ElevenLabs vs claude-transcribe
ElevenLabs is an MCP server published by elevenlabs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). claude-transcribe is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by alicicek. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-18. 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 |  ElevenLabs |  claude-transcribe |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:ad57886f6a7b Forks (GitHub): 258 Pulls (Docker Hub): 50 765 Stars (Docker Hub): 7 Stars (GitHub): 1 535 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: ece37bc Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 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 | ElevenLabs | claude-transcribe |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 1 535 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 50 765 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 258 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/elevenlabs) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 27 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/elevenlabs/elevenlabs-mcp | github.com/alicicek/claude-transcribe |
| 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
ElevenLabs
Official ElevenLabs Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables interaction with powerful Text to Speech and audio processing APIs.
claude-transcribe
Transcribe video and audio from URLs (YouTube, X/Twitter, TikTok, Vimeo, podcasts) or local media files into plain-text transcripts using yt-dlp + OpenAI Whisper. Auto-triggers when you ask Claude to research, transcribe, summarise, or take notes on a video. Runs entirely on-device — no audio is uploaded anywhere. Browser cookies are passed to yt-dlp automatically so age-gated and members-only sources work for signed-in users.
How to run each
ElevenLabs As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "ELEVENLABS_API_KEY=<YOUR_ELEVENLABS_API_KEY>" --transport stdio elevenlabs -- docker run -i --rm -e ELEVENLABS_API_KEY mcp/elevenlabsRequires: ELEVENLABS_API_KEY (secret)
claude-transcribe As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install claude-transcribe@claude-communityCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of claude-transcribe publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of claude-transcribe publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: ElevenLabs · What it can do: claude-transcribe · 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-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.