Oracle Database vs DBHawk
Oracle Database is an MCP server published by git-scarrow. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). DBHawk is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Datasparc. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-14. 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 |   Oracle Database | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:1e73b1423220 Forks (GitHub): 4 Pulls (Docker Hub): 17 802 Stars (Docker Hub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 11 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace datasparc/dbhawk-mcp-plugin | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.4.1 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 | Oracle Database | DBHawk |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 11 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 17 802 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 4 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/oracle) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 13 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | 3, secrets among them: 1 | 3, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 1 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/samscarrow/oracle-mcp-server | github.com/datasparc/dbhawk-mcp-plugin |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-13 |
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
Oracle Database
Connect to Oracle databases via MCP, providing secure read-only access with support for schema exploration, query execution, and metadata inspection.
DBHawk
Read-only DBHawk datasource exploration + HawkAI over the /api/v2/mcp API.
How to run each
Oracle Database As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "ORACLE_PASSWORD=<YOUR_ORACLE_PASSWORD>" --transport stdio oracle -- docker run -i --rm -e ORACLE_PASSWORD mcp/oracleRequires: ORACLE_PASSWORD (secret)
DBHawk As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add datasparc/dbhawk-mcp-plugin
/plugin install dbhawk@dbhawk-marketplaceCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of DBHawk publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Oracle Database asks for
ORACLE_CONNECTION_STRINGORACLE_PASSWORD (secret)ORACLE_USER
Only DBHawk asks for
DBHAWK_BASE_URLDBHAWK_DEFAULT_DATASOURCEDBHAWK_TOKEN (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Oracle Database · What it can do: DBHawk · 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.