Side-by-side MCP server comparison
Short answer: it is close. com.mux/mcp scores 93/100 and Open Pencil scores 97/100 — a 4-point gap, which is inside the noise of a weekly rescore. Open Pencil exposes 6 tools against com.mux/mcp's 7, so the choice comes down to whether you need that extra surface area or would rather keep your context window small.
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| Metric | com.mux/mcp | Open Pencil |
|---|---|---|
| MCPpedia Score | 93 | 97 |
| Security Score | 30 | 30 |
| Maintenance Score | 18 | 22 |
| GitHub Stars | 181 | 8.0k |
| Weekly Downloads | 404.7k | 10627.0k |
| Tools | 7 | 6 |
| Est. Token Cost | 1.1k | 900 |
| Open CVEs | 0 | 0 |
| Health | Active | Active |
| Auth Required | No | No |
| Transport | stdio, sse, http | stdio, sse, http |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| API Pricing | freemium | free |
Open Pencil and com.mux/mcp are closely matched at the top with scores of 97 and 93. Check each server's detail page to decide which fits your use case.
Compare up to 4 servers: mcppedia.org/compare/server-a-vs-server-b-vs-server-c