Comparison
Gearboy vs dbx
dbx has more GitHub stars (26,832 vs 1,217). dbx was updated more recently (last commit 13h ago). Data comes straight from GitHub and refreshes daily.
Gearboy
Game Boy / Game Boy Color / Super Game Boy emulator and debugger with embedded MCP server for macOS, Windows, Linux, BSD and RetroArch.
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git clone https://github.com/drhelius/Gearboy
dbx
25 MB lightweight cross-platform database client for 100+ databases, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Redis, MongoDB, DuckDB, SQL Server, and Dameng. Built-in AI, MCP…
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npx @dbx-app/mcp-server| Metric | Gearboy | dbx |
|---|---|---|
| Type | MCP server | MCP server |
| GitHub stars | 1,217 | 26,832 |
| Stars, last 7 days | n/a | n/a |
| Forks | 167 | 2,428 |
| Upvotes | 0 | 0 |
| Language | C++ | Rust |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 1d ago | 13h ago |
| Created | Jul 2012 | Apr 2026 |
| Categories | Mobile & desktop | Databases, Dev tools, Mobile & desktop |