Frontier vs Apollo MCP Server
Frontier is an MCP server published by openfrontier.dev. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). Apollo MCP Server is an MCP server published by apollographql. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-19. 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 |  Frontier |  Apollo MCP Server |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 1.0.0 No figure published Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 2.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 79 Stars (GitHub): 315 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 | Frontier | Apollo MCP Server |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 315 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 79 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (openfrontier.dev/mcp) | On your machine (ghcr.io/apollographql/apollo-mcp-server:v2.0.0) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | Not stated | github.com/apollographql/apollo-mcp-server |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 4 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
Frontier
Discover Frontier inference capabilities and read sanitized usage through read-only tools.
Apollo MCP Server
MCP server that exposes GraphQL operations as tools for AI models.
How to run each
Frontier As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http frontier https://openfrontier.dev/mcpApollo MCP Server As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio apollo-mcp-server -- docker run -i --rm --mount "type=bind,src=<YOUR_CONFIG_PATH>,dst=/config.yaml,readonly" --mount "type=bind,src=<YOUR_DATA_PATH>,dst=/data" -p 8000:8000 ghcr.io/apollographql/apollo-mcp-server:v2.0.0 /config.yamlCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Frontier 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
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: Frontier · What it can do: Apollo MCP Server · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.