Calculator Server vs MCP Gnu Units

In-depth architectural comparison of the Calculator Server and MCP Gnu Units 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 Calculator Server when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Data Science Tools domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: 13 MCP tools for mathematics and quantitative analysis, Expression evaluation with variables and mathematical constants, Statistics, percentile, and dataset summary calculations.

Explore Calculator Server Details

Choose MCP Gnu Units when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Data Science Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: Converts more than 3,000 units, Evaluates compound unit expressions, Reduces quantities to SI base units.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Calculator Server avisangle Data Science Tools	MCP Gnu Units laszlopere Data Science Tools
Summary	A comprehensive Go-based MCP server for mathematical computations, implementing 13 mathematical tools across basic arithmetic, advanced functions, statistical analysis, unit conversions, and financial calculations.	Unit conversion and dimensional analysis backed by the bundled GNU units database (3000+ units, compound expressions, reduction to SI base units). Offline and deterministic. uvx mcp-gnu-units.
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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": {
    "avisangle-calculator-server": {
      "url": "http://localhost:8080/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "laszlopere-mcp-gnu-units": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-gnu-units"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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