backlog vs GitHub
backlog is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by backloghq. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 2.4.3 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 5 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 2.0.2 Forks (GitHub): 5 131 Stars (GitHub): 33 515 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Listed Version: sha256:ffced0d76e77 Forks (GitHub): 5 131 Stars (GitHub): 33 515 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 | backlog | GitHub |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 5 (worse) | 33 515 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 2 (worse) | 5 131 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server or your machine |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP, stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | Not published | 40 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 0 | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 4 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 13 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/backloghq/backlog | github.com/github/github-mcp-server |
| 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.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of backlog publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only backlog asks for
TASKDATA_ROOT
Only GitHub asks for
GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: backlog · What it can do: GitHub · 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 the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. 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.