MCP Database Server vs Metabase AI Assistant

In-depth architectural comparison of the MCP Database Server and Metabase AI Assistant 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 MCP Database Server when:

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

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Choose Metabase AI Assistant 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).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	MCP Database Server Databases	Metabase AI Assistant Databases
Summary	MCP server for SQLite, PostgreSQL, and MySQL with natural language to SQL and direct SQL tooling.	MCP Server for Metabase - 111 tools for SQL generation, dashboards & PostgreSQL
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": {
    "mcp-database-server": {
      "url": "https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "metabase-ai-assistant": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "metabase-ai-assistant"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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