Alpha Vantage MCP vs Alpha Vantage MCP

A side-by-side look at the Alpha Vantage MCP and Alpha Vantage MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.

Alpha Vantage MCPFinance & Fintech · Local subprocess (stdio)Real-time financial market data: stocks, forex, crypto, commodities, and economic indicators48FairAuth: api key required

Alpha Vantage MCPFinance & FintechAlpha Vantage API integration to fetch both stock and crypto information47FairAuth: api key required

Verdict: choose Alpha Vantage MCP for finance & fintech work as a local process; choose Alpha Vantage MCP for finance & fintech. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.

Which MCP server should you choose?

Choose Alpha Vantage MCP when

You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Its auth model fits you: API key required.

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Choose Alpha Vantage MCP when

You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
Its auth model fits you: API key required.
You have the keys it needs: ALPHA_VANTAGE_API_KEY.
You want tools like get-stock-quote, get-company-info, get-crypto-exchange-rate.

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Feature & specification comparison

Rows where the two servers differ are marked.

Spec	Alpha Vantage MCP	Alpha Vantage MCP
Category	Finance & Fintech	Finance & Fintech
Quality signal	48/100 · Fair	47/100 · Fair
Install command	Confirmed	Not confirmed yet
Transport	Local subprocess (stdio)	—
Auth	API key required	API key required
Pricing	Not declared	Free
Required env vars	None listed	`ALPHA_VANTAGE_API_KEY`
Verified owner	Community listing	Community listing
GitHub stars	221	104
Directory activity	4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes	5 views 0 installs 0 upvotes
Tools	Not listed	12
Full listing	View Alpha Vantage MCP	View Alpha Vantage MCP

Tools & capabilities

Alpha Vantage MCP tools

No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.

Alpha Vantage MCP tools 12

get-stock-quoteGet the latest stock quote for a specific company
get-company-infoGet stock-related information for a specific company
get-crypto-exchange-rateGet current cryptocurrency exchange rates
get-time-seriesGet historical daily price data for a stock
get-realtime-optionsGet real-time options chain data with Greeks and implied volatility
get-historical-optionsGet historical options chain data with advanced filtering and sorting capabilities
get-etf-profileGet comprehensive ETF profile information including holdings and sector allocation
get-crypto-dailyGet daily time series data for a cryptocurrency
get-crypto-weeklyGet weekly time series data for a cryptocurrency
get-crypto-monthlyGet monthly time series data for a cryptocurrency
get-earnings-calendarGet upcoming earnings calendar data for companies
get-historical-earningsGet historical earnings data for a specific company

Ready-to-paste client configs

Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.

Alpha Vantage MCP

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "alpha-vantage-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "marketdata-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Alpha Vantage MCP

No confirmed install command for Alpha Vantage MCP yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.

Frequently asked questions

Alpha Vantage MCP is categorized under Finance & Fintech and uses a local stdio subprocess. Alpha Vantage MCP belongs to Finance & Fintech and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Pick Alpha Vantage MCP for finance & fintech work and Alpha Vantage MCP for finance & fintech.

Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client. Alpha Vantage MCP has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.

Alpha Vantage MCP has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Auth: api key required. Alpha Vantage MCP is listed as free. Auth: api key required. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.

Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add alpha-vantage-mcp and berlinbra-alpha-vantage-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.

On AllMCPs, Alpha Vantage MCP has a quality signal of 48/100 (Fair) with 4 views, 0 installs and 221 GitHub stars. Alpha Vantage MCP has 47/100 (Fair) with 5 views, 0 installs and 104 GitHub stars.