Comparison

com.pdfgate/mcp-server vs pdfnative MCP — PDF/A & PDF/X-4 generation, PAdES signing & introspection

com.pdfgate/mcp-server is an MCP server published by pdfgate.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, npm registry (MCP servers)). pdfnative MCP — PDF/A & PDF/X-4 generation, PAdES signing & introspection is an MCP server published by Nizoka. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, npm registry (MCP servers)). 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

Where each is published
Marketplace	com.pdfgate/mcp-server	pdfnative MCP — PDF/A & PDF/X-4 generation, PAdES signing & introspection
Official MCP Registry	Listed Version: 1.4.0 Downloads/month (npm): 516 Downloads/week (npm): 127 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11	Listed Version: 1.7.0 Downloads/month (npm): 1 368 Downloads/week (npm): 121 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
npm registry (MCP servers)	Listed Version: 1.4.0 Downloads/month (npm): 516 Downloads/week (npm): 127 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-12	Listed Version: 1.7.0 Downloads/month (npm): 1 368 Downloads/week (npm): 121 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-12

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

com.pdfgate/mcp-server vs pdfnative MCP — PDF/A & PDF/X-4 generation, PAdES signing & introspection
Fact	com.pdfgate/mcp-server	pdfnative MCP — PDF/A & PDF/X-4 generation, PAdES signing & introspection
Marketplaces that list it	2	2
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	0 (worse)	2 (better)
Forks (GitHub)	0	0
Last release	Not published	Not published
Where it runs (differs)	Remote server or your machine	On your machine (pdfnative-mcp)
Transport (differs)	Streamable HTTP	stdio
Tools it declares	Not published	Not published
Environment variables it asks for (differs)	2, secrets among them: 0	12, secrets among them: 2
Licence (differs)	Not stated	MIT
Repository (differs)	github.com/pdfgate/pdfgate-mcp-server	github.com/nizoka/pdfnative-mcp
Changes in the last 7 days	0	0
First seen	2026-10-11	2026-10-11
Endpoint at the last check (differs)	Responded 3 days ago	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

com.pdfgate/mcp-server

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

MCP server for the PDFGate API. Generate PDFs, manage documents and handle e-signatures.

pdfnative MCP — PDF/A & PDF/X-4 generation, PAdES signing & introspection

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

PDF MCP: generate PDF/A & PDF/X-4, sign & verify PAdES (LTV), forms, merge, split, encrypt. 28 tools

How to run each

com.pdfgate/mcp-server As a remote MCP server

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http com-pdfgate-mcp-server https://mcp.pdfgate.com/server --header "X-API-KEY: <YOUR_X_API_KEY>"

Requires: X-API-KEY header

pdfnative MCP — PDF/A & PDF/X-4 generation, PAdES signing & introspection As a local MCP server: npm package

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env "PDFNATIVE_MCP_HTTP_TOKEN=<YOUR_PDFNATIVE_MCP_HTTP_TOKEN>" --env "PDFNATIVE_MCP_TSA_AUTH=<YOUR_PDFNATIVE_MCP_TSA_AUTH>" --transport stdio pdfnative-mcp -- npx -y pdfnative-mcp pdfnative-mcp

Requires: PDFNATIVE_MCP_HTTP_TOKEN (secret), PDFNATIVE_MCP_TSA_AUTH (secret)

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

Only com.pdfgate/mcp-server has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints

Tools each declares

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

Settings each asks for

Only com.pdfgate/mcp-server asks for

PDFGATE_API_KEY
PDFGATE_WEBHOOK_PORT

Only pdfnative MCP — PDF/A & PDF/X-4 generation, PAdES signing & introspection asks for

PDFNATIVE_MCP_CACHE_DIR
PDFNATIVE_MCP_CREATION_DATE
PDFNATIVE_MCP_HTTP_TOKEN (secret)
PDFNATIVE_MCP_MAX_INFLATE_BYTES
PDFNATIVE_MCP_NETWORK_ALLOWED_HOSTS
PDFNATIVE_MCP_NETWORK_TIMEOUT_MS
PDFNATIVE_MCP_OUTPUT_DIR
PDFNATIVE_MCP_PORT
PDFNATIVE_MCP_REVOCATION
PDFNATIVE_MCP_TSA_AUTH (secret)
PDFNATIVE_MCP_TSA_URL
SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH

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

What it can do: com.pdfgate/mcp-server · What it can do: pdfnative MCP — PDF/A & PDF/X-4 generation, PAdES signing & introspection · Compare two other plugins

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