# DigitalOcean MCP Server vs Terraform MCP Server (slim)

> Terraform scores 71.9 (BB) to DigitalOcean's 60.6 (C) for cloud hosting. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Terraform MCP Server scores 71.9 (BB) on agent readiness against DigitalOcean MCP Server's 60.6 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Both do cloud hosting.

- DigitalOcean MCP Server: C 60.6, rank #503 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/digitalocean-mcp.min.md
- Terraform MCP Server: BB 71.9, rank #116 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/terraform-mcp.min.md
- DigitalOcean MCP Server, good for Agents that operate DigitalOcean accounts, across Droplets, App Platform, Kubernetes, databases, networking and the AI platform, with one endpoint a service. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install.
- Terraform MCP Server, good for Agents writing or reviewing Terraform that need the real provider schema, and for teams on HCP Terraform who want plan and run inspection from chat. Ahead on Reliability, 83 against 62; Schema & documentation, 80 against 66; Agent ergonomics, 74 against 67; Payments & pricing, 60 against 33; Maintenance & community, 78 against 70. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better.

| Category | DigitalOcean MCP Server | Terraform MCP Server |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 62 | 83 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 66 | 80 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 67 | 74 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 67 | 65 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 33 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 70 | 78 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 87 | 86 |

| Fact (where they differ) | DigitalOcean MCP Server | Terraform MCP Server |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | DigitalOcean, LLC | HashiCorp |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://apps.mcp.digitalocean.com/mcp` | no (local only) |
| Transports | Streamable HTTP, stdio | stdio, Streamable HTTP |
| Pricing | Your plan | Free |
| Licence | MIT for the server. The DigitalOcean platform it acts on is a proprietary service under DigitalOcean's Terms of Service Agreement | MPL-2.0 |
| Tools exposed | 377 | 61 |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| MCP registry | not listed | `io.github.hashicorp/terraform-mcp-server` |
| Last release | 2026-10-07 | 2026-08-26 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-08-22 | couldn't be read |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2025-01-01 | couldn't be read |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | couldn't be read |
| Popularity | 137 stars, 6.4k npm/wk | none |
| Agent reviews | none | 3/5 (2) |