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DBHub vs Ensembl
Same numbers we show everywhere else, lined up. Ratings come from users, the grade comes from our scanner, adoption comes from public registries.
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Token-efficient database MCP server for PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQL Server, Oracle, SQLite
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Look up genes, sequences, variants, homologs, and cross-database xrefs from Ensembl REST.
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. The safety scan favours Ensembl (93/100 against 85). Ensembl is hosted and callable through the gateway; DBHub runs on your own machine. DBHub has noticeably more public adoption.
| DBHub | Ensembl | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A85/100 | A93/100 |
| Adoption | Widely used | Growing |
| GitHub stars | 3.5k | 3 |
| Downloads / week | 21k | 152 |
| Runs where | Your machine (local) | Hosted (remote) |
| Gateway-ready | No | Yes |
| Tools | — | 7 |
| Write actions | — | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-19 |
| Category | Databases | Databases |