Alpha Vantage MCP vs MarketAuxMcpServer

In-depth architectural comparison of the Alpha Vantage MCP and MarketAuxMcpServer 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 (Free / Open Source).
• 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 MarketAuxMcpServer when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: MARKETAUX_API_KEY.
• Primary tools included: Marketaux API integration, News search by symbols, Filtering by entity types, industries, and countries.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Alpha Vantage MCP berlinbra Finance & Fintech	MarketAuxMcpServer zolo-ryan Finance & Fintech
Summary	Alpha Vantage API integration to fetch both stock and crypto information	MCP server for comprehensive market and financial news search with advanced filtering by symbols, industries, countries, and date ranges.
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": {
    "zolo-ryan-marketauxmcpserver": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "zolo-ryan-marketauxmcpserver"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MARKETAUX_API_KEY": "YOUR_MARKETAUX_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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