Comparison

usage-metering vs Prometheus MCP Server

usage-metering is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑18.

usage-metering is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by barnburner121. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Prometheus MCP Server is an MCP server published by pab1it0. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-12. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.

Where each is published

Where each is published
Marketplace	usage-metering	Prometheus MCP Server
Community marketplace barnburner121/claude-plugin-marketplace	Removed on 2026-10-18 Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 3 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-14	Not listed
Official MCP Registry	Not listed	Listed Version: 1.6.2 Forks (GitHub): 106 Stars (GitHub): 525 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
Docker MCP Catalog	Not listed	Listed Version: sha256:3c3921301229 Forks (GitHub): 106 Stars (GitHub): 525 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11

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

usage-metering vs Prometheus MCP Server
Fact	usage-meteringno longer listed · 2026-10-18	Prometheus MCP Server
Marketplaces that list it (differs)	0	2
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	3	525
Forks (GitHub) (differs)	0	106
Last release	Not published	Not published
Where it runs (differs)	On your machine (@barnburner121/plugin-hub-mcp)	On your machine (ghcr.io/pab1it0/prometheus-mcp-server:1.6.2)
Transport (differs)	Not stated	stdio
Tools it declares (differs)	Not published	6
Environment variables it asks for (differs)	Not published	14, secrets among them: 2
Parts of the bundle (differs)	2	Not a bundle
Licence	MIT	MIT
Repository (differs)	github.com/barnburner121/claude-plugin-marketplace	github.com/pab1it0/prometheus-mcp-server
Changes in the last 7 days	0	0
First seen (differs)	2026-10-14	2026-10-11

Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.

What to use instead of usage-metering

Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.

mcp io.github.ClockNext/mcp

Meter usage and manage usage-based billing from AI tools via the ClockNext API.

by ClockNext · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job
meterkit com.edgethirteen.www/meterkit

Drop-in usage credit ledger plus current Stripe Billing Meter Events integration for Next.js.

by www.edgethirteen.com · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job
Gradient MSP MCP

CLI and MCP server for Gradient MSP Synthesize: usage push, billing drift, alert tracing.

by Servosity · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry, Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job
Maxio MCP

Open, local revenue-intelligence CLI for Maxio Advanced Billing - MRR waterfalls

by Servosity · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry, Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job
credyt

Real-time billing infrastructure for AI products: create products, track usage, manage wallets, and verify pricing directly from Claude.

by credyt · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Claude Code: claude-plugins-community · Describes nearly the same job
billing-plane

BillingPlane is a Stripe billing intelligence plugin for Claude that prevents common revenue-losing billing bugs during development. Instead of adding another billing middleware…

by kamesh231 · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Claude Code: claude-plugins-community · Describes nearly the same job

Its card, with similar plugins by marketplace

What each says it does

usage-metering

In its own words, on Community GitHub marketplaces:

Generate usage-based billing and metering

Prometheus MCP Server

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

MCP server providing Prometheus metrics access and PromQL query execution for AI assistants

How to run each

usage-metering

No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.

Prometheus MCP Server As a local MCP server: Docker image

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env "PROMETHEUS_PASSWORD=<YOUR_PROMETHEUS_PASSWORD>" --env "PROMETHEUS_TOKEN=<YOUR_PROMETHEUS_TOKEN>" --env "PROMETHEUS_URL=<YOUR_PROMETHEUS_URL>" --transport stdio prometheus-mcp-server -- docker run -i --rm -e PROMETHEUS_PASSWORD -e PROMETHEUS_TOKEN -e PROMETHEUS_URL ghcr.io/pab1it0/prometheus-mcp-server:1.6.2

Requires: PROMETHEUS_PASSWORD (secret), PROMETHEUS_TOKEN (secret), PROMETHEUS_URL

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

Tools each declares

The marketplaces of usage-metering publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.

Settings each asks for

The marketplaces of usage-metering publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.

What it can do: usage-metering · What it can do: Prometheus MCP Server · Compare two other plugins

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. 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 2026-11-12. We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.