Cloud FinOps Skill & MCP vs io.github.dbsectrainer/mcp-cost-tracker-router
Cloud FinOps Skill & MCP is an MCP server published by OptimNow. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). io.github.dbsectrainer/mcp-cost-tracker-router is an MCP server published by dbsectrainer. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-22. 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 |  Cloud FinOps Skill & MCP |  io.github.dbsectrainer/mcp-cost-tracker-router |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 1.43.0 Downloads/month (PyPI): 981 Downloads/week (PyPI): 273 Forks (GitHub): 18 Stars (GitHub): 63 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 1.0.0 Downloads/month (npm): 121 Downloads/week (npm): 16 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1.28.0 Forks (GitHub): 18 Stars (GitHub): 63 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 | Cloud FinOps Skill & MCP | io.github.dbsectrainer/mcp-cost-tracker-router |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 2 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 63 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 18 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-20 | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp.optimnow.io/mcp) | On your machine (mcp-cost-tracker-router) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | CC-BY-SA-4.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/optimnow/cloud-finops-skills | github.com/dbsectrainer/mcp-cost-tracker-router |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 2 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
Cloud FinOps Skill & MCP
Cloud cost + FinOps knowledge for AI agents: AWS/Azure/GCP optimisation, AI spend, waste playbooks.
io.github.dbsectrainer/mcp-cost-tracker-router
Real-time cost awareness for MCP agent workflows
How to run each
Cloud FinOps Skill & MCP As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http cloud-finops https://mcp.optimnow.io/mcpio.github.dbsectrainer/mcp-cost-tracker-router As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "YOUR_API_KEY=<YOUR_YOUR_API_KEY>" --transport stdio mcp-cost-tracker-router -- npx -y mcp-cost-tracker-routerRequires: YOUR_API_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Cloud FinOps Skill & MCP has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither the marketplaces of io.github.dbsectrainer/mcp-cost-tracker-router nor its endpoint list any tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of Cloud FinOps Skill & MCP publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Cloud FinOps Skill & MCP · What it can do: io.github.dbsectrainer/mcp-cost-tracker-router · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.