A side-by-side look at the Google Maps MCP Server and Overture Places MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Google Maps MCP Server for location services work over a hosted endpoint; choose Overture Places for location services as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
search_google_maps.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Location Services | Location Services |
| Quality signal | 47/100 · Fair | 37/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | No auth required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 1 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Google Maps MCP Server | View Overture Places |
search_google_mapsSearch Google Maps for businesses/places by keyword and location.No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"google-maps-mcp-server-3": {
"url": "http://localhost:4000/mcp"
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"overture-places": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-overture-places"
]
}
}
}
