Crypto Market Data vs CoinMarketCap

In-depth architectural comparison of the Crypto Market Data and CoinMarketCap 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 Crypto Market Data 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).

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Choose CoinMarketCap when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Crypto Market Data Finance & Fintech	C CoinMarketCap Finance & Fintech
Summary	Real-time crypto prices OHLCV orderbook - Bitcoin Ethereum 10000+ tokens	Official CoinMarketCap MCP server: real-time crypto prices, market cap, rankings and exchange data.
Category & Scope	Finance & Fintech	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": {
    "crypto-market-data": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "crypto-market-data"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "coinmarketcap": {
      "url": "https://coinmarketcap.com/api/mcp/"
    }
  }
}

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