MCP Comparison
Compare features, tools, and capabilities of these MCP servers side by side.
Pipedream MCP Server
Pipedream MCP Server is a reference implementation for self-hosting a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. It showcases how to manage and serve MCP-based apps and tools in your own environment, providing you with a way to run MCP servers locally or within your organization. Note that this MCP server is a reference implementation and is no longer actively maintained; for production workloads, Pipedream recommends using the remote MCP server, which offers hosted reliability and scaling. The server supports two primary modes and integrates with Pipedream Connect for authentication and API management, enabling automatic app discovery and credential storage with enterprise-grade security.
NCP - Natural Context Provider (NCP)
NCP is a unified MCP platform that consolidates 50+ tools, skills, and Photons into a single, intelligent interface. It enables code-mode execution, on-demand loading, scheduling, and semantic tool discovery, dramatically reducing token usage and latency while enabling AI assistants to work with external MCPs, skills, and Photons. This documentation covers how NCP works, the available MCPs and tools, installation and integration steps for popular clients (Claude Desktop, VS Code, and more), and practical examples that demonstrate how to find, run, and compose tools across MCPs. Whether you’re building with internal MCPs or exploring external tools, NCP provides a scalable, vendor-agnostic foundation for AI-powered automation and tool orchestration.
| Feature | Pipedream MCP Server | NCP - Natural Context Provider (NCP) |
|---|---|---|
| Verified | ||
| Official | ||
| Tools Available | 0 | 14 |
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| Source Code |
No tools listed
- find
- code
- run
- web.search
- web.read
- read_file
- get_file_content
- filesystem
- sequential-thinking
- memory
- +4 more tools
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