Stripe vs cost-guardian
Stripe is an MCP server published by stripe. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). cost-guardian is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Manavarya Singh. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-29. 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 |  Stripe | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:92ba43f82377 Forks (GitHub): 381 Pulls (Docker Hub): 46 471 Stars (Docker Hub): 9 Stars (GitHub): 1 988 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace manavarya09/cost-guardian | Not listed | Listed Version: 2.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 40 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 | Stripe | cost-guardian |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 1 988 (better) | 40 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 46 471 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 381 (better) | 2 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/stripe) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 22 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 4 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/stripe/agent-toolkit | github.com/manavarya09/cost-guardian |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 4 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-27 |
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
Stripe
Interact with Stripe services over the Stripe API.
cost-guardian
Real-time cost tracking, budget guardrails, and spending reports for Claude Code sessions. Zero setup required.
How to run each
Stripe As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=<YOUR_STRIPE_SECRET_KEY>" --transport stdio stripe -- docker run -i --rm -e STRIPE_SECRET_KEY mcp/stripeRequires: STRIPE_SECRET_KEY (secret)
cost-guardian As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add manavarya09/cost-guardian
/plugin install cost-guardian@cost-guardian-marketplaceCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of cost-guardian publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of cost-guardian publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Stripe · What it can do: cost-guardian · 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.