Alibaba Cloud Ops MCP Server vs AWS API MCP Server

A side-by-side comparison of two DevOps & Cloud servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	Alibaba Cloud Ops MCP Server Operate Alibaba Cloud resources (ECS, VPC, RDS, OSS, CloudMonitor, OOS) from AI assistants via MCP. Unverified stdio (local) API key Python	AWS API MCP Server Official AWS Labs server that lets agents call any AWS API via the AWS CLI surface. Verified stdio (local) API key Python
Category	DevOps & Cloud	DevOps & Cloud
Language	Python	Python
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	API key	API key
GitHub stars	119	9.3k
Last commit	3 months ago	9 days ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`uvx alibaba-cloud-ops-mcp-server@latest`	`uvx awslabs.aws-api-mcp-server@latest`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Alibaba Cloud Ops MCP Server if you need the broadest set of tools.

Pick AWS API MCP Server if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a verified, documented setup.

Add Alibaba Cloud Ops MCP Server

Install / run

uvx alibaba-cloud-ops-mcp-server@latest

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "alibaba-cloud-ops-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "alibaba-cloud-ops-mcp-server@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID": "Your Access Key ID",
        "ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET": "Your Access Key SECRET"
      }
    }
  }
}

Requires `uv` (the Python package runner). Install it from https://docs.astral.sh/uv/ if `uvx` is not found.

Add AWS API MCP Server

Install / run

uvx awslabs.aws-api-mcp-server@latest

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aws-api-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "awslabs.aws-api-mcp-server@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AWS_REGION": "us-east-1",
        "AWS_PROFILE": "<your-aws-profile>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Requires `uv` (the Python package runner). Install it from https://docs.astral.sh/uv/ if `uvx` is not found.

FAQ

Alibaba Cloud Ops MCP Server or AWS API MCP Server — which is better?

Pick Alibaba Cloud Ops MCP Server if you need the broadest set of tools. Pick AWS API MCP Server if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a verified, documented setup.

Can I use both Alibaba Cloud Ops MCP Server and AWS API MCP Server?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do Alibaba Cloud Ops MCP Server and AWS API MCP Server work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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