Comparison

ServiceNow MCP Server vs IBM Maximo

ServiceNow MCP Server is an MCP server published by jschuller. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, PyPI (MCP servers)). IBM Maximo is an MCP server published by markusvankempen. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-12. 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

Where each is published
Marketplace	ServiceNow MCP Server	IBM Maximo
Official MCP Registry	Listed Version: 0.9.3 Downloads/month (PyPI): 1 362 Downloads/week (PyPI): 486 Forks (GitHub): 10 Stars (GitHub): 27 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11	Listed Version: 1.1.0 Downloads/month (npm): 225 Downloads/week (npm): 82 Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 11 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
PyPI (MCP servers)	Listed Version: 0.9.3 Downloads/month (PyPI): 1 362 Downloads/week (PyPI): 486 Forks (GitHub): 10 Stars (GitHub): 27 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-12	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

ServiceNow MCP Server vs IBM Maximo
Fact	ServiceNow MCP Server	IBM Maximo
Marketplaces that list it (differs)	2 (better)	1 (worse)
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	27 (better)	11 (worse)
Forks (GitHub) (differs)	10 (better)	4 (worse)
Last release (differs)	2026-10-29	Not published
Where it runs (differs)	On your machine (mcp-server-servicenow)	On your machine (maximo-mcp-server)
Transport	stdio	stdio
Tools it declares	Not published	Not published
Environment variables it asks for (differs)	15, secrets among them: 3	3, secrets among them: 1
Licence (differs)	MIT	Not stated
Repository (differs)	github.com/jschuller/mcp-server-servicenow	github.com/markusvankempen/maximo-mcp-ai-integration-options
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

ServiceNow MCP Server

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

ServiceNow MCP server: Table API, CMDB, schema, aggregates, update sets and four Agent Skills.

IBM Maximo

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Connect AI assistants to IBM Maximo for API discovery, OSLC querying, and Carbon UI generation.

How to run each

ServiceNow MCP Server As a local MCP server: PyPI package

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env "SERVICENOW_API_KEY=<YOUR_SERVICENOW_API_KEY>" --env "SERVICENOW_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_SERVICENOW_CLIENT_SECRET>" --env "SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL=<YOUR_SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL>" --env "SERVICENOW_PASSWORD=<YOUR_SERVICENOW_PASSWORD>" --transport stdio mcp-server-servicenow -- uvx mcp-server-servicenow

Requires: SERVICENOW_API_KEY (secret), SERVICENOW_CLIENT_SECRET (secret), SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL, SERVICENOW_PASSWORD (secret)

IBM Maximo As a local MCP server: npm package

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env "MAXIMO_API_KEY=<YOUR_MAXIMO_API_KEY>" --env "MAXIMO_URL=<YOUR_MAXIMO_URL>" --transport stdio maximo-mcp-server -- npx -y maximo-mcp-server

Requires: MAXIMO_API_KEY (secret), MAXIMO_URL

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 ServiceNow MCP Server asks for

SERVICENOW_ALLOW_JS_QUERIES
SERVICENOW_API_KEY (secret)
SERVICENOW_API_KEY_HEADER
SERVICENOW_AUDIT_LOG
SERVICENOW_AUTH_TYPE
SERVICENOW_CLIENT_ID
SERVICENOW_CLIENT_SECRET (secret)
SERVICENOW_DEBUG
SERVICENOW_INSTANCE_URL
SERVICENOW_PASSWORD (secret)
SERVICENOW_READ_ONLY
SERVICENOW_SKILLS

Show the remaining 3

SERVICENOW_TIMEOUT
SERVICENOW_TOKEN_URL
SERVICENOW_USERNAME

Only IBM Maximo asks for

MAXIMO_API_KEY (secret)
MAXIMO_HOST
MAXIMO_URL

Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.

What it can do: ServiceNow MCP Server · What it can do: IBM Maximo · Compare two other plugins

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