Comparison

Neon vs MCP Database Server

Neon is an MCP server published by neondatabase. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). MCP Database Server is an MCP server published by Souhar-dya. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-18. 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

Where each is published
Marketplace	Neon	MCP Database Server
Docker MCP Catalog	Listed Version: sha256:fab32eb73fb0 Forks (GitHub): 131 Pulls (Docker Hub): 23 428 Stars (Docker Hub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 654 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11	Listed Version: sha256:9ccd629df448 Forks (GitHub): 13 Stars (GitHub): 19 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
Official MCP Registry	Not listed	Listed Version: 1.3.1 Forks (GitHub): 13 Stars (GitHub): 19 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11

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

Neon vs MCP Database Server
Fact	Neon	MCP Database Server
Marketplaces that list it (differs)	1 (worse)	2 (better)
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	654 (better)	19 (worse)
Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs)	23 428	No figure on Docker Hub
Forks (GitHub) (differs)	131 (better)	13 (worse)
Last release	Not published	Not published
Where it runs (differs)	On your machine (mcp/neon)	On your machine (docker.io/souhardyak/mcp-db-server:1.3.1)
Transport	stdio	stdio
Tools it declares (differs)	19	7
Environment variables it asks for (differs)	1, secrets among them: 1	1, secrets among them: 0
Licence (differs)	MIT	NOASSERTION
Repository (differs)	github.com/neondatabase-labs/mcp-server-neon	github.com/souhar-dya/mcp-db-server
Changes in the last 7 days	0	0
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

Neon

In its own words, on Docker MCP Catalog:

MCP server for interacting with Neon Management API and databases.

MCP Database Server

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

MCP server for SQLite, PostgreSQL, and MySQL with natural language to SQL and direct SQL tooling.

How to run each

Neon As a local MCP server: Docker image

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env "NEON_API_KEY=<YOUR_NEON_API_KEY>" --transport stdio neon -- docker run -i --rm -e NEON_API_KEY mcp/neon

Requires: NEON_API_KEY (secret)

MCP Database Server As a local MCP server: Docker image

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio mcp-db-server -- docker run -i --rm docker.io/souhardyak/mcp-db-server:1.3.1

Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.

Tools each declares

Only Neon declares

__node_version
complete_database_migration
complete_query_tuning
create_branch
create_project
delete_branch
delete_project
describe_branch
describe_project
describe_table_schema
explain_sql_statement
get_connection_string

Show the remaining 7

get_database_tables
list_projects
prepare_database_migration
prepare_query_tuning
provision_neon_auth
run_sql
run_sql_transaction

Only MCP Database Server declares

connect_to_database
describe_table
execute_sql
get_connection_examples
get_current_database_info
list_tables
query_database

Both declare

None

Tool names as each marketplace publishes them. More tools is not better in itself: compare what each needs for the job.

Settings each asks for

Only Neon asks for

NEON_API_KEY (secret)

Only MCP Database Server asks for

DATABASE_URL

Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.

What it can do: Neon · What it can do: MCP Database Server · 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 2026-10-18. We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.