Postman MCP Server vs Upstream
Postman MCP Server is an MCP server published by postman.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog). Upstream is an MCP server published by toolweather. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-21. 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 |   Postman MCP Server |  Upstream |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 2.14.0 Downloads/month (npm): 31 313 Downloads/week (npm): 4 401 Forks (GitHub): 88 Stars (GitHub): 324 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:73f715030cbe Forks (GitHub): 88 Pulls (Docker Hub): 45 708 Stars (Docker Hub): 6 Stars (GitHub): 324 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
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 | Postman MCP Server | Upstream |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 2 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 324 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 45 708 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 88 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-16 (better) | 2026-10-15 (worse) |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server or your machine | Remote server (upstream.toolweather.workers.dev/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP, stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 42 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/postmanlabs/postman-mcp-server | github.com/toolweather/upstream |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 1 | 4 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-15 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 5 days ago, requires a key | Responded 21 h ago |
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
Postman MCP Server
Give your AI agents trusted access to the full Postman platform.
Upstream
Is this AI/dev API down? Is this model deprecated, what replaces it? Live status for ~40 APIs.
How to run each
Postman MCP Server As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http postman-mcp-server https://mcp.postman.com/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN>"Requires: POSTMAN_API_KEY (secret), Authorization header
Upstream As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http upstream https://upstream.toolweather.workers.dev/mcp --header "X-API-Key: <YOUR_X_API_KEY>"Requires: X-API-Key header
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Both endpoints responded at the last daily check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Upstream publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of Upstream publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Postman MCP Server · What it can do: Upstream · Compare two other plugins
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.