Neon vs io.github.mongodb-js/mongodb-mcp-server
Neon is an MCP server published by neondatabase. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). io.github.mongodb-js/mongodb-mcp-server is an MCP server published by mongodb-js. Marketplaces we read that list it: 5 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Docker MCP Catalog, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-16. 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:fab32eb73fb0 Forks (GitHub): 130 Pulls (Docker Hub): 23 362 Stars (Docker Hub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 652 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: sha256:6ab64d0ba27f Forks (GitHub): 296 Pulls (Docker Hub): 155 959 Stars (Docker Hub): 11 Stars (GitHub): 1 143 Not marked · First seen |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 2.1.0 Downloads/month (npm): 503 570 Downloads/week (npm): 100 749 Forks (GitHub): 296 Stars (GitHub): 1 143 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.2.1 Forks (GitHub): 41 Stars (GitHub): 190 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 41 Stars (GitHub): 190 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 | io.github.mongodb-js/mongodb-mcp-server |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 5 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 652 (worse) | 1 143 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 23 362 (worse) | 155 959 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 130 (worse) | 296 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-16 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/neon) | On your machine (mongodb-mcp-server) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 19 | 25 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | 42, secrets among them: 4 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 9 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/neondatabase-labs/mcp-server-neon | github.com/mongodb-js/mongodb-mcp-server |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 4 |
| 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.
io.github.mongodb-js/mongodb-mcp-server
MongoDB Model Context Protocol Server
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/neon
Requires: NEON_API_KEY (secret)
io.github.mongodb-js/mongodb-mcp-server As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "MDB_MCP_API_CLIENT_ID=<YOUR_MDB_MCP_API_CLIENT_ID>" --env "MDB_MCP_API_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_MDB_MCP_API_CLIENT_SECRET>" --env "MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING=<YOUR_MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING>" --env "MDB_MCP_VOYAGE_API_KEY=<YOUR_MDB_MCP_VOYAGE_API_KEY>" --transport stdio mongodb-mcp-server -- npx -y mongodb-mcp-server
Requires: MDB_MCP_API_CLIENT_ID (secret), MDB_MCP_API_CLIENT_SECRET (secret), MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING (secret), MDB_MCP_VOYAGE_API_KEY (secret)
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_versioncomplete_database_migrationcomplete_query_tuningcreate_branchcreate_projectdelete_branchdelete_projectdescribe_branchdescribe_projectdescribe_table_schemaexplain_sql_statementget_connection_string
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get_database_tableslist_projectsprepare_database_migrationprepare_query_tuningprovision_neon_authrun_sqlrun_sql_transaction
Only io.github.mongodb-js/mongodb-mcp-server declares
aggregateaggregate-dbcollection-indexescollection-schemacollection-storage-sizeconnectcountcreate-collectioncreate-indexdb-statsdelete-manydrop-collection
Show the remaining 13
drop-databasedrop-indexexplainexportfindinsert-manylist-collectionslist-databaseslist-knowledge-sourcesmongodb-logsrename-collectionsearch-knowledgeupdate-many
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 io.github.mongodb-js/mongodb-mcp-server asks for
MDB_MCP_ALLOW_REQUEST_OVERRIDESMDB_MCP_API_CLIENT_ID (secret)MDB_MCP_API_CLIENT_SECRET (secret)MDB_MCP_ASSISTANT_BASE_URLMDB_MCP_ATLAS_TEMPORARY_DATABASE_USER_LIFETIME_MSMDB_MCP_CONFIRMATION_REQUIRED_TOOLSMDB_MCP_CONNECTION_SCOPEMDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING (secret)MDB_MCP_DISABLED_TOOLSMDB_MCP_DISABLE_SERVER_SIDE_JSMDB_MCP_DRY_RUNMDB_MCP_ELICITATION_TIMEOUT_MS
Show the remaining 30
MDB_MCP_EXPORTS_PATHMDB_MCP_EXPORT_CLEANUP_INTERVAL_MSMDB_MCP_EXPORT_TIMEOUT_MSMDB_MCP_EXTERNALLY_MANAGED_SESSIONSMDB_MCP_HEALTH_CHECK_HOSTMDB_MCP_HEALTH_CHECK_PORTMDB_MCP_HTTP_BODY_LIMITMDB_MCP_HTTP_HEADERSMDB_MCP_HTTP_HOSTMDB_MCP_HTTP_PORTMDB_MCP_HTTP_RESPONSE_TYPEMDB_MCP_IDLE_TIMEOUT_MSMDB_MCP_INDEX_CHECKMDB_MCP_LOGGERSMDB_MCP_LOG_PATHMDB_MCP_MAX_ACTIVE_CONNECTIONSMDB_MCP_MAX_BYTES_PER_QUERYMDB_MCP_MAX_DOCUMENTS_PER_QUERYMDB_MCP_MAX_SESSIONSMDB_MCP_MAX_TIME_M_SMDB_MCP_MCP_CLIENT_LOG_LEVELMDB_MCP_MONITORING_SERVER_FEATURESMDB_MCP_MONITORING_SERVER_HOSTMDB_MCP_MONITORING_SERVER_PORTMDB_MCP_NOTIFICATION_TIMEOUT_MSMDB_MCP_PREVIEW_FEATURESMDB_MCP_READ_ONLYMDB_MCP_TELEMETRYMDB_MCP_TRANSPORTMDB_MCP_VOYAGE_API_KEY (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Neon · What it can do: io.github.mongodb-js/mongodb-mcp-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. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. 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.