Neon vs DBHub
Neon is an MCP server published by neondatabase. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). DBHub is an MCP server published by bytebase. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-12. 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 |  DBHub | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:fab32eb73fb0 Forks (GitHub): 130 Pulls (Docker Hub): 23 267 Stars (Docker Hub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 651 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.5.0 Downloads/month (npm): 171 965 Downloads/week (npm): 38 108 Forks (GitHub): 318 Stars (GitHub): 3 635 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 | DBHub |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 651 (worse) | 3 635 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 23 267 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 130 (worse) | 318 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/neon) | On your machine (@bytebase/dbhub) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 19 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | 17, secrets among them: 4 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/neondatabase-labs/mcp-server-neon | github.com/bytebase/dbhub |
| 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
MCP server for interacting with Neon Management API and databases.
DBHub
Token-efficient database MCP server for PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQL Server, Oracle, SQLite
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)
DBHub As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "DB_PASSWORD=<YOUR_DB_PASSWORD>" --env "DSN=<YOUR_DSN>" --env "SSH_PASSPHRASE=<YOUR_SSH_PASSPHRASE>" --env "SSH_PASSWORD=<YOUR_SSH_PASSWORD>" --transport stdio dbhub -- npx -y @bytebase/dbhubRequires: DB_PASSWORD (secret), DSN (secret), SSH_PASSPHRASE (secret), SSH_PASSWORD (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 DBHub publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Neon asks for
NEON_API_KEY (secret)
Only DBHub asks for
DB_HOSTDB_NAMEDB_PASSWORD (secret)DB_PORTDB_TYPEDB_USERDSN (secret)IDPORTSSH_AUTH_SOCKSSH_HOSTSSH_KEY
Show the remaining 5
SSH_PASSPHRASE (secret)SSH_PASSWORD (secret)SSH_PORTSSH_USERTRANSPORT
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Neon · What it can do: DBHub · 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 . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.