PerformanceMonitor vs everything
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
PerformanceMonitor by erikdarlingdata | everything by modelcontextprotocol | |
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| Stars | ★ 380 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 53 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | MonitoringDeveloper ToolsAI / LLM Tools | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther |
| Language | C# | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
PerformanceMonitor · Summary
SQL Server performance monitoring tool with built-in MCP server for AI-powered analysis of wait stats and query performance.
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
PerformanceMonitor · Use cases
- AI-powered SQL Server performance analysis with Claude Code or Cursor
- Real-time monitoring of wait stats, query performance, and resource utilization
- Visualizing SQL query execution plans and identifying performance bottlenecks
everything · Use cases
- Testing MCP client implementations against all protocol features
- Learning MCP protocol capabilities through a reference server
- Validating client compatibility with different transport methods
PerformanceMonitor · Install
Installation Options
- **Full Edition (Server-based)**:
- Download PerformanceMonitorInstaller.exe - Run with server name: PerformanceMonitorInstaller.exe YourServerName - For SQL Authentication: PerformanceMonitorInstaller.exe YourServerName sa YourPassword
- **Lite Edition (Desktop)**:
- Download PerformanceMonitorLite.exe - Run the executable and add server connections via the UI
Claude Desktop Configuration
Add to your Claude Desktop config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"performance-monitor": {
"command": "PerformanceMonitorLite.exe",
"args": ["--mcp"]
}
}
}everything · Install
NPX (recommended)
{
"mcpServers": {
"everything": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
}
}
}On Windows, use cmd /c:
{
"mcpServers": {
"everything": {
"command": "cmd",
"args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
}
}
}Docker
{
"mcpServers": {
"everything": {
"command": "docker",
"args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/everything"]
}
}
}Global install
npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@latest
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything