Comparison

cockroachdb vs Snowflake MCP Server

cockroachdb is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by cockroachdb. Marketplaces we read that list it: 4 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Claude: knowledge-work-plugins, Community GitHub marketplaces, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). Snowflake MCP Server is an MCP server published by nsphung. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-15. 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
Marketplace	cockroachdb	Snowflake MCP Server
Claude Code: claude-plugins-official	Listed Version: 0.1.10 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 4 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11	Not listed
Claude: knowledge-work-plugins	Listed Version: 0.1.10 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 4 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11	Not listed
Claude Code: claude-plugins-community	Listed Version: 0.1.10 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 4 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11	Not listed
Official MCP Registry	Not listed	Listed Version: 0.14.4 Downloads/month (PyPI): 500 Downloads/week (PyPI): 73 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 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

cockroachdb vs Snowflake MCP Server
Fact	cockroachdb	Snowflake MCP Server
Marketplaces that list it (differs)	4 (better)	1 (worse)
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	4 (better)	2 (worse)
Forks (GitHub) (differs)	3 (better)	0 (worse)
Last release	Not published	Not published
Where it runs (differs)	Remote server (cockroachlabs.cloud/mcp)	On your machine (mcp-snowflake-server-nsp)
Transport (differs)	Streamable HTTP	stdio
Tools it declares	Not published	Not published
Environment variables it asks for (differs)	6, secrets among them: 1	15, secrets among them: 4
Hooks it runs (differs)	2	Not published
Parts of the bundle (differs)	42	Not a bundle
Licence (differs)	Apache-2.0	Not stated
Repository (differs)	github.com/cockroachdb/claude-plugin	github.com/nsphung/mcp-snowflake-server
Changes in the last 7 days	0	0
First seen	2026-10-11	2026-10-11
Endpoint at the last check (differs)	not checked yet	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

cockroachdb

In its own words, on Claude Code: claude-plugins-official:

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.

Snowflake MCP Server

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

A Snowflake MCP server — SQL queries, schema exploration, and data insights for AI assistants

How to run each

cockroachdb As a Claude Code plugin

Claude Code

/plugin install cockroachdb@claude-plugins-official

Snowflake MCP Server As a local MCP server: PyPI package

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env "SNOWFLAKE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_SNOWFLAKE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET>" --env "SNOWFLAKE_PASSWORD=<YOUR_SNOWFLAKE_PASSWORD>" --env "SNOWFLAKE_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE_PWD=<YOUR_SNOWFLAKE_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE_PWD>" --env "SNOWFLAKE_TOKEN=<YOUR_SNOWFLAKE_TOKEN>" --transport stdio mcp-snowflake-server -- uvx mcp-snowflake-server-nsp --log_level INFO

Requires: SNOWFLAKE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET (secret), SNOWFLAKE_PASSWORD (secret), SNOWFLAKE_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE_PWD (secret), SNOWFLAKE_TOKEN (secret)

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

Tools each declares

Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.

Settings each asks for

Only cockroachdb asks for

COCKROACHDB_DATABASE
COCKROACHDB_HOST
COCKROACHDB_PASSWORD (secret)
COCKROACHDB_PORT
COCKROACHDB_SSLMODE
COCKROACHDB_USER

Only Snowflake MCP Server asks for

SNOWFLAKE_ACCOUNT
SNOWFLAKE_AUTHENTICATOR
SNOWFLAKE_DATABASE
SNOWFLAKE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID
SNOWFLAKE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET (secret)
SNOWFLAKE_OAUTH_SCOPE
SNOWFLAKE_OAUTH_TOKEN_REQUEST_URL
SNOWFLAKE_PASSWORD (secret)
SNOWFLAKE_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE
SNOWFLAKE_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE_PWD (secret)
SNOWFLAKE_ROLE
SNOWFLAKE_SCHEMA

Show the remaining 3

SNOWFLAKE_TOKEN (secret)
SNOWFLAKE_USER
SNOWFLAKE_WAREHOUSE

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

What it can do: cockroachdb · What it can do: Snowflake MCP Server · 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 public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. 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. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on 2026-10-15. We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.