Stripe vs paddle
Stripe is an MCP server published by stripe. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). paddle is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by PaddleHQ. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-24. 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 |  paddle |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not seen in the last pass Version: sha256:92ba43f82377 Forks (GitHub): 375 Pulls (Docker Hub): 46 089 Stars (Docker Hub): 9 Stars (GitHub): 1 969 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: de7fcd3 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 9 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 | paddle |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 1 969 (better) | 9 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 46 089 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 375 (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 | 13 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/stripe/agent-toolkit | github.com/paddlehq/paddle-agent-skills |
| 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
Stripe
Interact with Stripe services over the Stripe API.
paddle
The Paddle plugin connects Claude Code to Paddle Billing, a merchant of record for SaaS, AI, mobile app, and digital product businesses. It provides step-by-step guidance for the most common Paddle integration tasks and wires up the Paddle docs MCP server so Claude pulls from up-to-date documentation as it works — helping you follow Paddle's recommended patterns for checkout, subscriptions, and webhooks instead of guessing from stale examples.
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)
paddle As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install paddle@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 paddle publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of paddle publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Stripe · What it can do: paddle · 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.