CoinMarketCap vs Cryptohopper Market Data

A side-by-side look at the CoinMarketCap and Cryptohopper Market Data MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.

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CoinMarketCapFinance & Fintech · Remote HTTP/SSE
Official CoinMarketCap MCP server: real-time crypto prices, market cap, rankings and exchange data.42FairAuth: not declared
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Cryptohopper Market DataFinance & Fintech
Real-time crypto market data: candles, tickers, orderbooks across 13+ exchanges via MCP.38FairAuth: not declared

Verdict: choose CoinMarketCap for finance & fintech work over a hosted endpoint; choose Cryptohopper Market Data for finance & fintech. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.

Which MCP server should you choose?

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Choose CoinMarketCap when

  • You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
  • You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
Explore CoinMarketCap

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Choose Cryptohopper Market Data when

  • You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
Explore Cryptohopper Market Data

Feature & specification comparison

Rows where the two servers differ are marked.

Spec
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CoinMarketCap
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Cryptohopper Market Data
CategoryFinance & FintechFinance & Fintech
Quality signal42/100 · Fair38/100 · Fair
Install commandConfirmedNot confirmed yet
TransportRemote HTTP/SSE—
AuthNot declaredNot declared
PricingNot declaredNot declared
Required env varsNone listedNone listed
Verified ownerCommunity listingCommunity listing
GitHub stars——
Directory activity 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes
ToolsNot listedNot listed

Tools & capabilities

CoinMarketCap tools

No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.

Cryptohopper Market Data tools

No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.

Ready-to-paste client configs

Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.

CoinMarketCap

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "coinmarketcap": {
      "url": "https://coinmarketcap.com/api/mcp/"
    }
  }
}

Cryptohopper Market Data

No confirmed install command for Cryptohopper Market Data yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.

Frequently asked questions

CoinMarketCap is categorized under Finance & Fintech and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Cryptohopper Market Data belongs to Finance & Fintech and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Pick CoinMarketCap for finance & fintech work and Cryptohopper Market Data for finance & fintech.

Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client. Cryptohopper Market Data has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.

CoinMarketCap has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Cryptohopper Market Data has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.

Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add coinmarketcap and cryptohopper-market-data as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.

On AllMCPs, CoinMarketCap has a quality signal of 42/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Cryptohopper Market Data has 38/100 (Fair) with 4 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.