cockroachdb vs io.github.neo4j-contrib/mcp-neo4j-memory
cockroachdb is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by cockroachdb. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Claude: knowledge-work-plugins, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). io.github.neo4j-contrib/mcp-neo4j-memory is an MCP server published by neo4j-contrib. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-26. 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 |  cockroachdb |  io.github.neo4j-contrib/mcp-neo4j-memory |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Listed Version: 0.1.10 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 4 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude: knowledge-work-plugins | Listed Version: 0.1.10 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 4 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 0.1.10 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 4 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Downloads/month (PyPI): 23 826 Downloads/week (PyPI): 7 866 Forks (GitHub): 264 Stars (GitHub): 989 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Listed Version: sha256:0f04105a1006 Forks (GitHub): 264 Pulls (Docker Hub): 40 181 Stars (Docker Hub): 9 Stars (GitHub): 989 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 | cockroachdb | io.github.neo4j-contrib/mcp-neo4j-memory |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 3 (better) | 2 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 4 (worse) | 989 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | No figure on Docker Hub | 40 181 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 3 (worse) | 264 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (mcp-neo4j-memory) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | Not published | 9 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 6, secrets among them: 1 | 10, secrets among them: 1 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 2 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 42 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/cockroachdb/claude-plugin | github.com/neo4j-contrib/mcp-neo4j |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 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.
What each says it does
cockroachdb
Connect Claude Code directly to your CockroachDB clusters for hands-on database work — explore schemas, write optimized SQL, debug queries, and manage distributed database clusters. This plugin provides 14 tools across two active MCP backends (self-hosted MCP Toolbox and managed CockroachDB Cloud MCP Server), three specialized agents (DBA, Developer, Operator), 32 skills across 6 operational domains, and built-in safety hooks.
io.github.neo4j-contrib/mcp-neo4j-memory
MCP Neo4j Knowledge Graph Memory Server
How to run each
cockroachdb As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install cockroachdb@claude-plugins-officialio.github.neo4j-contrib/mcp-neo4j-memory As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --env "NEO4J_PASSWORD=<YOUR_NEO4J_PASSWORD>" --env "NEO4J_URI=<YOUR_NEO4J_URI>" --env "NEO4J_USERNAME=<YOUR_NEO4J_USERNAME>" --transport stdio mcp-neo4j-memory -- uvx mcp-neo4j-memoryRequires: NEO4J_PASSWORD (secret), NEO4J_URI, NEO4J_USERNAME
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of cockroachdb publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only cockroachdb asks for
COCKROACHDB_DATABASECOCKROACHDB_HOSTCOCKROACHDB_PASSWORD (secret)COCKROACHDB_PORTCOCKROACHDB_SSLMODECOCKROACHDB_USER
Only io.github.neo4j-contrib/mcp-neo4j-memory asks for
NEO4J_DATABASENEO4J_MCP_SERVER_ALLOWED_HOSTSNEO4J_MCP_SERVER_ALLOW_ORIGINSNEO4J_MCP_SERVER_HOSTNEO4J_MCP_SERVER_PATHNEO4J_MCP_SERVER_PORTNEO4J_NAMESPACENEO4J_PASSWORD (secret)NEO4J_TRANSPORTNEO4J_URINEO4J_URLNEO4J_USERNAME
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: cockroachdb · What it can do: io.github.neo4j-contrib/mcp-neo4j-memory · 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 public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. 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. 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.