Anyquery vs Postgres MCP Pro

A side-by-side comparison of two Databases servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	Anyquery Run SQL over files, databases, and 40+ apps (GitHub, Notion, Chrome, Todoist) — and expose them to LLMs via MCP. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Go	Postgres MCP Pro Read/write Postgres access plus index tuning, EXPLAIN plans, and database health analysis for AI agents. Verified stdio (local) API key Python
Category	Databases	Databases
Language	Go	Python
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	None	API key
GitHub stars	1.7k	2.9k
Last commit	7 days ago	3 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`brew install anyquery`	`uvx postgres-mcp --access-mode=restricted`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Anyquery if you want zero-setup with no API key.

Pick Postgres MCP Pro if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Add Anyquery

Install / run

brew install anyquery

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anyquery": {
      "command": "path/to/anyquery/that/you/copied/from/step-3",
      "args": [
        "mcp",
        "--stdio"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add Postgres MCP Pro

Install / run

uvx postgres-mcp --access-mode=restricted

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "postgres-mcp-pro": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "DATABASE_URI",
        "crystaldba/postgres-mcp",
        "--access-mode=restricted"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DATABASE_URI": "postgresql://<user>:<password>@<host>:5432/<dbname>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Requires Docker to be installed and running.

FAQ

Anyquery or Postgres MCP Pro — which is better?

Pick Anyquery if you want zero-setup with no API key. Pick Postgres MCP Pro if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Can I use both Anyquery and Postgres MCP Pro?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do Anyquery and Postgres MCP Pro work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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