Reddit vs Perplexity
Reddit is an MCP server published by KrishnaRandad2023. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Perplexity is an MCP server published by perplexityai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). 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 |  Reddit |   Perplexity |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:2f957b31939e Forks (GitHub): 5 Pulls (Docker Hub): 19 452 Stars (Docker Hub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 16 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: sha256:7816f45a6f26 Forks (GitHub): 380 Pulls (Docker Hub): 79 864 Stars (Docker Hub): 17 Stars (GitHub): 2 562 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 | Perplexity | |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 16 (worse) | 2 562 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 19 452 (worse) | 79 864 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 5 (worse) | 380 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/reddit-mcp) | On your machine (mcp/perplexity-ask) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 6 | 3 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 4, secrets among them: 3 | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/krishnarandad2023/mcp-reddit | github.com/ppl-ai/modelcontextprotocol |
| 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 server provides AI agents with tools to fetch, post and search on Reddit.
Perplexity
Connector for Perplexity API, to enable real-time, web-wide research.
How to run each
Reddit As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "REDDIT_CLIENT_ID=<YOUR_REDDIT_CLIENT_ID>" --env "REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET>" --env "REDDIT_PASSWORD=<YOUR_REDDIT_PASSWORD>" --transport stdio mcp-reddit -- docker run -i --rm -e REDDIT_CLIENT_ID -e REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET -e REDDIT_PASSWORD mcp/reddit-mcpRequires: REDDIT_CLIENT_ID (secret), REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET (secret), REDDIT_PASSWORD (secret)
Perplexity As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "PERPLEXITY_API_KEY=<YOUR_PERPLEXITY_API_KEY>" --transport stdio perplexity-ask -- docker run -i --rm -e PERPLEXITY_API_KEY mcp/perplexity-askRequires: PERPLEXITY_API_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Only Reddit declares
fetchPostsgetCommentsgetSubredditInfopostCommentpostToSubredditsearchPosts
Only Perplexity declares
perplexity_askperplexity_reasonperplexity_research
Both declare
None
Tool names as each marketplace publishes them. More tools is not better in itself: compare what each needs for the job.
Settings each asks for
Only Reddit asks for
REDDIT_CLIENT_ID (secret)REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET (secret)REDDIT_PASSWORD (secret)USERNAME
Only Perplexity asks for
PERPLEXITY_API_KEY (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Reddit · What it can do: Perplexity · Compare two other plugins
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