MCP Plots vs Metabase

In-depth architectural comparison of the MCP Plots and Metabase 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 Plots when:

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

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Choose Metabase when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Data Visualization 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 Plots Data Visualization	Metabase Data Visualization
Summary	MCP server for data visualization with Mermaid charts.	Lets AI clients search, explore, query, and visualize data in a Metabase instance.
Category & Scope	Data Visualization	Data Visualization
Quality signal

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-plots": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "git+https://github.com/mr901/mcp-plots.git",
        "run-server.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

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