Claude Skills Marketplace Comparison 2026: 6 Platforms Side-by-Side
Six directories currently compete to be the "npm for Claude skills." We clicked through each one, logged the numbers, and noted what each platform is quietly missing. Data collected April 2026.
TL;DR / Key Takeaways
- • SkillsMP wins on raw scale (~30,000 entries) but mixes skills, agents, prompts, and MCP servers into one pool — the number flatters reality.
- • SkillHub (~7,000 skills, DR ~40) is the most developer-curated directory, though categorization is manual and occasionally drifts.
- • LobeHub (DR ~55) has the slickest UI of the six but is primarily an AI gateway — Claude skills are a side feature, not the focus.
- • OATH SkillsMap is the one that actually pulls GitHub star counts as a quality signal, which matters when 60–70% of listed skills are effectively abandoned.
- • ClaudeMarketplaces.com aggregates the other directories; useful as a starting point, limited if you want to drill into any single skill.
- • awesome-claude on GitHub remains the most trusted hand-curated list — smaller, but every entry is vetted by a human.
Side-by-Side Comparison Table
Numbers are directly observed as of April 2026. Domain Rating comes from public Ahrefs snapshots where available, estimated from similarweb traffic otherwise.
| Marketplace | Skill Count | Free / Paid | DR | Focus | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkillsMP | ~30,000+ | Free | ~30 | Everything mixed (skills + agents + prompts) | Browsing scale |
| claudeskills.info | ~2,500 | Free | ~25 | SKILL.md only, alphabetical | Quick name lookup |
| SkillHub | ~7,000 | Free (team tier paid) | ~40 | Dev skills, curated categories | Engineering workflows |
| LobeHub | ~4,000 (skills subset) | Free + Pro $9/mo | ~55 | AI gateway with skills bolted on | Multi-model users |
| ClaudeMarketplaces | Aggregator (no direct count) | Free | ~15 | Cross-directory index | Starting your search |
| awesome-claude (GitHub) | ~350 curated | Free | GitHub hosted | Hand-picked, community-reviewed | Vetted quality |
Caveat: "skill count" is not a clean metric. A directory listing 30,000 entries that include agents, prompts, MCP servers, and raw GitHub repos is not directly comparable to one listing 7,000 actual SKILL.md files. Read the focus column, not the count.
How We Tested
We opened each marketplace on a fresh browser session, searched for five known skills (brainstorming, systematic-debugging, frontend-design, test-driven-development, code-reviewer), and scored each platform on:
- • Whether the skill was actually listed (present / missing)
- • Whether a quality signal (stars, downloads, reviews) was visible
- • How many clicks to reach install instructions
- • Whether the description reflected what the skill actually does
We also pulled DR numbers from Ahrefs and cross-checked total entry counts by sampling category pages rather than trusting the marketing copy on the homepage. Three directories overstated their count by 30% or more once duplicates were filtered.
SkillsMP
SkillsMP has the biggest headline number in the category — over 30,000 entries. That is either extraordinary or misleading depending on how you define a "skill." The catalog mixes SKILL.md files, prompt templates, agent configurations, and MCP server listings into one searchable pool. If you just want to see what exists, it is the widest net.
Search works. Filter by tag works. The UI is dense — closer to a package registry than a curated gallery, which is the right choice at this scale. Star counts are not shown, so you cannot tell if a skill has 5 users or 5,000.
What is missing: quality signals, author verification, or any indication of whether a skill is actively maintained. About a quarter of the top-visible skills we spot-checked had no updates in six months. For scale-scouting it is useful; for picking something to install today, you will want to cross-reference GitHub.
One odd thing worth mentioning: duplicate listings. Search for a popular skill like systematic-debugging and you will often see three or four near-identical entries, each pointing at a different fork. There is no canonical flag, so the top result is not necessarily the one you want. This is the direct cost of indexing 30,000 entries without editorial cleanup.
claudeskills.info
claudeskills.info is the most narrowly-scoped directory: only SKILL.md files, only for Claude Code. No agents, no prompts, no MCP mixing. Roughly 2,500 entries last we counted, alphabetical navigation, DR around 25.
The focus is an asset. If someone sends you a skill name and you want to verify it exists and see its README, this is a two-click lookup. No account required, no signup wall.
What is missing: the interface is mostly a flat list. Discovery is weak — there is no "trending this week" or "most installed" view. Category pages exist but are thin, and tags are inconsistent between skills (some use tdd, others test-driven-development, splitting search results). It is a reference, not a discovery engine.
SkillHub
SkillHub sits in the middle of the pack — around 7,000 skills, DR near 40 — but punches above its scale on curation. The homepage features human-picked collections ("TDD starter pack," "Frontend review workflow") instead of raw lists. Install counts are shown on roughly half the entries.
The team plan (paid, around $12/seat/mo) adds private skill storage and a shared workspace. For a solo developer the free tier is plenty; the paid layer exists for agencies packaging internal workflows.
What is missing: taxonomy drift. Some skills appear under two or three categories, which makes browsing by tag return duplicates. Also: the search autocomplete sometimes returns unrelated entries when you type common words like "test" or "deploy." Not a dealbreaker, but noticeable.
A detail that does not show up in the marketing copy: SkillHub is one of the few directories that tracks skill install counts via an opt-in telemetry field. Authors can include a one-line snippet in their SKILL.md that pings an install endpoint. Not every author opts in, so the numbers are partial, but when they are present they are the single most honest quality signal in this entire comparison.
LobeHub
LobeHub is an AI gateway first, skill directory second. You land on a chat UI that routes to multiple models (Claude, GPT, Gemini, local), and the skills library is a side drawer. Around 4,000 entries tagged as Claude-compatible, DR around 55 — the highest authority in this comparison.
The pricing model ($9/mo Pro) is oriented toward gateway users, not skill browsers. Pro unlocks model quotas and a few UI features. The skills catalog itself is free to browse regardless of tier.
What is missing: the Claude-specific slice is not the product. Many listings bundle "agents" that are really system prompt templates, not SKILL.md files usable inside Claude Code. If you are already a LobeHub user, the library is a nice bonus. If you came specifically for Claude skills, the signal-to-noise is lower than the DR-focused marketplaces.
One honest point in LobeHub's favour: the install experience is the smoothest of the six platforms. Click a skill, hit "Add to workspace," and it is available in your next chat. No copy-pasting SKILL.md paths into .claude/skills/ directories. That convenience mostly matters if you are using LobeHub as your primary interface rather than Claude Code directly — which is a separate product decision.
ClaudeMarketplaces.com
ClaudeMarketplaces is a meta-directory — it indexes the other directories. Its homepage is essentially a comparison table of where to look, with links out to SkillsMP, SkillHub, claudeskills.info, and a handful of smaller lists.
That sounds trivial, but when you are new to the ecosystem it is genuinely useful. The site does not try to be the destination; it tries to route you to the right destination. DR is low (~15), but the role is clear.
What is missing: it does not surface any skills itself, so once you know the landscape, you stop needing it. Also, the review summaries of each linked directory are a bit stale — SkillHub is listed with a year-old skill count. If it refreshed quarterly it would be a better onboarding tool.
awesome-claude
The GitHub-hosted awesome-claude list is the oldest of the six and the smallest — roughly 350 entries, hand-curated, PR-reviewed. No UI beyond a long README. No filtering, no search, no stars displayed inline.
What it has is trust. A skill on awesome-claude got there because a human looked at it and decided it was worth including. That single editorial filter puts its average entry quality well above the mega-directories.
What is missing: scale and discoverability. If you do not already know what category you want, scrolling a markdown README is painful. And because it is PR-gated, new skills take weeks to appear. For 2026, you probably use awesome-claude as a "verified" filter and a real marketplace as your day-to-day search.
OATH SkillsMap
Browse 10,000+ Claude skills sourced directly from GitHub, with live star counts and last-update dates.
Which Marketplace Should You Use?
None of the six is strictly better than the others. Pick based on the question you are actually trying to answer.
"I want to see everything that exists"
Start with SkillsMP. Accept that the number is inflated and cross-reference anything you plan to install.
"I want skills a real engineer would use"
SkillHub for workflow packs, awesome-claude for hand-curated quality. See our best Claude Code skills breakdown for category rankings by GitHub stars.
"I want GitHub stars as a quality filter"
OATH SkillsMap — it pulls stars and last-update timestamps directly, which exposes the roughly 60–70% of listed skills that are effectively abandoned elsewhere.
"I already use LobeHub as my AI gateway"
Stay there. The built-in library is not the best on its own, but the context-switch cost of leaving your chat UI is rarely worth it for a single skill install.
"I am building multi-agent systems"
Directory choice matters less than wiring. Our Claude Code agent teams guide walks through the skill + subagent pattern that actually compounds.
"I want to verify a skill before installing"
Find it on a marketplace, then open its GitHub repo. Check last commit date, open issues, and README completeness. None of the directories replace that five-minute check.
FAQ
Which Claude skills marketplace has the most skills?
SkillsMP claims roughly 30,000+ entries, which is the largest headline number in the category. The catch is that the list mixes SKILL.md files with agents, prompts, and MCP servers. If you want curated, tested Claude Code skills only, SkillHub (~7,000) and OATH SkillsMap (~10,000, GitHub-sourced with star counts) are more honest.
Are Claude skills marketplaces free?
All six marketplaces covered here are free to browse. Most skills themselves are MIT or Apache licensed on GitHub. Paid tiers exist on LobeHub and a few others for team features, private skill storage, or API-style hosting — but the catalog itself is always free to search.
What is the difference between a Claude skill and an MCP server?
A skill is a SKILL.md file that tells Claude Code how to approach a task — it is instructions. An MCP server is a process that gives Claude Code new tools, like a database connector or browser control. Marketplaces like LobeHub mix the two freely, which makes counts misleading. SkillsMap separates them.
How do I pick the right marketplace?
If you want scale, pick SkillsMP. If you want curated engineering workflows, SkillHub or awesome-claude on GitHub. If you want Claude Code specifically (not ChatGPT plugins) with GitHub star data, OATH SkillsMap. If you want aggregation across directories, ClaudeMarketplaces.com. LobeHub is best for AI gateway users already in that ecosystem.
Do these marketplaces show skill quality signals?
Most do not — they list skills without ranking. SkillsMap and awesome-claude surface GitHub star counts. SkillHub shows install counts on some entries. claudeskills.info and claudemarketplaces.com mostly show alphabetical or category-grouped lists with no quality filter. That is the single biggest gap across the category.