What is the key difference between Monitor and Costory FinOps MCP?

Monitor belongs to the Databases category with local stdio execution, while Costory FinOps MCP belongs to the Databases category with local stdio execution.

How do I install Monitor or Costory FinOps MCP in Claude Desktop or Cursor?

Copy the mcpServers JSON configuration snippet provided on this page into your claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json file and restart your AI client.

Are Monitor and Costory FinOps MCP free or paid?

Monitor operates under a Freemium model (No auth required). Costory FinOps MCP operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required).

Which MCP server has more tools and community activity?

Monitor lists 6 tools with 4 views and 1,296 GitHub stars. Costory FinOps MCP lists 0 tools with 0 views and 1 GitHub stars.

Can I use both Monitor and Costory FinOps MCP together in the same MCP host?

Yes! MCP hosts like Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and VS Code support configuring multiple servers under the mcpServers object simultaneously.

Side-by-Side Model Context Protocol Comparison

Monitor vs Costory FinOps MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Monitor and Costory FinOps 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.

At a Glance & Executive Verdict

Monitor

Databases · Local stdio

Quality: 64/100 (Good) | Auth: No auth required

Costory FinOps MCP

Databases · Local stdio

Quality: 36/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required

Verdict Summary: Choose Monitor if you need specialized Databases tools running via a local process. Choose Costory FinOps MCP if your workspace requires Databases integration with local subprocess execution. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's mcpServers manifest.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Monitor when:

You need dedicated capabilities in the Databases domain.
You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Freemium).
You have access to required keys: DB_HOST, DB_PORT, DB_PASSWORD, AI_ENABLED.
Primary tools included: Persistent storage of slowlogs, client activity, and anomaly signals, Native support for Valkey COMMANDLOG and cluster SLOT-STATS, Per-thread CPU and I/O metrics visibility.

Explore Monitor Details

Choose Costory FinOps MCP when:

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

Explore Costory FinOps MCP Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Monitor BetterDB-inc Databases	Costory FinOps MCP Databases
Summary	Valkey-first observability with Redis compatibility. Query real-time metrics, analyze slow commands, detect hot keys, and investigate performance issues directly from AI coding assistants.	FinOps MCP: query allocated, correlated cloud and AI cost across AWS, GCP, Azure and Snowflake.
Category & Scope	Databases

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Monitor Tools (6)

Persistent storage of slowlogs, client activity, and anomaly signals

Native support for Valkey COMMANDLOG and cluster SLOT-STATS

Per-thread CPU and I/O metrics visibility

Live MONITOR capture sessions with filtering and export

Anomaly detection with automatic baseline learning

Prometheus and OpenTelemetry metrics endpoints

Costory FinOps MCP Tools (0)

No explicit tool names declared in metadata yet. Check project README on main listing page.

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).

Monitor Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "betterdb-inc-monitor": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@betterdb/monitor"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DB_HOST": "YOUR_DB_HOST_HERE",
        "DB_PORT": "YOUR_DB_PORT_HERE",
        "DB_PASSWORD": "YOUR_DB_PASSWORD_HERE",
        "AI_ENABLED": "YOUR_AI_ENABLED_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Costory FinOps MCP Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "costory-finops-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://app-api.costory.io/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Frequently Asked Questions

Monitor is categorized under Databases and uses a local stdio subprocess. In contrast, Costory FinOps MCP belongs to Databases using local stdio subprocess. Select Monitor when you need capabilities focused on databases and Costory FinOps MCP when you require tools for databases.

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