Airtable MCP Server vs Obambu cPanel MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Airtable MCP Server and Obambu cPanel MCP 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 Obambu cPanel MCP 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).
• Primary tools included: get_account_summary, list_domains, list_dns_records.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Airtable MCP Server domdomegg Databases	Obambu cPanel MCP Databases
Summary	Airtable database integration with schema inspection, read and write capabilities	MCP server exposing cPanel UAPI (domains, DNS, email, MySQL, files) as tools for AI assistants.
Category & Scope	Databases	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": {
    "obambu-cpanel-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "obambu-cpanel-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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