Neon vs cockroachdb
Neon is an MCP server published by neondatabase. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). cockroachdb is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by cockroachdb. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot). 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 |   Neon |  cockroachdb |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:fab32eb73fb0 Forks (GitHub): 130 Pulls (Docker Hub): 23 285 Stars (Docker Hub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 651 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.5 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 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 | Neon | cockroachdb |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 651 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 23 285 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 130 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-13 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/neon) | Remote server (cockroachlabs.cloud/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 19 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 39 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/neondatabase-labs/mcp-server-neon | github.com/cockroachdb/copilot-plugin |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 4 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | not checked yet |
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
Neon
MCP server for interacting with Neon Management API and databases.
cockroachdb
Connect GitHub Copilot to your CockroachDB clusters: run and explore SQL through MCP, with DBA/Developer/Operator agents, CockroachDB best-practice skills, and safety hooks that block destructive statements.
How to run each
Neon As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "NEON_API_KEY=<YOUR_NEON_API_KEY>" --transport stdio neon -- docker run -i --rm -e NEON_API_KEY mcp/neonRequires: NEON_API_KEY (secret)
cockroachdb
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of cockroachdb publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of cockroachdb publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Neon · What it can do: cockroachdb · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/blob/HEAD/.github/plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.