Render vs vps-ops
Render is an MCP server published by render-oss. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). vps-ops is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by arturseo-geo. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). 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 |  Render |  vps-ops |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:96ee41e6433a Forks (GitHub): 97 Pulls (Docker Hub): 15 956 Stars (Docker Hub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 180 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 5 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 | Render | vps-ops |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 180 (better) | 5 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 15 956 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 97 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/render) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 24 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 12 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/render-oss/render-mcp-server | github.com/arturseo-geo/cowork-vps-ops |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-12 |
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
Render
Interact with your Render resources via LLMs.
vps-ops
Monitor and manage a Linux VPS running WordPress, PM2 services, and Nginx. Checks service health, analyses Nginx logs for AI crawler activity, verifies backups, manages redirects, and runs WordPress site health checks. Includes 6 skills: health-check, log-analysis, backup-check, redirect, site-health, and wp-audit.
How to run each
Render As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "RENDER_API_KEY=<YOUR_RENDER_API_KEY>" --transport stdio render -- docker run -i --rm -e RENDER_API_KEY mcp/renderRequires: RENDER_API_KEY (secret)
vps-ops As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install vps-ops@claude-communityCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of vps-ops publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of vps-ops publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Render · What it can do: vps-ops · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/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.