Neon vs Database Sentinel
Neon is an MCP server published by neondatabase. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Database Sentinel is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Paarth Jha. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-20. 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:fab32eb73fb0 Forks (GitHub): 132 Pulls (Docker Hub): 23 469 Stars (Docker Hub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 654 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace farenhytee/database-sentinel | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.1 Forks (GitHub): 8 Stars (GitHub): 50 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 | Database Sentinel |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 654 (better) | 50 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 23 469 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 132 (better) | 8 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/neon) | On your machine (${claude-plugin-root}) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 19 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | 4, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 1 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/neondatabase-labs/mcp-server-neon | github.com/farenhytee/database-sentinel |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-18 |
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.
Database Sentinel
Audit skill (Supabase, MongoDB) + read-only Supabase MCP tools.
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)
Database Sentinel As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add farenhytee/database-sentinel
/plugin install database-sentinel@database-sentinelCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Database Sentinel publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Neon asks for
NEON_API_KEY (secret)
Only Database Sentinel asks for
SENTINEL_ANON_KEY (secret)SENTINEL_DSNSENTINEL_REPOSENTINEL_REST_URL
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Neon · What it can do: Database Sentinel · 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.