Spanning Cloud Backup vs io.github.orieg/gws-connector
Spanning Cloud Backup is an MCP server published by WYRE-AI. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). io.github.orieg/gws-connector is an MCP server published by orieg. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-27. 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 |  Spanning Cloud Backup |  io.github.orieg/gws-connector |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 1.1.5 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.4.3 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.1 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 2 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 | Spanning Cloud Backup | io.github.orieg/gws-connector |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-14 | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (ghcr.io/wyre-ai/spanning-mcp:v1.1.5) | On your machine (https://github.com/orieg/gws-connector/releases/download/v0.4.3/gws-mcp.mcpb) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 6, secrets among them: 1 | 1, secrets among them: 0 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | Not published | 2 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 9 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/wyre-ai/spanning-mcp | github.com/orieg/gws-connector |
| 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
Spanning Cloud Backup
MCP server for Spanning Cloud Backup — M365/GWS/Salesforce backups, restores, audit.
io.github.orieg/gws-connector
Multi-account Google Workspace MCP — Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Sheets, Docs with smart routing.
How to run each
Spanning Cloud Backup As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "SPANNING_ADMIN_EMAIL=<YOUR_SPANNING_ADMIN_EMAIL>" --env "SPANNING_API_TOKEN=<YOUR_SPANNING_API_TOKEN>" --env "SPANNING_PLATFORM=<YOUR_SPANNING_PLATFORM>" --transport stdio spanning-mcp -- docker run -i --rm -e SPANNING_ADMIN_EMAIL -e SPANNING_API_TOKEN -e SPANNING_PLATFORM ghcr.io/wyre-ai/spanning-mcp:v1.1.5Requires: SPANNING_ADMIN_EMAIL, SPANNING_API_TOKEN (secret), SPANNING_PLATFORM
io.github.orieg/gws-connector As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install gws-connector@claude-communityCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Only Spanning Cloud Backup asks for
AUTH_MODELOG_LEVELMCP_TRANSPORTSPANNING_ADMIN_EMAILSPANNING_API_TOKEN (secret)SPANNING_PLATFORM
Only io.github.orieg/gws-connector asks for
GWS_STATE_DIR
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Spanning Cloud Backup · What it can do: io.github.orieg/gws-connector · 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.