Claude DB vs MCP Database Server
Claude DB is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Enrique Rocha. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). MCP Database Server is an MCP server published by Souhar-dya. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-24. 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 |   MCP Database Server | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace hainrixz/claude-db | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 6 Stars (GitHub): 21 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.3.1 Forks (GitHub): 14 Stars (GitHub): 19 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Listed Version: sha256:9ccd629df448 Forks (GitHub): 14 Stars (GitHub): 19 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 | Claude DB | MCP Database Server |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 21 (better) | 19 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 6 (worse) | 14 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (docker.io/souhardyak/mcp-db-server:1.3.1) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | Not published | 7 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 1, secrets among them: 0 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 3 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 43 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | NOASSERTION |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/hainrixz/claude-db | github.com/souhar-dya/mcp-db-server |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-20 | 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
Claude DB
Design a new database, audit an existing one on two independent axes, and plan safe migrations — across SQL, document, key-value, vector, time-series, and graph engines.
MCP Database Server
MCP server for SQLite, PostgreSQL, and MySQL with natural language to SQL and direct SQL tooling.
How to run each
Claude DB As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add hainrixz/claude-db
/plugin install claude-db@claude-dbMCP Database Server As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio mcp-db-server -- docker run -i --rm docker.io/souhardyak/mcp-db-server:1.3.1Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Claude DB publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of Claude DB publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Claude DB · What it can do: MCP Database Server · 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.