MCP Toolbox for Databases by googleapis

MCP Toolbox for Databases is an open source MCP server for databases.

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Verdict 76/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty Last release 23 days ago

Self-host MCP Toolbox for Databases on hetzner CAX11 for $4.13/mo.

Health score
76 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
2 /5
Docker + read README
GitHub stars
15k
1.5k forks

About MCP Toolbox for Databases

From the project's README at github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.

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Health score breakdown

6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.

activity
98
maturity
84
community
84
security
85
sustainability
65
adoption
38

Adoption signals

Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 15k github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox
GitHub forks 1.5k github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox

Release & maintenance

Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.

Project age1.9 yearssince Jun 2024
Last commit2 days agoMay 5, 2026
Releases shipped40last: 23 days ago
Security policySECURITY.mddeclared by maintainers

Self-hosting cost across providers

Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.

ProviderPlanSpecsMonthly
hetzner CAX11 2c · 4GB · 40GB $4.13 USD Deploy →
vultr VC2 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5 USD Deploy →
linode Nanode 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5.12 USD Deploy →
digitalocean Basic Regular 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $6 USD Deploy →

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Replaces these paid SaaS

MCP Toolbox for Databases is one of the open-source alternatives to:

MongoDB Atlas alternatives Redis Cloud alternatives

Ready to self-host MCP Toolbox for Databases?

Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.

Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.

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