Fodda Deep Research vs Perplexity API Platform
Fodda Deep Research is an MCP server published by fodda.ai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). Perplexity API Platform is an MCP server published by perplexity.ai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog, Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-17. 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 |   Fodda Deep Research |   Perplexity API Platform |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 1.46.31 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 1.2.1 Downloads/month (npm): 104 497 Downloads/week (npm): 14 694 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Listed Version: sha256:7816f45a6f26 Forks (GitHub): 382 Pulls (Docker Hub): 80 272 Stars (Docker Hub): 17 Stars (GitHub): 2 574 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 | Fodda Deep Research | Perplexity API Platform |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 3 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 574 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | No figure on Docker Hub | 80 272 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 382 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp.fodda.ai/deep-research) | On your machine (@perplexity-ai/mcp-server) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | Not published | 3 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 2, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 1 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/piers-fawkes/fodda-mcp | github.com/ppl-ai/modelcontextprotocol |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 3 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Answered with HTTP 404 (3 days ago) | no remote endpoint we check |
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
Fodda Deep Research
Autonomous deep research reports merging PSFK trend graphs with citable sources.
Perplexity API Platform
Real-time web search, reasoning, and research through Perplexity's API
How to run each
Fodda Deep Research As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http deep-research https://mcp.fodda.ai/deep-research --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN>"Requires: Authorization header
Perplexity API Platform As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio perplexity-api-platform -- npx -y @perplexity-ai/mcp-serverCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Fodda Deep Research has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Fodda Deep Research publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of Fodda Deep Research publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Fodda Deep Research · What it can do: Perplexity API Platform · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. 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.