Finance Foundation vs Ghostfolio MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Finance Foundation and Ghostfolio 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.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

F

Choose Finance Foundation 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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Choose Ghostfolio MCP 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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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	F Finance Foundation Finance & Fintech	Ghostfolio MCP Finance & Fintech
Summary	Open financial reference data: companies with LEI/ISIN/FIGI, markets, funds, graph, live series.	MCP server for Ghostfolio portfolio management and financial data access
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": {
    "finance-foundation": {
      "url": "https://finance.foundation"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ghostfolio-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "ghostfolio-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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