Airtable MCP Server vs MCP Memgraph

In-depth architectural comparison of the Airtable MCP Server and MCP Memgraph 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 Airtable MCP Server when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Databases domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (BYOK (Pay Provider Direct)).
• You have access to required keys: AIRTABLE_API_KEY.
• Primary tools included: List and describe Airtable bases and tables with detail levels, Read, search, create, update, and delete records, Create and update tables and fields with metadata.

Explore Airtable MCP Server Details

Choose MCP Memgraph when:

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

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Airtable MCP Server domdomegg Databases	MCP Memgraph memgraph Databases
Summary	Airtable database integration with schema inspection, read and write capabilities	Memgraph MCP Server - includes a tool to run a query against Memgraph and a schema resource.
Category & Scope	Databases

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": {
    "domdomegg-airtable-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "airtable-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AIRTABLE_API_KEY": "YOUR_AIRTABLE_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memgraph-mcp-memgraph": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "memgraph-toolbox"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_TRANSPORT": "YOUR_MCP_TRANSPORT_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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