AWS Startup Advisor vs Cloudeval AI
AWS Startup Advisor is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by awslabs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces). Cloudeval AI is an MCP server published by ganakailabs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-18. 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 |  AWS Startup Advisor |   Cloudeval AI |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1.5.4 Forks (GitHub): 41 Stars (GitHub): 24 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.38.5 Downloads/month (npm): 438 Downloads/week (npm): 59 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 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 | AWS Startup Advisor | Cloudeval AI |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 2 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 24 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 41 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (knowledge-mcp.global.api.aws) | On your machine (@ganakailabs/cloudeval-cli) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 0 | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 20 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/awslabs/startups | github.com/ganakailabs/cloudeval-cli |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Answered with HTTP 302 (8 h ago) | no remote endpoint we check |
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
AWS Startup Advisor
Personalized architecture, cost, security, and migration guidance for startups. From day-one account setup and security baselines to production-ready infrastructure, cost optimization, and beyond. Includes AWS Activate Credits eligibility, 60+ exclusive startup offers, and multi-account multi-region support. Built on expertise from AWS Startup Solutions Architects and patterns from 350,000+ startups.
Cloudeval AI
Cloud evaluations and reviews for Azure and static AWS CloudFormation (beta). Requires an account.
How to run each
AWS Startup Advisor As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install aws-startup-advisor@claude-communityCloudeval AI As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "CLOUDEVAL_ACCESS_KEY=<YOUR_CLOUDEVAL_ACCESS_KEY>" --transport stdio cloudeval -- npx -y @ganakailabs/cloudeval-cli mcp serve --toolset readonlyRequires: CLOUDEVAL_ACCESS_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only AWS Startup Advisor has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Only AWS Startup Advisor asks for
AWS_REGIONFASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL
Only Cloudeval AI asks for
CLOUDEVAL_ACCESS_KEY (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: AWS Startup Advisor · What it can do: Cloudeval AI · Compare two other plugins
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 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.