Crypto vs Crypto Prices

In-depth architectural comparison of the Crypto and Crypto Prices 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?

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Choose Crypto 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).
• Primary tools included: get_crypto_price, get_crypto_market, get_crypto_history.

Explore Crypto Details

Choose Crypto Prices 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).

Explore Crypto Prices Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	C Crypto Finance & Fintech	Crypto Prices Finance & Fintech
Summary	Crypto MCP — cryptocurrency prices and currency conversion	Live and historical cryptocurrency prices via CoinGecko free API.
Category & Scope	Finance & Fintech	Finance & Fintech
Quality signal

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": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "crypto-prices": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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