Elasticsearch vs atlan
Elasticsearch is an MCP server published by elastic. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). atlan is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by atlanhq. Marketplaces we read that list it: 4 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Claude: knowledge-work-plugins, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces). 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
| Marketplace |  atlan | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:9c978b8277e3 Forks (GitHub): 158 Pulls (Docker Hub): 45 209 Stars (Docker Hub): 17 Stars (GitHub): 718 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 31 Stars (GitHub): 40 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude: knowledge-work-plugins | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 31 Stars (GitHub): 40 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 31 Stars (GitHub): 40 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 | Elasticsearch | atlan |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 4 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 718 (better) | 40 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 45 209 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 158 (better) | 31 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/elasticsearch) | Remote server (mcp.atlan.com/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 5 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 2 |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/elastic/mcp-server-elasticsearch | github.com/atlanhq/agent-toolkit |
| 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 | not 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
Elasticsearch
Interact with your Elasticsearch indices through natural language conversations.
atlan
Atlan data catalog plugin for Claude Code. Search, explore, govern, and manage your data assets through natural language. Powered by the Atlan MCP server with semantic search, lineage traversal, glossary management, data quality rules, and more.
How to run each
Elasticsearch As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "ES_API_KEY=<YOUR_ES_API_KEY>" --transport stdio elasticsearch -- docker run -i --rm -e ES_API_KEY mcp/elasticsearchRequires: ES_API_KEY (secret)
atlan As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install atlan@claude-plugins-officialCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of atlan publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of atlan publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Elasticsearch · What it can do: atlan · 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 the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. 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.