Mapbox vs HasData Google Maps
Mapbox is an MCP server published by mapbox. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). HasData Google Maps is an MCP server published by hasdata.com. 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 |  Mapbox |  HasData Google Maps |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:298701beaeed Forks (GitHub): 44 Pulls (Docker Hub): 35 390 Stars (Docker Hub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 361 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.7 Downloads/month (npm): 705 Downloads/week (npm): 54 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 6 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 | Mapbox | HasData Google Maps |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 361 (better) | 6 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 35 390 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 44 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/mapbox) | Remote server (mcp.hasdata.com/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 28 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | 1, secrets among them: 1 | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/mapbox/mcp-server | github.com/hasdata/google-maps-mcp |
| 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 13 h ago, requires a key |
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
Mapbox
Transform any AI agent into a geospatially-aware system with Mapbox APIs. Provides geocoding, POI search, routing, travel time matrices, isochrones, and static map generation.
HasData Google Maps
Google Maps places, reviews, contributor history, photos and posts as JSON. No Google Cloud.
How to run each
Mapbox As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN=<YOUR_MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN>" --transport stdio mapbox -- docker run -i --rm -e MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN mcp/mapboxRequires: MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret)
HasData Google Maps
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Requires: HASDATA_API_KEY (secret), x-api-key header
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only HasData Google Maps has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of HasData Google Maps publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Mapbox asks for
MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret)
Only HasData Google Maps asks for
HASDATA_API_KEY (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Mapbox · What it can do: HasData Google Maps · 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.