Financial Data vs Vintage

In-depth architectural comparison of the Financial Data and Vintage 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 Financial 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 Vintage 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	Financial Data Finance & Fintech	Vintage Finance & Fintech
Summary	Financial data for AI agents: crypto data, Polymarket odds, weather/oil calibration, trust scoring.	Point-in-time financial data, and a backtester that deflates your Sharpe by how often you asked.
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": {
    "financial-data-2": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "financial-data-2"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

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