alloydb-omni vs Apache Pinot MCP Server
alloydb-omni is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by gemini-cli-extensions. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces). Apache Pinot MCP Server is an MCP server published by startreedata. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, PyPI (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-25. 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 |  alloydb-omni |  Apache Pinot MCP Server |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Listed Version: 0.2.2 Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 4 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 0.2.1 Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 4 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 5.0.0 Downloads/month (PyPI): 178 Downloads/week (PyPI): 119 Forks (GitHub): 13 Stars (GitHub): 17 Not marked · First seen |
| PyPI (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 5.0.0 Downloads/month (PyPI): 178 Downloads/week (PyPI): 119 Forks (GitHub): 13 Stars (GitHub): 17 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 | alloydb-omni | Apache Pinot MCP Server |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 3 (better) | 2 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 4 (worse) | 17 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 4 (worse) | 13 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-16 (better) | 2026-10-12 (worse) |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@toolbox-sdk/server) | On your machine (mcp-pinot-server) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 6, secrets among them: 1 | 8, secrets among them: 2 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 9 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/gemini-cli-extensions/alloydb-omni | github.com/startreedata/mcp-pinot |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 5 | 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
alloydb-omni
Create, connect, and interact with an AlloyDB Omni database and data.
Apache Pinot MCP Server
Query and manage Apache Pinot through MCP with typed tools and preview-first safety.
How to run each
alloydb-omni As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install alloydb-omni@claude-plugins-officialApache Pinot MCP Server As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --env "PINOT_PASSWORD=<YOUR_PINOT_PASSWORD>" --env "PINOT_TOKEN=<YOUR_PINOT_TOKEN>" --transport stdio mcp-pinot -- uvx mcp-pinot-serverRequires: PINOT_PASSWORD (secret), PINOT_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 alloydb-omni asks for
ALLOYDB_OMNI_DATABASEALLOYDB_OMNI_HOSTALLOYDB_OMNI_PASSWORD (secret)ALLOYDB_OMNI_PORTALLOYDB_OMNI_QUERY_PARAMSALLOYDB_OMNI_USER
Only Apache Pinot MCP Server asks for
AUTH_PROVIDERMCP_TRANSPORTPINOT_BROKER_URLPINOT_CONTROLLER_URLPINOT_PASSWORD (secret)PINOT_TOKEN (secret)PINOT_USERNAMEPINOT_USE_MSQE
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: alloydb-omni · What it can do: Apache Pinot 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/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. Package data comes from the Python Package Index (pypi.org). Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.