data-api-builder vs time
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
data-api-builder by Azure | time by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 1,410 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 53 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | DatabaseDeveloper ToolsCloud Storage | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication |
| Language | C# | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
data-api-builder · Summary
Azure's Data API Builder provides REST and GraphQL endpoints for Azure databases with upcoming MCP tools support.
time · Summary
A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.
data-api-builder · Use cases
- Create REST and GraphQL APIs for Azure databases
- Build secure data access layers for applications
- Generate API endpoints for on-premises databases in any cloud
time · Use cases
- Assisting with international meeting scheduling across time zones
- Providing real-time time information for location-based queries
- Enabling time conversion for travel planning and itineraries
data-api-builder · Install
- Install .NET 8 or later runtime: https://get.dot.net
- Install the DAB command line tool:
``sh dotnet tool install microsoft.dataapibuilder -g ``
- Initialize and configure DAB with:
``sh dab init --database-type mssql --connection-string "@env('my-connection-string')" --host-mode development ``
- Add your database entities and start the server:
``sh dab add Todo --source "dbo.Todo" --permissions "anonymous:*" dab start ``
time · Install
Installation Options
**Using uv (recommended):**
uvx mcp-server-time**Using PIP:**
pip install mcp-server-time
python -m mcp_server_time**Configure for Claude Desktop:**
{
"mcpServers": {
"time": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["mcp-server-time"]
}
}
}