Markitdown vs x402 Web Tools
Markitdown is an MCP server published by microsoft. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). x402 Web Tools is an MCP server published by x402-web-tools.microtools-x402.workers.dev. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-13. 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 |  Markitdown | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:9cb5f26d30b6 Forks (GitHub): 14 732 Pulls (Docker Hub): 171 040 Stars (Docker Hub): 5 Stars (GitHub): 195 198 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.0 No figure published 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 | Markitdown | x402 Web Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 195 198 | No figure on GitHub |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 171 040 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 14 732 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-20 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/markitdown) | Remote server (x402-web-tools.microtools-x402.workers.dev/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 1 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/microsoft/markitdown | Not stated |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-20 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 5 h ago |
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
Markitdown
A lightweight MCP server for calling MarkItDown.
x402 Web Tools
Web/PDF to Markdown, transcription, paper search and citation checks. Pay per call in USDC via x402.
How to run each
Markitdown As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio markitdown -- docker run -i --rm mcp/markitdownx402 Web Tools As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http web-tools https://x402-web-tools.microtools-x402.workers.dev/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only x402 Web Tools has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Only Markitdown has
convert_to_markdown
Only x402 Web Tools has
check_citationget_paperhealthpingread_pdfread_urlread_url_safesearch_paperstranscribe_audio
Both have
None
Tool names as the marketplaces declare them and as Ext Ops observed them on the endpoints (x402 Web Tools as of 2026-10-29). More tools is not better in itself: compare what each needs for the job.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: Markitdown · What it can do: x402 Web Tools · 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.