Quarry vs Rowbase
A side-by-side look at the Quarry and Rowbase MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Q
QuarryDatabasesSafety-railed database access: Postgres, MySQL, SQLite, Redis. Read-only by default.35FairAuth: not declaredVerdict: choose Quarry for databases work; choose Rowbase for databases as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Rowbase when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Databases domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
Tools & capabilities
Quarry tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Rowbase tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
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.
Quarry
No confirmed install command for Quarry yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Rowbase
{
"mcpServers": {
"rowbase": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"--from",
"rowbase-db",
"rowbase"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Quarry is categorized under Databases and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Rowbase belongs to Databases and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Quarry for databases work and Rowbase for databases.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client. Quarry has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
Quarry is listed as free. Rowbase has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add quarry-2 and rowbase as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Quarry has a quality signal of 35/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 4 GitHub stars. Rowbase has 36/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.