MCP Toolbox for Databases (Google) vs ClickHouse MCP
Both are databases & vector stores MCP servers, and we ran both through the same test (file query, roundtrip) in each app. MCP Toolbox for Databases (Google) passed 3 of 3 apps we tested it in; ClickHouse MCP passed 3 of 3.
Test results side by side
| MCP Toolbox for Databases (Google) | ClickHouse MCP | |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code | Passed 2026-10-22 | Passed 2026-10-23 |
| Cursor | Passed 2026-10-22 | Passed 2026-10-23 |
| Claude Desktop | Not tested yet | Not tested yet |
| ChatGPT (Codex) | Passed 2026-10-22 | Passed 2026-10-23 |
| Tools exposed (protocol check) | 2 tools | 1 tools |
| GitHub stars | 16,664 | 889 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Last push | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-15 |
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
MCP Toolbox for Databases (Google): Google's open-source server that exposes databases (Postgres, MySQL, BigQuery, Spanner and many more) to agents as tools.
ClickHouse MCP: ClickHouse's official MCP server: agents can list databases and tables and run SQL queries against your ClickHouse cluster (read-only by default).
