# 659 MCP Servers by Category
> 659 MCP servers across 14 categories. Search is the largest with 342 servers, followed by Development with 217.
Canonical: https://www.mcpfolio.com/research/mcp-servers-by-category
Last updated: 2026-11-11
The MCPfolio catalog lists 659 MCP servers in 14 categories. Search is the largest category (342 servers, 51.9%), followed by Development (217, 32.9%).

## Key findings

- 370 servers (56.1%) carry more than one category, so category counts add up to more than 659.
- 70 servers fit none of the 14 named categories.
- The smallest populated category is File System with 9 servers.

## Data

**MCP servers per category**

| Category | Servers | Share of catalog |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Search](https://www.mcpfolio.com/directory/search) | 342 | 51.9% |
| [Development](https://www.mcpfolio.com/directory/development) | 217 | 32.9% |
| [Productivity](https://www.mcpfolio.com/directory/productivity) | 177 | 26.9% |
| [Cloud Service](https://www.mcpfolio.com/directory/cloud-service) | 89 | 13.5% |
| [Communication](https://www.mcpfolio.com/directory/communication) | 87 | 13.2% |
| [Database](https://www.mcpfolio.com/directory/database) | 77 | 11.7% |
| [Version Control](https://www.mcpfolio.com/directory/version-control) | 51 | 7.7% |
| [Design](https://www.mcpfolio.com/directory/design) | 43 | 6.5% |
| [Finance](https://www.mcpfolio.com/directory/finance) | 36 | 5.5% |
| [Memory](https://www.mcpfolio.com/directory/memory) | 34 | 5.2% |
| [Web Scraping](https://www.mcpfolio.com/directory/web-scraping) | 34 | 5.2% |
| [Marketing](https://www.mcpfolio.com/directory/marketing) | 31 | 4.7% |
| [Cloud Storage](https://www.mcpfolio.com/directory/cloud-storage) | 18 | 2.7% |
| [File System](https://www.mcpfolio.com/directory/file-system) | 9 | 1.4% |

## Method

- Source: the MCPfolio catalog release published 2026-11-11, 659 server listings. Figures update when a new catalog release is published.
- A server is counted once in every category it carries. Shares are the category count divided by all listings, so they do not sum to 100%.
- Categories are the ones shown on each MCPfolio listing, not labels chosen by the publisher.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which MCP server category is the largest?

Search, with 342 of 659 servers (51.9%).

### Why do category counts add up to more than the number of servers?

A server can belong to several categories. 370 of 659 servers carry more than one.


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