API.market MCP Gateway vs Openapi MCP Server

In-depth architectural comparison of the API.market MCP Gateway and Openapi MCP Server 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?

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Choose API.market MCP Gateway when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: OAuth 2.0 (Freemium).

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Choose Openapi MCP Server when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: OpenAPI specification discovery, Plain-language API summaries, Operation-level endpoint details.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	A API.market MCP Gateway Developer Tools	Openapi MCP Server snaggle-ai Developer Tools
Summary	Proprietary hosted Streamable HTTP MCP gateway for API discovery, operation schemas, API calls, usage checks and subscription management through five tools: search_apis, get_api_tools, call_api, check_usage and manage_subscription. Requires an API.market account with OAuth (recommended) or API-key authentication. Free tiers, paid plans and limits vary by API; API calls and subscription changes may incur charges. OAuth/PKCE and five-tool discovery verified with Claude Code 2.1.281; not every API operation or client has been tested. The public integration repository contains configuration and documentation, not the hosted server implementation. Connect directly to https://api.market/api/mcp/gateway; no local package is required.	Connect any HTTP/REST API server using an Open API spec (v3)

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": {
    "api-market-mcp-gateway": {
      "url": "https://api.market/api/mcp/gateway"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "snaggle-ai-openapi-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://openapi-mcp.openapisearch.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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