Google Maps (Archived) vs airport-pickups-london
Google Maps (Archived) is an MCP server published by modelcontextprotocol. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). airport-pickups-london is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by mfy-apl. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). 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
| Marketplace |  Google Maps (Archived) |  airport-pickups-london |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:d8652c8c9c52 Forks (GitHub): 11 888 Pulls (Docker Hub): 84 105 Stars (Docker Hub): 16 Stars (GitHub): 91 682 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 5d56132 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 | Google Maps (Archived) | airport-pickups-london |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 91 682 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 84 105 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 11 888 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/google-maps) | Remote server (mcp.airport-pickups-london.com/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 7 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 9 |
| Licence (differs) | NOASSERTION | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers | github.com/mfy-apl/claude-plugin-airport-pickups-london |
| 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 | Responded 5 days ago |
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
Google Maps (Archived)
Tools for interacting with the Google Maps API.
airport-pickups-london
Book UK airport and cruise port transfers with fixed prices. Get instant quotes, validate flights, create real bookings, track drivers, and manage reservations for all London airports (Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, City), and UK cruise ports. Includes trip planner for round trips and group travel.
How to run each
Google Maps (Archived) As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY=<YOUR_GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY>" --transport stdio google-maps -- docker run -i --rm -e GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY mcp/google-mapsRequires: GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY (secret)
airport-pickups-london As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install airport-pickups-london@claude-communityCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only airport-pickups-london has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Only Google Maps (Archived) has
maps_directionsmaps_distance_matrixmaps_elevationmaps_geocodemaps_place_detailsmaps_reverse_geocodemaps_search_places
Only airport-pickups-london has
amend_bookingbook_london_airport_transfercancel_bookingeu_transfer_quotefind_nearest_driversget_driver_routeget_service_infolondon_airport_transfer_quotelookup_bookingtrack_drivervalidate_flight
Both have
None
Tool names as the marketplaces declare them and as Ext Ops observed them on the endpoints (airport-pickups-london as of 2026-10-29). More tools is not better in itself: compare what each needs for the job.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of airport-pickups-london publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Google Maps (Archived) · What it can do: airport-pickups-london · 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.