Lara Translate vs YouTube Captions — FlashData
Lara Translate is an MCP server published by translated. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). YouTube Captions — FlashData is an MCP server published by flashdata-dev. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-13. 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 |  Lara Translate |  YouTube Captions — FlashData |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:0424253c6b8f Forks (GitHub): 21 Pulls (Docker Hub): 18 901 Stars (Docker Hub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 99 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.1 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 | Lara Translate | YouTube Captions — FlashData |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 99 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 18 901 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 21 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/lara) | On your machine (https://github.com/flashdata-dev/flashdata-mcp/releases/download/smithery-task-servers-v0.1.1/flashdata-youtube-captions-0.1.1.mcpb) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 22 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 1 | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/translated/lara-mcp | github.com/flashdata-dev/flashdata-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-13 |
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
Lara Translate
Connect to Lara Translate API, enabling powerful translation capabilities with support for language detection and context-aware translations.
YouTube Captions — FlashData
YouTube uploader captions with timestamps for subtitle exports. Paid FlashData API.
How to run each
Lara Translate As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "LARA_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET=<YOUR_LARA_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET>" --transport stdio lara -- docker run -i --rm -e LARA_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET mcp/laraRequires: LARA_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET (secret)
YouTube Captions — FlashData
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Requires: FLASHDATA_API_KEY (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 YouTube Captions — FlashData publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Lara Translate asks for
LARA_ACCESS_KEY_IDLARA_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET (secret)
Only YouTube Captions — FlashData asks for
FLASHDATA_API_KEY (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Lara Translate · What it can do: YouTube Captions — FlashData · Compare two other plugins
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