalog:

DreamFactory is a REST API generation platform with support for hundreds of data sources, including Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB. The DreamFactory MCP Server makes it easy for users to securely interact with their data sources via an MCP client.

cockroachdb

In its own words, on Claude Code: claude-plugins-official:

Connect Claude Code directly to your CockroachDB clusters for hands-on database work — explore schemas, write optimized SQL, debug queries, and manage distributed database clusters. This plugin provides 14 tools across two active MCP backends (self-hosted MCP Toolbox and managed CockroachDB Cloud MCP Server), three specialized agents (DBA, Developer, Operator), 32 skills across 6 operational domains, and built-in safety hooks.

How to run each

DreamFactory As a local MCP server: Docker image

Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport stdio dreamfactory-mcp -- docker run -i --rm mcp/df-mcp

cockroachdb As a Claude Code plugin

Claude Code
/plugin install cockroachdb@claude-plugins-official

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

Tools each declares

The marketplaces of cockroachdb publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.

Settings each asks for

Only DreamFactory asks for

  • DREAMFACTORY_API_KEY
  • DREAMFACTORY_URL

Only cockroachdb asks for

  • COCKROACHDB_DATABASE
  • COCKROACHDB_HOST
  • COCKROACHDB_PASSWORD (secret)
  • COCKROACHDB_PORT
  • COCKROACHDB_SSLMODE
  • COCKROACHDB_USER

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

What it can do: DreamFactory · What it can do: cockroachdb · Compare two other plugins

Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.

Where the data comes from: how the catalog is built