--- title: "nomic vs awesome-mcp-servers" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/nomic-ai-nomic-vs-punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers" tools: ["nomic-ai-nomic", "punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers"] --- # nomic vs awesome-mcp-servers *GraphCanon updated Jul 11, 2026* ## Verdict Pick nomic when tags unique to nomic: clustering, embeddings, topic-modeling, python; pick awesome-mcp-servers when tags unique to awesome-mcp-servers: ai, mcp. [nomic](https://atlas.nomic.ai) reports 1.9k GitHub stars, 196 forks, and 50 open issues, last pushed Nov 11, 2025. [awesome-mcp-servers](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers) has 91k stars, 13k forks, and 2.6k open issues, last pushed Jul 4, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [nomic's repository](https://github.com/nomic-ai/nomic) and [awesome-mcp-servers's repository](https://github.com/punkpeye/awesome-mcp-servers). | | [nomic](/tools/nomic-ai-nomic.md) | [awesome-mcp-servers](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Nomic Developer API SDK | A collection of MCP servers. | | Stars | 1,877 | 90,602 | | Forks | 196 | 12,821 | | Open issues | 50 | 2,557 | | Language | Python | - | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | - | MIT | | Categories | Vector Databases, Computer Vision, Developer Tools | Developer Tools | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [nomic](/tools/nomic-ai-nomic.md) | [awesome-mcp-servers](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Slowing (36%) | Very active (96%) | | Days since push | 242d | 6d | | Open issues (now) | 50 | 2.6k | | Owner type | Organization | User | | Security scan | No lockfile | No MCP manifest | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/nomic-ai-nomic/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose nomic if… - Tags unique to nomic: clustering, embeddings, topic-modeling, python. - Also covers Vector Databases, Computer Vision. - Leaner open-issue backlog (50). ### Choose awesome-mcp-servers if… - Tags unique to awesome-mcp-servers: ai, mcp. - More GitHub stars (91k vs 1.9k) - visibility, not fit. ## When NOT to use nomic - Last GitHub push was 243 days ago (slowing maintenance, Nov 11, 2025). Validate activity before betting a new project on nomic. - Vector Databases: Don't reach for a dedicated vector DB under ~100k vectors; pgvector on your existing Postgres is simpler to operate. - Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. ## When NOT to use awesome-mcp-servers - Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between nomic and awesome-mcp-servers? nomic: Nomic Developer API SDK. awesome-mcp-servers: A collection of MCP servers.. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose nomic over awesome-mcp-servers? Choose nomic over awesome-mcp-servers when Tags unique to nomic: clustering, embeddings, topic-modeling, python; Also covers Vector Databases, Computer Vision; Leaner open-issue backlog (50). ### When should I choose awesome-mcp-servers over nomic? Choose awesome-mcp-servers over nomic when Tags unique to awesome-mcp-servers: ai, mcp; More GitHub stars (91k vs 1.9k) - visibility, not fit. ### When should I avoid nomic? Last GitHub push was 243 days ago (slowing maintenance, Nov 11, 2025). Validate activity before betting a new project on nomic. Vector Databases: Don't reach for a dedicated vector DB under ~100k vectors; pgvector on your existing Postgres is simpler to operate. Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. ### When should I avoid awesome-mcp-servers? Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. ### Is nomic or awesome-mcp-servers more popular on GitHub? awesome-mcp-servers has more GitHub stars (90,602 vs 1,877). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are nomic and awesome-mcp-servers open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub. ### Where can I find alternatives to nomic or awesome-mcp-servers? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [nomic alternatives](/tools/nomic-ai-nomic/alternatives) and [awesome-mcp-servers alternatives](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers/alternatives) ([nomic markdown twin](/tools/nomic-ai-nomic/alternatives.md), [awesome-mcp-servers markdown twin](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers/alternatives.md)), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes. ### Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison? Yes. The markdown twin at [this comparison](/compare/nomic-ai-nomic-vs-punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, nomic or awesome-mcp-servers? nomic: Slowing. awesome-mcp-servers: Very active. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance. ### Where are the full trust reports for nomic and awesome-mcp-servers? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [nomic trust report](/tools/nomic-ai-nomic/trust); [awesome-mcp-servers trust report](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=nomic-ai-nomic`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=nomic-ai-nomic) - LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) - Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_