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clocknext vs SmartBear MCP

clocknext is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by ClockNext. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). SmartBear MCP is an MCP server published by smartbear.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-14. 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
MarketplaceclocknextSmartBear MCP
Community marketplace clocknext/clocknext-mcp Listed
Version: 0.13.0
Forks (GitHub): 0
Stars (GitHub): 0
Not marked · First seen
Not listed
Official MCP Registry Not listed Listed
Version: 0.42.0
Downloads/month (npm): 47 525
Downloads/week (npm): 10 500
Forks (GitHub): 50
Stars (GitHub): 44
Not marked · First seen
Docker MCP Catalog Not listed Listed
Version: sha256:8a64acae01b6
Forks (GitHub): 50
Pulls (Docker Hub): 14 335
Stars (Docker Hub): 0
Stars (GitHub): 44
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

clocknext vs SmartBear MCP
FactclocknextSmartBear MCP
Marketplaces that list it (differs)1 (worse)2 (better)
Stars (GitHub) (differs)0 (worse)44 (better)
Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs)No figure on Docker Hub14 335
Forks (GitHub) (differs)0 (worse)50 (better)
Last releaseNot publishedNot published
Where it runs (differs)Installs as a plugin bundleRemote server or your machine
Transport (differs)Not statedStreamable HTTP, stdio
Tools it declares (differs)Not published160
Environment variables it asks for (differs)2, secrets among them: 117, secrets among them: 10
Parts of the bundle (differs)2Not a bundle
LicenceMITMIT
Repository (differs)github.com/clocknext/clocknext-mcpgithub.com/smartbear/smartbear-mcp
Changes in the last 7 days (differs)20
First seen (differs)2026-10-132026-10-11
Endpoint at the last check (differs)no remote endpoint we checknot 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

clocknext

In its own words, on Community GitHub marketplaces:

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

SmartBear MCP

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

MCP server for AI access to SmartBear tools, including BugSnag, Reflect, Swagger, PactFlow, QTM4J.

How to run each

clocknext As a Claude Code plugin

Claude Code
/plugin marketplace add clocknext/clocknext-mcp
/plugin install clocknext@clocknext

SmartBear MCP As a remote MCP server

Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http smartbear-mcp https://bugsnag.mcp.smartbear.com/mcp

Requires: BEARQ_API_TOKEN (secret), BUGSNAG_AUTH_TOKEN (secret), PACT_BROKER_PASSWORD (secret), PACT_BROKER_TOKEN (secret), QTM4J_API_KEY (secret), QTM4J_AUTOMATION_API_KEY (secret), REFLECT_API_TOKEN (secret), SWAGGER_API_KEY (secret), SWAGGER_FUNCTIONAL_TESTING_API_TOKEN (secret), ZEPHYR_API_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 clocknext publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.

Settings each asks for

Only clocknext asks for

  • CLOCKNEXT_API_KEY (secret)
  • CLOCKNEXT_DOCS_URL

Only SmartBear MCP asks for

  • API_HUB_API_KEY (secret)
  • BEARQ_API_BASE_URL
  • BEARQ_API_TOKEN (secret)
  • BUGSNAG_AUTH_TOKEN (secret)
  • BUGSNAG_ENDPOINT
  • BUGSNAG_PROJECT_API_KEY
  • PACT_BROKER_BASE_URL
  • PACT_BROKER_PASSWORD (secret)
  • PACT_BROKER_TOKEN (secret)
  • PACT_BROKER_USERNAME
  • QTM4J_API_KEY (secret)
  • QTM4J_AUTOMATION_API_KEY (secret)
Show the remaining 7
  • QTM4J_BASE_URL
  • REFLECT_API_TOKEN (secret)
  • SWAGGER_API_KEY (secret)
  • SWAGGER_FUNCTIONAL_TESTING_API_TOKEN (secret)
  • SWAGGER_FUNCTIONAL_TESTING_BASE_PATH
  • ZEPHYR_API_TOKEN (secret)
  • ZEPHYR_BASE_URL

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

What it can do: clocknext · What it can do: SmartBear MCP · 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 . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.

Where the data comes from: how the catalog is built