--- title: "whishper vs awesome-mcp-servers" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/pluja-whishper-vs-punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers" tools: ["pluja-whishper", "punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers"] --- # whishper vs awesome-mcp-servers *GraphCanon updated Jul 11, 2026* ## Verdict Pick whishper when license: whishper is AGPL-3.0, awesome-mcp-servers is MIT; pick awesome-mcp-servers when license: awesome-mcp-servers is MIT, whishper is AGPL-3.0. [whishper](https://whishper-docs.pages.dev/) reports 3.0k GitHub stars, 177 forks, and 108 open issues, last pushed Aug 15, 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 [whishper's repository](https://github.com/pluja/whishper) and [awesome-mcp-servers's repository](https://github.com/punkpeye/awesome-mcp-servers). | | [whishper](/tools/pluja-whishper.md) | [awesome-mcp-servers](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Transcribe any audio to text, translate and edit subtitles 100% locally with a web UI. Powered by whisper models! | A collection of MCP servers. | | Stars | 3,039 | 90,602 | | Forks | 177 | 12,821 | | Open issues | 108 | 2,557 | | Language | Svelte | - | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT | | Categories | Developer Tools, Speech & Audio | Developer Tools | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [whishper](/tools/pluja-whishper.md) | [awesome-mcp-servers](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Slowing (36%) | Very active (96%) | | Days since push | 329d | 6d | | Open issues (now) | 108 | 2.6k | | Security scan | No lockfile | No MCP manifest | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/pluja-whishper/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose whishper if… - License: whishper is AGPL-3.0, awesome-mcp-servers is MIT. - Tags unique to whishper: audio-to-text, golang, speech-recognition, speech-to-text. - Also covers Speech & Audio. - whishper ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ### Choose awesome-mcp-servers if… - License: awesome-mcp-servers is MIT, whishper is AGPL-3.0. - Tags unique to awesome-mcp-servers: mcp. - More GitHub stars (91k vs 3.0k) - visibility, not fit. ## When NOT to use whishper - Last GitHub push was 330 days ago (slowing maintenance, Aug 15, 2025). Validate activity before betting a new project on whishper. - 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 whishper and awesome-mcp-servers? whishper: Transcribe any audio to text, translate and edit subtitles 100% locally with a web UI. Powered by whisper models!. awesome-mcp-servers: A collection of MCP servers.. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose whishper over awesome-mcp-servers? Choose whishper over awesome-mcp-servers when License: whishper is AGPL-3.0, awesome-mcp-servers is MIT; Tags unique to whishper: audio-to-text, golang, speech-recognition, speech-to-text; Also covers Speech & Audio; whishper ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ### When should I choose awesome-mcp-servers over whishper? Choose awesome-mcp-servers over whishper when License: awesome-mcp-servers is MIT, whishper is AGPL-3.0; Tags unique to awesome-mcp-servers: mcp; More GitHub stars (91k vs 3.0k) - visibility, not fit. ### When should I avoid whishper? Last GitHub push was 330 days ago (slowing maintenance, Aug 15, 2025). Validate activity before betting a new project on whishper. 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 whishper or awesome-mcp-servers more popular on GitHub? awesome-mcp-servers has more GitHub stars (90,602 vs 3,039). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are whishper and awesome-mcp-servers open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (whishper: AGPL-3.0, awesome-mcp-servers: MIT). ### Where can I find alternatives to whishper or awesome-mcp-servers? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [whishper alternatives](/tools/pluja-whishper/alternatives) and [awesome-mcp-servers alternatives](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers/alternatives) ([whishper markdown twin](/tools/pluja-whishper/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/pluja-whishper-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, whishper or awesome-mcp-servers? whishper: 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 whishper and awesome-mcp-servers? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [whishper trust report](/tools/pluja-whishper/trust); [awesome-mcp-servers trust report](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=pluja-whishper`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=pluja-whishper) - 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/_