Comparison

Elasticsearch vs io.github.VictoriaMetrics-Community/mcp-victoriametrics

Elasticsearch is an MCP server published by elastic. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). io.github.VictoriaMetrics-Community/mcp-victoriametrics is an MCP server published by VictoriaMetrics-Community. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-30. 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	Elasticsearch	io.github.VictoriaMetrics-Community/mcp-victoriametrics
Docker MCP Catalog	Listed Version: sha256:9c978b8277e3 Forks (GitHub): 161 Pulls (Docker Hub): 47 440 Stars (Docker Hub): 17 Stars (GitHub): 727 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11	Listed Version: sha256:177f32eb9164 Forks (GitHub): 35 Stars (GitHub): 241 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
Official MCP Registry	Not listed	Listed Version: 1.18.0 Forks (GitHub): 35 Stars (GitHub): 241 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

Elasticsearch vs io.github.VictoriaMetrics-Community/mcp-victoriametrics
Fact	Elasticsearch	io.github.VictoriaMetrics-Community/mcp-victoriametrics
Marketplaces that list it (differs)	1 (worse)	2 (better)
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	727 (better)	241 (worse)
Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs)	47 440	No figure on Docker Hub
Forks (GitHub) (differs)	161 (better)	35 (worse)
Last release	Not published	Not published
Where it runs (differs)	On your machine (mcp/elasticsearch)	On your machine (ghcr.io/victoriametrics-community/mcp-victoriametrics:1.18.0)
Transport	stdio	stdio
Tools it declares (differs)	5	20
Environment variables it asks for (differs)	2, secrets among them: 1	9, secrets among them: 1
Licence	Apache-2.0	Apache-2.0
Repository (differs)	github.com/elastic/mcp-server-elasticsearch	github.com/victoriametrics-community/mcp-victoriametrics
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

Elasticsearch

In its own words, on Docker MCP Catalog:

Interact with your Elasticsearch indices through natural language conversations.

io.github.VictoriaMetrics-Community/mcp-victoriametrics

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

MCP Server for VictoriaMetrics. Provides integration with VictoriaMetrics API and documentation

How to run each

Elasticsearch As a local MCP server: Docker image

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env "ES_API_KEY=<YOUR_ES_API_KEY>" --transport stdio elasticsearch -- docker run -i --rm -e ES_API_KEY mcp/elasticsearch

Requires: ES_API_KEY (secret)

io.github.VictoriaMetrics-Community/mcp-victoriametrics As a local MCP server: Docker image

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env "VMC_API_KEY=<YOUR_VMC_API_KEY>" --env "VM_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN=<YOUR_VM_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN>" --env "VM_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT=<YOUR_VM_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT>" --env "VM_INSTANCE_TYPE=<YOUR_VM_INSTANCE_TYPE>" --transport stdio mcp-victoriametrics -- docker run -i --rm -e VMC_API_KEY -e VM_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN -e VM_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT -e VM_INSTANCE_TYPE ghcr.io/victoriametrics-community/mcp-victoriametrics:1.18.0

Requires: VMC_API_KEY (secret), VM_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN (secret), VM_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT, VM_INSTANCE_TYPE

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

Tools each declares

Only Elasticsearch declares

esql
get_mappings
get_shards
list_indices
search

Only io.github.VictoriaMetrics-Community/mcp-victoriametrics declares

active_queries
alerts
documentation
downsampling_filters_debug
explain_query
flags
label_values
labels
metric_relabel_debug
metrics
metrics_metadata
prettify_query

Show the remaining 8

query
query_range
retention_filters_debug
rules
series
tenants
top_queries
tsdb_status

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 Elasticsearch asks for

ES_API_KEY (secret)
ES_URL

Only io.github.VictoriaMetrics-Community/mcp-victoriametrics asks for

MCP_DISABLED_TOOLS
MCP_DISABLE_RESOURCES
MCP_HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL
MCP_LISTEN_ADDR
MCP_SERVER_MODE
VMC_API_KEY (secret)
VM_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN (secret)
VM_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT
VM_INSTANCE_HEADERS
VM_INSTANCE_TYPE

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

What it can do: Elasticsearch · What it can do: io.github.VictoriaMetrics-Community/mcp-victoriametrics · 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 2026-10-30. We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.