PostgreSQL MCP Server vs pgmcp
PostgreSQL MCP Server is an MCP server published by itunified-io. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). pgmcp is an MCP server published by pascalallen. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-15. 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 |  pgmcp | |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 2026.4.10 Downloads/month (npm): 123 Downloads/week (npm): 28 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 1.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 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 | PostgreSQL MCP Server | pgmcp |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 0 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@itunified.io/mcp-postgres) | On your machine (ghcr.io/pascalallen/pgmcp:1.1.0) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 0 | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/itunified-io/mcp-postgres | github.com/pascalallen/pgmcp |
| 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
PostgreSQL MCP Server
PostgreSQL MCP Server — 27 tools for queries, schema, CRUD, DBA, HA & server management
pgmcp
Read-only Postgres ops/DBA diagnostics: slow queries, EXPLAIN, locks, index and table health.
How to run each
PostgreSQL MCP Server As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio postgres -- npx -y @itunified.io/mcp-postgrespgmcp As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "PGMCP_DATABASE_URL=<YOUR_PGMCP_DATABASE_URL>" --transport stdio pgmcp -- docker run -i --rm -e PGMCP_DATABASE_URL ghcr.io/pascalallen/pgmcp:1.1.0Requires: PGMCP_DATABASE_URL (secret)
Commands 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 PostgreSQL MCP Server asks for
POSTGRES_CONNECTION_STRING
Only pgmcp asks for
PGMCP_DATABASE_URL (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: PostgreSQL MCP Server · What it can do: pgmcp · Compare two other plugins
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