Proxmox VE vs Terraform
Proxmox VE is an MCP server published by GethosTheWalrus. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Terraform is an MCP server published by hashicorp. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-20. 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 |   Proxmox VE |  Terraform |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:6e30b4d837b2 Forks (GitHub): 15 Pulls (Docker Hub): 34 639 Stars (Docker Hub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 212 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: sha256:423a6b8e2ee0 Forks (GitHub): 199 Stars (GitHub): 1 551 Not marked · First seen |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 199 Stars (GitHub): 1 551 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Not listed | Listed Version: not stated Forks (GitHub): 4 580 Stars (GitHub): 43 312 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 | Proxmox VE | Terraform |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 3 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 212 (worse) | 43 312 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 34 639 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 15 (worse) | 4 580 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/proxmox) | On your machine (docker.io/hashicorp/terraform-mcp-server:1.0.0) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 286 | 9 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 8, secrets among them: 2 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 1 |
| Licence (differs) | NOASSERTION | MPL-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/gethosthewalrus/proxmox-mcp | github.com/hashicorp/terraform-mcp-server |
| 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
Proxmox VE
Manage Proxmox VE infrastructure including virtual machines, containers, storage, networking, firewall rules, high availability, and more.
Terraform
Generate more accurate Terraform and automate workflows for HCP Terraform and Terraform Enterprise
How to run each
Proxmox VE As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "PROXMOX_PASSWORD=<YOUR_PROXMOX_PASSWORD>" --env "PROXMOX_TOKEN_VALUE=<YOUR_PROXMOX_TOKEN_VALUE>" --transport stdio proxmox -- docker run -i --rm -e PROXMOX_PASSWORD -e PROXMOX_TOKEN_VALUE mcp/proxmoxRequires: PROXMOX_PASSWORD (secret), PROXMOX_TOKEN_VALUE (secret)
Terraform As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio terraform-mcp-server -- docker run -i --rm -e "TFE_ADDRESS=<YOUR_ADDRESS>" -e "TFE_TOKEN=<YOUR_TOKEN>" -e "ENABLE_TF_OPERATIONS=<YOUR_ENABLED>" docker.io/hashicorp/terraform-mcp-server:1.0.0Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Only Proxmox VE declares
add_firewall_ipset_entryallocate_storage_volumeapply_sdn_changesbulk_migrate_guestsbulk_shutdown_guestsbulk_start_guestschange_passwordclone_containerclone_vmconvert_container_to_templateconvert_vm_to_templatecreate_backup_job
Show the remaining 188
create_ceph_osdcreate_ceph_poolcreate_cluster_firewall_rulecreate_containercreate_container_firewall_rulecreate_container_snapshotcreate_directory_storagecreate_firewall_aliascreate_firewall_groupcreate_firewall_group_rulecreate_firewall_ipsetcreate_groupcreate_ha_groupcreate_ha_resourcecreate_lvmcreate_lvmthincreate_node_network_interfacecreate_poolcreate_replication_jobcreate_rolecreate_sdn_subnetcreate_sdn_vnetcreate_sdn_zonecreate_storagecreate_usercreate_user_tokencreate_vmcreate_vm_firewall_rulecreate_vm_snapshotcreate_vzdumpcreate_zfs_pooldelete_backup_jobdelete_cluster_firewall_ruledelete_containerdelete_container_snapshotdelete_firewall_aliasdelete_firewall_ipset_entrydelete_groupdelete_ha_groupdelete_ha_resourcedelete_pooldelete_replication_jobdelete_roledelete_sdn_vnetdelete_sdn_zonedelete_storagedelete_storage_volumedelete_userdelete_user_tokendelete_vmdelete_vm_snapshotdownload_appliance_templatedownload_file_restoredownload_url_to_storagedump_vm_cloudinitget_aclget_acme_accountget_acme_directoriesget_acme_pluginget_acme_tosget_auth_domainget_backup_jobget_backup_job_included_volumesget_ceph_configget_ceph_crush_rulesget_ceph_flagsget_ceph_metadataget_ceph_status_clusterget_ceph_status_nodeget_cluster_configget_cluster_config_nodesget_cluster_firewall_optionsget_cluster_firewall_ruleget_cluster_join_infoget_cluster_logget_cluster_optionsget_cluster_resourcesget_cluster_statusget_cluster_tasksget_cluster_totemget_container_configget_container_featureget_container_firewall_optionsget_container_interfacesget_container_pendingget_container_rrddataget_container_statusget_disk_smartget_firewall_group_rulesget_firewall_refsget_groupget_ha_groupget_ha_manager_statusget_ha_resourceget_ha_statusget_metric_serverget_next_vmidget_node_aplinfoget_node_apt_updateget_node_capabilities_qemuget_node_certificatesget_node_configget_node_disksget_node_dnsget_node_firewall_logget_node_firewall_optionsget_node_hardware_pciget_node_hardware_usbget_node_hostsget_node_journalget_node_netstatget_node_networkget_node_network_interfaceget_node_reportget_node_statusget_node_storage_scanget_node_storage_statusget_node_subscriptionget_node_syslogget_node_timeget_node_versionget_permissionsget_poolget_replication_jobget_roleget_sdn_controllerget_sdn_ipamget_sdn_vnetget_sdn_zoneget_storage_configget_storage_rrddataget_storage_volume_infoget_task_logget_task_statusget_userget_user_tokenget_versionget_vm_cloudinitget_vm_configget_vm_featureget_vm_firewall_optionsget_vm_pendingget_vm_rrddataget_vm_snapshot_configget_vm_spiceproxyget_vm_statusget_vm_vncproxyget_vzdump_defaultsget_vzdump_extractconfigget_zfs_poolinitialize_gptjoin_clusterlist_acme_accountslist_acme_pluginslist_auth_domainslist_backup_file_restorelist_backup_jobslist_ceph_fslist_ceph_managerslist_ceph_mdslist_ceph_monitorslist_ceph_osdslist_ceph_poolslist_cluster_firewall_ruleslist_container_firewall_ruleslist_container_snapshotslist_containerslist_dir_mappingslist_directory_storagelist_file_restorelist_firewall_aliaseslist_firewall_groupslist_firewall_ipset_entrieslist_firewall_ipsetslist_firewall_macroslist_groupslist_ha_groupslist_ha_resourceslist_lvm_volumeslist_lvmthin_poolslist_metric_serverslist_node_firewall_ruleslist_node_serviceslist_node_storagelist_node_taskslist_nodeslist_notification_endpointslist_notification_matchers
Only Terraform declares
get_latest_module_versionget_latest_provider_versionget_module_detailsget_policy_detailsget_provider_capabilitiesget_provider_detailssearch_modulessearch_policiessearch_providers
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
The marketplaces of Terraform publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Proxmox VE · What it can do: Terraform · 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. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.