--- title: "awesome-mcp-servers vs markdownify-mcp" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers-vs-zcaceres-markdownify-mcp" tools: ["punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers", "zcaceres-markdownify-mcp"] --- # awesome-mcp-servers vs markdownify-mcp *GraphCanon updated Jul 11, 2026* ## Verdict Pick awesome-mcp-servers when more GitHub stars (91k vs 2.8k) - visibility, not fit; pick markdownify-mcp when tags unique to markdownify-mcp: anthropic, anthropic-ai, anthropic-claude, markdown. [awesome-mcp-servers](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers) reports 91k GitHub stars, 13k forks, and 2.6k open issues, last pushed Jul 4, 2026. [markdownify-mcp](https://github.com/zcaceres/markdownify-mcp) has 2.8k stars, 233 forks, and 22 open issues, last pushed Jul 9, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [awesome-mcp-servers's repository](https://github.com/punkpeye/awesome-mcp-servers) and [markdownify-mcp's repository](https://github.com/zcaceres/markdownify-mcp). | | [awesome-mcp-servers](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers.md) | [markdownify-mcp](/tools/zcaceres-markdownify-mcp.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | A collection of MCP servers. | A Model Context Protocol server for converting almost anything to Markdown | | Stars | 90,602 | 2,774 | | Forks | 12,821 | 233 | | Open issues | 2,557 | 22 | | Language | - | TypeScript | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | MIT | MIT | | Categories | Developer Tools | Computer Vision, Developer Tools | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [awesome-mcp-servers](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers.md) | [markdownify-mcp](/tools/zcaceres-markdownify-mcp.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Days since push | 6d | 2d | | Open issues (now) | 2.6k | 22 | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/zcaceres-markdownify-mcp/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose awesome-mcp-servers if… - More GitHub stars (91k vs 2.8k) - visibility, not fit. ### Choose markdownify-mcp if… - Tags unique to markdownify-mcp: anthropic, anthropic-ai, anthropic-claude, markdown. - Also covers Computer Vision. - More recently updated (last pushed Jul 9, 2026). ## When NOT to use awesome-mcp-servers - Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. ## When NOT to use markdownify-mcp - Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between awesome-mcp-servers and markdownify-mcp? awesome-mcp-servers: A collection of MCP servers.. markdownify-mcp: A Model Context Protocol server for converting almost anything to Markdown. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose awesome-mcp-servers over markdownify-mcp? Choose awesome-mcp-servers over markdownify-mcp when More GitHub stars (91k vs 2.8k) - visibility, not fit. ### When should I choose markdownify-mcp over awesome-mcp-servers? Choose markdownify-mcp over awesome-mcp-servers when Tags unique to markdownify-mcp: anthropic, anthropic-ai, anthropic-claude, markdown; Also covers Computer Vision; More recently updated (last pushed Jul 9, 2026). ### When should I avoid awesome-mcp-servers? Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. ### When should I avoid markdownify-mcp? Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. ### Is awesome-mcp-servers or markdownify-mcp more popular on GitHub? awesome-mcp-servers has more GitHub stars (90,602 vs 2,774). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are awesome-mcp-servers and markdownify-mcp open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (awesome-mcp-servers: MIT, markdownify-mcp: MIT). ### Where can I find alternatives to awesome-mcp-servers or markdownify-mcp? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [awesome-mcp-servers alternatives](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers/alternatives) and [markdownify-mcp alternatives](/tools/zcaceres-markdownify-mcp/alternatives) ([awesome-mcp-servers markdown twin](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers/alternatives.md), [markdownify-mcp markdown twin](/tools/zcaceres-markdownify-mcp/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/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers-vs-zcaceres-markdownify-mcp.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, awesome-mcp-servers or markdownify-mcp? awesome-mcp-servers: Very active. markdownify-mcp: 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 awesome-mcp-servers and markdownify-mcp? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [awesome-mcp-servers trust report](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers/trust); [markdownify-mcp trust report](/tools/zcaceres-markdownify-mcp/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers) - 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/_