Neo4j vs SQL
Neo4j is an MCP server published by neo4j. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). SQL is an MCP server published by Abhishekkumar2021. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Community GitHub marketplaces). 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 |  Neo4j |  SQL |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:f22b5fb65f2d Forks (GitHub): 58 Pulls (Docker Hub): 65 251 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 299 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Downloads/month (npm): 189 Downloads/week (npm): 29 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 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 | SQL |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 299 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 65 251 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 58 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/neo4j) | On your machine (@abhishekmcp/sql) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 4 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 6, secrets among them: 1 | 2, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 1 |
| Licence (differs) | NOASSERTION | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/neo4j/mcp | github.com/abhishekkumar2021/mcp-suite |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| 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
Neo4j
Official MCP server for Neo4j. Interact with Neo4j using Cypher graph queries.
SQL
Read-only SQL querying + schema introspection over Postgres & SQLite, with a gated write mode.
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)
SQL As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "DB_CONN_default=<YOUR_DB_CONN_DEFAULT>" --transport stdio sql -- npx -y @abhishekmcp/sqlRequires: DB_CONN_default (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of SQL publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Neo4j asks for
NEO4J_DATABASENEO4J_PASSWORD (secret)NEO4J_READ_ONLYNEO4J_TELEMETRYNEO4J_URINEO4J_USERNAME
Only SQL asks for
DB_CONN_default (secret)DB_WRITABLE
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Neo4j · What it can do: SQL · 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. 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.