Perplexity vs raindrop
Perplexity is an MCP server published by perplexityai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). raindrop is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Machineyearn. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-13. 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 |   Perplexity | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:7816f45a6f26 Forks (GitHub): 380 Pulls (Docker Hub): 79 864 Stars (Docker Hub): 17 Stars (GitHub): 2 562 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace kingpsychopath/raindrop-cli | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.1 No figure published 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 | Perplexity | raindrop |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 562 | No figure on GitHub |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 79 864 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 380 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/perplexity-ask) | On your machine (@machineyearn/raindrop-cli) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 3 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 2 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/ppl-ai/modelcontextprotocol | github.com/kingpsychopath/raindrop-cli |
| 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
Perplexity
Connector for Perplexity API, to enable real-time, web-wide research.
raindrop
rdrop for Raindrop.io: find links and organize your library with reviewed plans.
How to run each
Perplexity As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "PERPLEXITY_API_KEY=<YOUR_PERPLEXITY_API_KEY>" --transport stdio perplexity-ask -- docker run -i --rm -e PERPLEXITY_API_KEY mcp/perplexity-askRequires: PERPLEXITY_API_KEY (secret)
raindrop As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add kingpsychopath/raindrop-cli
/plugin install raindrop@machineyearnCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of raindrop publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of raindrop publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Perplexity · What it can do: raindrop · 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.