Metabase vs Charts by Szum
Metabase is an MCP server published by easecloudio. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Charts by Szum is an MCP server published by szum.io. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-23. 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 |   Metabase | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:02e633ae77a1 Forks (GitHub): 25 Pulls (Docker Hub): 51 293 Stars (Docker Hub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 83 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 2.0.0 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 | Metabase | Charts by Szum |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 83 | No figure on GitHub |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 51 293 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 25 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/metabase) | Remote server (szum.io/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 28 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 4, secrets among them: 2 | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/easecloudio/mcp-metabase-server | Not stated |
| 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 5 days 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
Metabase
A comprehensive MCP server for Metabase with 70+ tools.
Charts by Szum
Create, inspect, manage, and render charts and data visualizations as SVG/PNG or interactive embeds.
How to run each
Metabase As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "METABASE_API_KEY=<YOUR_METABASE_API_KEY>" --env "METABASE_PASSWORD=<YOUR_METABASE_PASSWORD>" --transport stdio metabase -- docker run -i --rm -e METABASE_API_KEY -e METABASE_PASSWORD mcp/metabaseRequires: METABASE_API_KEY (secret), METABASE_PASSWORD (secret)
Charts by Szum As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http charts https://szum.io/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Charts by Szum has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Only Metabase has
add_card_to_dashboardcreate_cardcreate_collectioncreate_dashboardcreate_database_connectioncreate_permission_groupcreate_userdelete_carddelete_dashboardexecute_cardexecute_queryget_dashboard_cards
Show the remaining 16
get_database_schemaget_database_sync_statusget_database_tableslist_cardslist_collectionslist_dashboardslist_databaseslist_permission_groupslist_usersremove_card_from_dashboardsearch_contentsync_database_schematest_database_connectionupdate_cardupdate_dashboardupdate_dashboard_card
Only Charts by Szum has
delete_chartget_chartget_chart_documentget_examplesget_preview_stateget_schemalist_chart_typeslist_chartslist_themesrename_chartrender_chartsave_chart
Show the remaining 2
update_chartvalidate_chart
Both have
None
Tool names as the marketplaces declare them and as Ext Ops observed them on the endpoints (Charts by Szum as of 2026-10-13). More tools is not better in itself: compare what each needs for the job.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of Charts by Szum publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Metabase · What it can do: Charts by Szum · 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.