Heroku vs environment-manager
Heroku is an MCP server published by heroku. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). environment-manager is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by GLINCKER Team. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-21. 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 |  Heroku | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:bc972fc22f00 Forks (GitHub): 30 Pulls (Docker Hub): 20 546 Stars (Docker Hub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 82 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace glincker/claude-code-marketplace | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 37 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 | Heroku | environment-manager |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 82 (better) | 37 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 20 546 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 30 (better) | 4 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/heroku) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 34 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/heroku/heroku-mcp-server | github.com/glincker/claude-code-marketplace |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-19 |
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
Heroku
Heroku Platform MCP Server using the Heroku CLI.
environment-manager
Manage development environments, configurations, and secrets across local, staging, and production
How to run each
Heroku As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "HEROKU_API_KEY=<YOUR_HEROKU_API_KEY>" --transport stdio heroku -- docker run -i --rm -e HEROKU_API_KEY mcp/herokuRequires: HEROKU_API_KEY (secret)
environment-manager As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add glincker/claude-code-marketplace
/plugin install environment-manager@glincker-marketplaceCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of environment-manager publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of environment-manager publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Heroku · What it can do: environment-manager · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. 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.