Cloudscope MCP vs MCP Server Spotinst

In-depth architectural comparison of the Cloudscope MCP and MCP Server Spotinst MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Cloudscope MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Cloud Platforms domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: other (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: get_cost_summary, detect_anomalies, list_recommendations.

Explore Cloudscope MCP Details

Choose MCP Server Spotinst when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Cloud Platforms domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: SPOTINST_TOKEN, SPOTINST_ACCOUNT_ID.
• Primary tools included: list_accounts, list_all_clusters, list_clusters.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Cloudscope MCP alexpota Cloud Platforms	MCP Server Spotinst arnstarn Cloud Platforms
Summary	Azure cloud cost management — spending analysis, forecasts, anomaly detection, budgets, optimization recommendations, idle resource detection, tag-based cost allocation, and cross-subscription queries through natural language.	MCP server for Spot.io (Spotinst) API with 23 tools for managing Ocean clusters, VNGs, Elastigroups, costs, right-sizing, and logs across AWS and Azure with multi-account support.
Category & Scope

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "alexpota-cloudscope-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "cloudscope-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "arnstarn-mcp-server-spotinst": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-server-spotinst"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SPOTINST_TOKEN": "YOUR_SPOTINST_TOKEN_HERE",
        "SPOTINST_ACCOUNT_ID": "YOUR_SPOTINST_ACCOUNT_ID_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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