A side-by-side look at the PostgreSQL Performance (read Only) and Postgres MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose PostgreSQL Performance (read Only) for databases work over a hosted endpoint; choose Postgres for databases as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
DATABASE_URL.query, schema, table_info.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Databases | Databases |
| Quality signal | 36/100 · Fair | 51/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | DATABASE_URL |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 5 |
| Full listing | View PostgreSQL Performance (read Only) | View Postgres |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
queryExecute SQL (SELECT, WITH, EXPLAIN, SHOW, ANALYZE). Returns a text table.schemaTables in a schema (default `public`) with columns and approximate row countstable_infoOne table: columns, types, null/default, PK, exact row countexplainEXPLAIN (FORMAT TEXT), optional ANALYZElist_schemasList non-system schemasPaste 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": {
"postgresql-performance-read-only": {
"url": "http://localhost:8080/mcp"
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"postgres": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-pg-server"
],
"env": {
"DATABASE_URL": "YOUR_DATABASE_URL_HERE"
}
}
}
}