LinkedIn vs CrustAPI Google + LinkedIn Data
LinkedIn is an MCP server published by stickerdaniel. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). CrustAPI Google + LinkedIn Data is an MCP server published by crustapi.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-16. 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 |  LinkedIn |  CrustAPI Google + LinkedIn Data |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:c437eb638f80 Forks (GitHub): 676 Stars (GitHub): 3 876 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.2 Downloads/month (npm): 250 Downloads/week (npm): 45 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 | CrustAPI Google + LinkedIn Data | |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 3 876 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 676 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (stickerdaniel/linkedin-mcp-server:1.4.0) | On your machine (crustapi-mcp) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 6 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 1 | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/stickerdaniel/linkedin-mcp-server | github.com/crustapi/crustapi-mcp |
| 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
This MCP server allows Claude and other AI assistants to access your LinkedIn. Scrape LinkedIn profiles and companies, get your recommended jobs, and perform job searches. Set your li_at LinkedIn cookie to use this server.
CrustAPI Google + LinkedIn Data
Live Google + public LinkedIn data: search, maps, profiles, companies, jobs. Pay only for results.
How to run each
LinkedIn As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "LINKEDIN_COOKIE=<YOUR_LINKEDIN_COOKIE>" --transport stdio linkedin-mcp-server -- docker run -i --rm -e LINKEDIN_COOKIE stickerdaniel/linkedin-mcp-server:1.4.0Requires: LINKEDIN_COOKIE (secret)
CrustAPI Google + LinkedIn Data As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "CRUSTAPI_API_KEY=<YOUR_CRUSTAPI_API_KEY>" --transport stdio search -- npx -y crustapi-mcpRequires: CRUSTAPI_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 CrustAPI Google + LinkedIn Data publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only LinkedIn asks for
LINKEDIN_COOKIE (secret)USER_AGENT
Only CrustAPI Google + LinkedIn Data asks for
CRUSTAPI_API_KEY (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: LinkedIn · What it can do: CrustAPI Google + LinkedIn Data · 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 . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.