Atlassian MCP vs GitHub
Atlassian MCP is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by atlassian. Marketplaces we read that list it: 4 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces). GitHub is an MCP server published by github. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-12. 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 |  Atlassian MCP |  GitHub |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Listed Version: eb9a595 Forks (GitHub): 140 Stars (GitHub): 1 089 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 2.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 140 Stars (GitHub): 1 089 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 2.0.2 Forks (GitHub): 5 134 Stars (GitHub): 33 552 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 94a3043 Forks (GitHub): 140 Stars (GitHub): 1 089 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Listed Version: sha256:ffced0d76e77 Forks (GitHub): 5 134 Stars (GitHub): 33 552 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 | Atlassian MCP | GitHub |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 4 (better) | 2 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 1 089 (worse) | 33 552 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 140 (worse) | 5 134 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp.atlassian.com/v2/mcp) | Remote server or your machine |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | Streamable HTTP, stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | Not published | 40 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 7 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/atlassian/atlassian-mcp-server | github.com/github/github-mcp-server |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check | not checked yet | not checked yet |
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
Atlassian MCP
Connect to Atlassian products including Jira and Confluence. Search and create issues, access documentation, manage sprints, and integrate your development workflow with Atlassian's collaboration tools.
GitHub
Connect AI assistants to GitHub - manage repos, issues, PRs, and workflows through natural language.
How to run each
Atlassian MCP As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install atlassian@claude-plugins-officialGitHub As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN=<YOUR_GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN>" --transport stdio github-official -- docker run -i --rm -e GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-serverRequires: GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Atlassian MCP publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of Atlassian MCP publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Atlassian MCP · What it can do: GitHub · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. 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-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.