Alpha Vantage MCP vs Followin MCP
A side-by-side look at the Alpha Vantage MCP and Followin MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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Followin MCPFinance & Fintech · Remote HTTP/SSEYour AI's market desk: crypto, US equities, macro, and investment-bank research in one MCP endpoint38FairAuth: not declaredVerdict: choose Alpha Vantage MCP for finance & fintech work as a local process; choose Followin MCP for finance & fintech over a hosted endpoint. 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.
FChoose Followin MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | F Followin MCP | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Finance & Fintech | Finance & Fintech |
| Quality signal | 47/100 · Fair | 38/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | API key required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 221 | — |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Alpha Vantage MCP | View Followin MCP |
Tools & capabilities
Alpha Vantage MCP tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Followin MCP tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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": {
"alpha-vantage-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"marketdata-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}
Followin MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"followin-mcp": {
"url": "https://followin.io/mcp"
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Alpha Vantage MCP is categorized under Finance & Fintech and uses a local stdio subprocess. Followin MCP belongs to Finance & Fintech and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick Alpha Vantage MCP for finance & fintech work and Followin 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 declared pricing — check the project's own site. Auth: api key required. Followin MCP has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. 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 followin-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 47/100 (Fair) with 3 views, 0 installs and 221 GitHub stars. Followin MCP has 38/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.