MCP Database Server vs Boyce
MCP Database Server is an MCP server published by Souhar-dya. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog). Boyce is an MCP server published by boyce-io. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-25. 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 |   MCP Database Server |  Boyce |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 1.3.1 Forks (GitHub): 14 Stars (GitHub): 19 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.1.1 Downloads/month (PyPI): 72 Downloads/week (PyPI): 15 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:9ccd629df448 Forks (GitHub): 14 Stars (GitHub): 19 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 | MCP Database Server | Boyce |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 2 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 19 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 14 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (docker.io/souhardyak/mcp-db-server:1.3.1) | On your machine (boyce) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 7 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 0 | 3, secrets among them: 0 |
| Licence (differs) | NOASSERTION | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/souhar-dya/mcp-db-server | github.com/boyce-io/boyce |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
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
MCP Database Server
MCP server for SQLite, PostgreSQL, and MySQL with natural language to SQL and direct SQL tooling.
Boyce
Deterministic SQL compiler for AI agents. Your agent stops guessing SQL.
How to run each
MCP Database Server As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio mcp-db-server -- docker run -i --rm docker.io/souhardyak/mcp-db-server:1.3.1Boyce As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio boyce -- uvx boyceCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Boyce publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only MCP Database Server asks for
DATABASE_URL
Only Boyce asks for
ANTHROPIC_API_KEYBOYCE_DB_URLBOYCE_PROVIDER
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: MCP Database Server · What it can do: Boyce · 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.