Trino MCP Server vs Neon MCP Server

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

	Trino MCP Server High-performance Go MCP server that lets AI assistants run SQL queries and explore data across a Trino cluster. Unverified stdio (local) OAuth Go	Neon MCP Server Manage serverless Postgres on Neon with natural language: projects, branches, migrations, and SQL. Verified HTTP (remote) OAuth TypeScript
Category	Databases	Databases
Language	Go	TypeScript
Transport	stdio (local)	HTTP (remote)
Auth	OAuth	OAuth
GitHub stars	109	2.1k
Last commit	18 days ago	2 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`brew install tuannvm/mcp/mcp-trino`	`npx -y mcp-remote https://mcp.neon.tech/mcp`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Trino MCP Server if you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine.

Pick Neon MCP Server if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Add Trino MCP Server

Install / run

brew install tuannvm/mcp/mcp-trino

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "trino-mcp-server": {
      "command": "mcp-trino",
      "args": [],
      "env": {
        "TRINO_HOST": "<HOST>",
        "TRINO_PORT": "<PORT>",
        "TRINO_USER": "<USERNAME>",
        "TRINO_PASSWORD": "<PASSWORD>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add Neon MCP Server

Install / run

npx -y mcp-remote https://mcp.neon.tech/mcp

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "neon-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.neon.tech/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop connects to remote servers through the `mcp-remote` proxy (installed on first run via npx). Restart Claude Desktop after saving.

FAQ

Trino MCP Server or Neon MCP Server — which is better?

Pick Trino MCP Server if you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine. Pick Neon MCP Server if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Can I use both Trino MCP Server and Neon MCP Server?

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 Trino MCP Server and Neon MCP Server work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

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

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