DBHub vs MCP Toolbox for Databases (Google)
Both are databases & vector stores MCP servers, and we ran both through the same test (roundtrip) in each app. DBHub passed 4 of 4 apps we tested it in; MCP Toolbox for Databases (Google) passed 3 of 3.
Test results side by side
| DBHub | MCP Toolbox for Databases (Google) | |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code | Passed 2026-10-21 | Passed 2026-10-22 |
| Cursor | Passed 2026-10-21 | Passed 2026-10-22 |
| Claude Desktop | Passed 2026-10-22 | Not tested yet |
| ChatGPT (Codex) | Passed 2026-10-22 | Passed 2026-10-22 |
| Tools exposed (protocol check) | 2 tools | 2 tools |
| GitHub stars | 3,673 | 16,664 |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Last push | 2026-10-13 | 2026-10-14 |
Results from our own harness runs, dated per cell. Stars and last push from GitHub at our last data refresh. We don’t pick a winner here: which one fits depends on your app and setup.
What each does
DBHub: Lightweight database MCP server from Bytebase for Postgres, MySQL, SQL Server, MariaDB, Oracle and SQLite, built to keep token use low.
MCP Toolbox for Databases (Google): Google's open-source server that exposes databases (Postgres, MySQL, BigQuery, Spanner and many more) to agents as tools.
