defang vs Orrery
defang is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by DefangLabs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces). Orrery is an MCP server published by Sagargupta16. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-28. 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 |  defang |  Orrery |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 24 Stars (GitHub): 167 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.12.1 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 6 Not marked · First seen |
| Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.4.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 6 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 | defang | Orrery |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 2 | 2 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 167 (better) | 6 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 24 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-24 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (@sagargupta1610/orrery) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 2 | 5 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/defanglabs/defang | github.com/sagargupta16/orrery |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 5 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-21 |
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
defang
Deploy any Docker Compose app to your own cloud account on AWS or GCP in minutes. The `/defang:deploy` skill guides you through the full workflow. Your code and secrets never leave your infrastructure.
Orrery
Architecture diagrams with official AWS, Azure, GCP and Kubernetes icons, to SVG, PNG and draw.io
How to run each
defang As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install defang@claude-communityOrrery As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio orrery -- npx -y @sagargupta1610/orrery mcpCommands 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
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: defang · What it can do: Orrery · 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 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 public marketplace file https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/blob/HEAD/.github/plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.