Alpha Vantage Mcp vs Financekit Mcp

In-depth architectural comparison of the Alpha Vantage Mcp and Financekit Mcp 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 Alpha Vantage Mcp when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (BYOK (Pay Provider Direct)).
• You have access to required keys: ALPHA_VANTAGE_API_KEY.
• Primary tools included: get-stock-quote, get-company-info, get-crypto-exchange-rate.

Explore Alpha Vantage Mcp Details

Choose Financekit Mcp when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: stock_quote, company_info, multi_quote.

Explore Financekit Mcp Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Alpha Vantage Mcp berlinbra Finance & Fintech	Financekit Mcp vdalhambra Finance & Fintech
Summary	Alpha Vantage API integration to fetch both stock and crypto information	Financial market intelligence with 17 tools — stock quotes, technical analysis (RSI, MACD, Bollinger Bands, ADX, Stochastic), crypto prices via CoinGecko, risk metrics (VaR, Sharpe, Sortino, Beta), correlation matrix, options chains, earnings calendar, sector rotation, and portfolio analysis.
Category & Scope	Finance & Fintech

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": {
    "berlinbra-alpha-vantage-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@smithery/cli"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ALPHA_VANTAGE_API_KEY": "YOUR_ALPHA_VANTAGE_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vdalhambra-financekit-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "financekit-mcp",
        "financekit"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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