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ThingsBoard vs io.github.VictoriaMetrics-Community/mcp-victoriametrics

ThingsBoard is an MCP server published by thingsboard. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). io.github.VictoriaMetrics-Community/mcp-victoriametrics is an MCP server published by VictoriaMetrics-Community. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-23. 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

Where each is published
MarketplaceThingsBoardio.github.VictoriaMetrics-Community/mcp-victoriametrics
Docker MCP Catalog Listed
Version: sha256:b6733d2cfbb9
Forks (GitHub): 28
Pulls (Docker Hub): 10 067
Stars (Docker Hub): 0
Stars (GitHub): 98
Not marked · First seen 		Listed
Version: sha256:177f32eb9164
Forks (GitHub): 33
Stars (GitHub): 239
Not marked · First seen
Official MCP Registry Not listed Listed
Version: 1.18.0
Forks (GitHub): 33
Stars (GitHub): 239
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

ThingsBoard vs io.github.VictoriaMetrics-Community/mcp-victoriametrics
FactThingsBoardio.github.VictoriaMetrics-Community/mcp-victoriametrics
Marketplaces that list it (differs)1 (worse)2 (better)
Stars (GitHub) (differs)98 (worse)239 (better)
Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs)10 067No figure on Docker Hub
Forks (GitHub) (differs)28 (worse)33 (better)
Last releaseNot publishedNot published
Where it runs (differs)On your machine (mcp/thingsboard)On your machine (ghcr.io/victoriametrics-community/mcp-victoriametrics:1.18.0)
Transportstdiostdio
Tools it declares (differs)6220
Environment variables it asks for (differs)3, secrets among them: 29, secrets among them: 1
LicenceApache-2.0Apache-2.0
Repository (differs)github.com/thingsboard/thingsboard-mcpgithub.com/victoriametrics-community/mcp-victoriametrics
Changes in the last 7 days00
First seen2026-10-112026-10-11

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

ThingsBoard

In its own words, on Docker MCP Catalog:

Connect your AI workflows to the ThingsBoard IoT Platform through this MCP server. Enables LLMs to query device telemetry, manage IoT entities (devices, assets, customers), and analyze sensor data - all through natural language. Perfect for building AI-powered IoT monitoring, predictive maintenance, and automated device management workflows. Supports both ThingsBoard Community Edition and Professional Edition.

io.github.VictoriaMetrics-Community/mcp-victoriametrics

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

MCP Server for VictoriaMetrics. Provides integration with VictoriaMetrics API and documentation

How to run each

ThingsBoard As a local MCP server: Docker image

Claude Code
claude mcp add --env "THINGSBOARD_PASSWORD=<YOUR_THINGSBOARD_PASSWORD>" --env "THINGSBOARD_USERNAME=<YOUR_THINGSBOARD_USERNAME>" --transport stdio thingsboard -- docker run -i --rm -e THINGSBOARD_PASSWORD -e THINGSBOARD_USERNAME mcp/thingsboard

Requires: THINGSBOARD_PASSWORD (secret), THINGSBOARD_USERNAME (secret)

io.github.VictoriaMetrics-Community/mcp-victoriametrics As a local MCP server: Docker image

Claude Code
claude mcp add --env "VMC_API_KEY=<YOUR_VMC_API_KEY>" --env "VM_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN=<YOUR_VM_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN>" --env "VM_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT=<YOUR_VM_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT>" --env "VM_INSTANCE_TYPE=<YOUR_VM_INSTANCE_TYPE>" --transport stdio mcp-victoriametrics -- docker run -i --rm -e VMC_API_KEY -e VM_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN -e VM_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT -e VM_INSTANCE_TYPE ghcr.io/victoriametrics-community/mcp-victoriametrics:1.18.0

Requires: VMC_API_KEY (secret), VM_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN (secret), VM_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT, VM_INSTANCE_TYPE

Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.

Tools each declares

Only ThingsBoard declares

  • findByFrom
  • findByFromWithRelationType
  • findByTo
  • findByToWithRelationType
  • findInfoByFrom
  • findInfoByTo
  • getAdminSettings
  • getAlarmById
  • getAlarmInfoById
  • getAlarmTypes
  • getAlarms
  • getAllAlarms
Show the remaining 50
  • getAllCustomerUsers
  • getAssetById
  • getAssetsByEntityGroupId
  • getAssetsByIds
  • getAttributeKeys
  • getAttributeKeysByScope
  • getAttributes
  • getAttributesByScope
  • getCustomerAssets
  • getCustomerById
  • getCustomerDevices
  • getCustomerUsers
  • getCustomers
  • getCustomersByEntityGroupId
  • getDeviceById
  • getDeviceCredentialsByDeviceId
  • getDevicesByEntityGroupId
  • getDevicesByIds
  • getEntityGroupById
  • getEntityGroupByOwnerAndNameAndType
  • getEntityGroupsByIds
  • getEntityGroupsByOwnerAndType
  • getEntityGroupsByType
  • getEntityGroupsForEntity
  • getHighestAlarmSeverity
  • getLatestTimeseries
  • getRelation
  • getSecuritySettings
  • getSystemInfo
  • getTenantAdmins
  • getTenantAsset
  • getTenantAssets
  • getTenantCustomer
  • getTenantDevice
  • getTenantDevices
  • getTimeseries
  • getTimeseriesKeys
  • getUsageInfo
  • getUserAssets
  • getUserById
  • getUserCustomers
  • getUserDevices
  • getUsers
  • getUsersByEntityGroupId
  • getUsersForAssign
  • saveDeviceAttributes
  • saveEntityAttributesV1
  • saveEntityAttributesV2
  • saveEntityTelemetry
  • saveEntityTelemetryWithTTL

Only io.github.VictoriaMetrics-Community/mcp-victoriametrics declares

  • active_queries
  • alerts
  • documentation
  • downsampling_filters_debug
  • explain_query
  • flags
  • label_values
  • labels
  • metric_relabel_debug
  • metrics
  • metrics_metadata
  • prettify_query
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  • query
  • query_range
  • retention_filters_debug
  • rules
  • series
  • tenants
  • top_queries
  • tsdb_status

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

Only ThingsBoard asks for

  • THINGSBOARD_PASSWORD (secret)
  • THINGSBOARD_URL
  • THINGSBOARD_USERNAME (secret)

Only io.github.VictoriaMetrics-Community/mcp-victoriametrics asks for

  • MCP_DISABLED_TOOLS
  • MCP_DISABLE_RESOURCES
  • MCP_HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL
  • MCP_LISTEN_ADDR
  • MCP_SERVER_MODE
  • VMC_API_KEY (secret)
  • VM_INSTANCE_BEARER_TOKEN (secret)
  • VM_INSTANCE_ENTRYPOINT
  • VM_INSTANCE_HEADERS
  • VM_INSTANCE_TYPE

Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.

What it can do: ThingsBoard · What it can do: io.github.VictoriaMetrics-Community/mcp-victoriametrics · 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. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.

Where the data comes from: how the catalog is built