Control Plane vs Azure

In-depth architectural comparison of the Control Plane and Azure MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Control Plane when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Cloud Platforms domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose Azure when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Cloud Platforms domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Control Plane Cloud Platforms	Azure Cloud Platforms
Summary	Deploy and operate workloads, secrets, and networking across AWS, GCP, Azure, and private clouds.	MCP server for Azure - Microsoft Azure cloud services integration
Category & Scope	Cloud Platforms	Cloud Platforms
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Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "control-plane-3": {
      "url": "https://mcp.cpln.io/mcp?toolsets=full"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "azure": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "azure-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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