Askacharge.com — EV charging network vs ChirpStack

In-depth architectural comparison of the Askacharge.com — EV charging network and ChirpStack 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 Askacharge.com — EV charging network when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Industrial & IoT domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose ChirpStack when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Industrial & IoT domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Askacharge.com — EV charging network Industrial & IoT	ChirpStack Industrial & IoT
Summary	Operate a network of EV charge points over OCPP: status, sessions, tariffs, prices, remote commands	Manage and live-debug LoRaWAN devices on a ChirpStack v4 network server over its gRPC API
Category & Scope	Industrial & IoT	Industrial & IoT

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": {
    "askacharge-com-ev-charging-network": {
      "url": "https://askacharge.com/askacharge/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chirpstack": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "chirpstack-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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