Neo4j vs biotope
Neo4j is an MCP server published by neo4j. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). biotope is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by BioCypher Team. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-14. 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 |  Neo4j | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:f22b5fb65f2d Forks (GitHub): 58 Pulls (Docker Hub): 65 666 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 299 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace biocypher/biotope | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.10.0 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 | Neo4j | biotope |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 299 | No figure on GitHub |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 65 666 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 58 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/neo4j) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 4 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 6, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 2 |
| Licence (differs) | NOASSERTION | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/neo4j/mcp | github.com/biocypher/biotope |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-14 |
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
Neo4j
Official MCP server for Neo4j. Interact with Neo4j using Cypher graph queries.
biotope
Source curation and typed Python graph construction with Biotope and BioCypher.
How to run each
Neo4j As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "NEO4J_PASSWORD=<YOUR_NEO4J_PASSWORD>" --transport stdio neo4j -- docker run -i --rm -e NEO4J_PASSWORD mcp/neo4jRequires: NEO4J_PASSWORD (secret)
biotope As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add biocypher/biotope
/plugin install biotope@biotopeCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of biotope publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of biotope publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Neo4j · What it can do: biotope · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.