dataverse vs ai.explorium/mcp-explorium
dataverse is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by microsoft. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot, Copilot CLI: github/copilot-plugins). ai.explorium/mcp-explorium is an MCP server published by explorium.ai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-17. 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 |  dataverse |  ai.explorium/mcp-explorium |
|---|---|---|
| Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 67 Stars (GitHub): 246 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Copilot CLI: github/copilot-plugins | Listed Version: not stated Forks (GitHub): 67 Stars (GitHub): 246 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.1 Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 21 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Listed Version: sha256:48f0b580857b Forks (GitHub): 4 Pulls (Docker Hub): 12 930 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 21 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 | dataverse | ai.explorium/mcp-explorium |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 2 | 2 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 246 (better) | 21 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | No figure on Docker Hub | 12 930 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 67 (better) | 4 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server or your machine |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP, stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | Not published | 12 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/microsoft/dataverse-skills | github.com/explorium-ai/mcp-explorium |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 24 h ago, requires a key |
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
dataverse
Build and manage Microsoft Dataverse solutions using natural language. Includes table/column creation, solution lifecycle, data operations, and MCP server configuration.
ai.explorium/mcp-explorium
Access live company and contact data from Explorium's AgentSource B2B platform.
How to run each
dataverse
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
ai.explorium/mcp-explorium As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http mcp-explorium https://mcp-github-registry.explorium.ai/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only ai.explorium/mcp-explorium has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of dataverse publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of dataverse publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: dataverse · What it can do: ai.explorium/mcp-explorium · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/blob/HEAD/.github/plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/github/copilot-plugins/blob/HEAD/.github/plugin/marketplace.json. 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.