Neon Zero Trust Gateway vs Prisma MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Neon Zero Trust Gateway and Prisma 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 Neon Zero Trust Gateway 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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Choose Prisma MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Databases domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: other (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: CreateBackupTool, CreateConnectionStringTool, CreateRecoveryTool.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Neon Zero Trust Gateway Databases	Prisma MCP prisma Databases
Summary	Zero-Trust MCP gateway securing internal database tools behind an API key firewall.	Gives LLMs the ability to manage Prisma Postgres databases (e.g. spin up new databases and run migrations or queries).
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": {
    "neon-zero-trust-gateway": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/client-cli",
        "sse",
        "--header",
        "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
        "https://api.neoninnovationlab.com/sse"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

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