Airtable vs Smarty
Airtable is an MCP server published by domdomegg. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog). Smarty is an MCP server published by pipeworx-io. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-13. 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 |   Airtable |  Smarty |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 1.14.0 Downloads/month (npm): 11 238 Downloads/week (npm): 3 490 Forks (GitHub): 132 Stars (GitHub): 456 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.2.1 Downloads/month (npm): 616 Downloads/week (npm): 121 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:3b92b9beab39 Forks (GitHub): 132 Pulls (Docker Hub): 21 885 Stars (Docker Hub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 456 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 | Airtable | Smarty |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 2 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 456 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 21 885 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 132 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-11-02 (worse) | 2026-11-05 (better) |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (airtable-mcp-server) | Remote server (gateway.pipeworx.io/smarty/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 16 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 1 | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/domdomegg/airtable-mcp-server | github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-smarty |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 2 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
Airtable
Read and write access to Airtable database schemas, tables, and records.
Smarty
Smarty MCP — wraps Smarty's US Address Verification + US Property Enrichment APIs (smarty.com…
How to run each
Airtable As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "AIRTABLE_API_KEY=<YOUR_AIRTABLE_API_KEY>" --transport stdio airtable-mcp-server -- npx -y airtable-mcp-serverRequires: AIRTABLE_API_KEY (secret)
Smarty As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http smarty https://gateway.pipeworx.io/smarty/mcpRequires: PIPEWORX_API_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Smarty has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Smarty publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Airtable asks for
AIRTABLE_API_KEY (secret)NODE_ENV
Only Smarty asks for
PIPEWORX_API_KEY (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Airtable · What it can do: Smarty · 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. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.