Comparison

Google Maps (Archived) vs trvl

Google Maps (Archived) is an MCP server published by modelcontextprotocol. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). trvl is an MCP server published by MikkoParkkola. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). 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

Where each is published
Marketplace	Google Maps (Archived)	trvl
Docker MCP Catalog	Listed Version: sha256:d8652c8c9c52 Forks (GitHub): 11 807 Pulls (Docker Hub): 83 649 Stars (Docker Hub): 16 Stars (GitHub): 91 346 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11	Not listed
Official MCP Registry	Not listed	Listed Version: 1.27.0 Forks (GitHub): 8 Stars (GitHub): 88 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

Google Maps (Archived) vs trvl
Fact	Google Maps (Archived)	trvl
Marketplaces that list it	1	1
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	91 346 (better)	88 (worse)
Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs)	83 649	No figure on Docker Hub
Forks (GitHub) (differs)	11 807 (better)	8 (worse)
Last release	Not published	Not published
Where it runs (differs)	On your machine (mcp/google-maps)	On your machine (ghcr.io/mikkoparkkola/trvl:1.27.0)
Transport	stdio	stdio
Tools it declares (differs)	7	Not published
Environment variables it asks for (differs)	1, secrets among them: 1	22, secrets among them: 15
Licence (differs)	NOASSERTION	Not stated
Repository (differs)	github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers	github.com/mikkoparkkola/trvl
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

Google Maps (Archived)

In its own words, on Docker MCP Catalog:

Tools for interacting with the Google Maps API.

trvl

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Door-to-door travel MCP + CLI: flights, hotels, trains, cars, ferries. No API keys, Go binary.

How to run each

Google Maps (Archived) As a local MCP server: Docker image

Claude Code

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-maps

Requires: GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY (secret)

trvl As a local MCP server: Docker image

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env "AFKLM_KEY=<YOUR_AFKLM_KEY>" --env "AFKL_KLM_COOKIES=<YOUR_AFKL_KLM_COOKIES>" --env "DISTRIBUSION_API_KEY=<YOUR_DISTRIBUSION_API_KEY>" --env "FOURSQUARE_API_KEY=<YOUR_FOURSQUARE_API_KEY>" --env "GEOAPIFY_API_KEY=<YOUR_GEOAPIFY_API_KEY>" --env "OPENTRIPMAP_API_KEY=<YOUR_OPENTRIPMAP_API_KEY>" --env "SERPAPI_KEY=<YOUR_SERPAPI_KEY>" --env "SKYSCANNER_API_KEY=<YOUR_SKYSCANNER_API_KEY>" --env "TICKETMASTER_API_KEY=<YOUR_TICKETMASTER_API_KEY>" --env "TRANSAVIA_API_KEY=<YOUR_TRANSAVIA_API_KEY>" --env "TRAVELPAYOUTS_TOKEN=<YOUR_TRAVELPAYOUTS_TOKEN>" --env "TRVL_MCP_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_TRVL_MCP_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET>" --env "TRVL_MCP_READ_TOKEN=<YOUR_TRVL_MCP_READ_TOKEN>" --env "TRVL_MCP_TOKEN=<YOUR_TRVL_MCP_TOKEN>" --env "TRVL_MCP_WRITE_TOKEN=<YOUR_TRVL_MCP_WRITE_TOKEN>" --transport stdio trvl -- docker run -i --rm -e AFKLM_KEY -e AFKL_KLM_COOKIES -e DISTRIBUSION_API_KEY -e FOURSQUARE_API_KEY -e GEOAPIFY_API_KEY -e OPENTRIPMAP_API_KEY -e SERPAPI_KEY -e SKYSCANNER_API_KEY -e TICKETMASTER_API_KEY -e TRANSAVIA_API_KEY -e TRAVELPAYOUTS_TOKEN -e TRVL_MCP_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET -e TRVL_MCP_READ_TOKEN -e TRVL_MCP_TOKEN -e TRVL_MCP_WRITE_TOKEN ghcr.io/mikkoparkkola/trvl:1.27.0

Requires: AFKLM_KEY (secret), AFKL_KLM_COOKIES (secret), DISTRIBUSION_API_KEY (secret), FOURSQUARE_API_KEY (secret), GEOAPIFY_API_KEY (secret), OPENTRIPMAP_API_KEY (secret), SERPAPI_KEY (secret), SKYSCANNER_API_KEY (secret), TICKETMASTER_API_KEY (secret), TRANSAVIA_API_KEY (secret), TRAVELPAYOUTS_TOKEN (secret), TRVL_MCP_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET (secret), TRVL_MCP_READ_TOKEN (secret), TRVL_MCP_TOKEN (secret), TRVL_MCP_WRITE_TOKEN (secret)

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

Tools each declares

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

Settings each asks for

Only Google Maps (Archived) asks for

GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY (secret)

Only trvl asks for

AFKLM_KEY (secret)
AFKLM_KEYCHAIN_SERVICE
AFKLM_OP_REF
AFKL_KLM_COOKIES (secret)
DISTRIBUSION_API_KEY (secret)
FOURSQUARE_API_KEY (secret)
GEOAPIFY_API_KEY (secret)
OPENTRIPMAP_API_KEY (secret)
SERPAPI_KEY (secret)
SKYSCANNER_API_KEY (secret)
TICKETMASTER_API_KEY (secret)
TRANSAVIA_API_KEY (secret)

Show the remaining 10

TRAVELPAYOUTS_TOKEN (secret)
TRVL_MCP_OAUTH_AUDIENCE
TRVL_MCP_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID
TRVL_MCP_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET (secret)
TRVL_MCP_OAUTH_INTROSPECTION_URL
TRVL_MCP_READ_TOKEN (secret)
TRVL_MCP_TOKEN (secret)
TRVL_MCP_TOOL_MODE
TRVL_MCP_TOOL_TIMEOUT
TRVL_MCP_WRITE_TOKEN (secret)

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

What it can do: Google Maps (Archived) · What it can do: trvl · 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 2026-10-18. We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.