Football Database and Results vs Monitor

In-depth architectural comparison of the Football Database and Results and Monitor 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 Football Database and Results when:

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

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Choose Monitor when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Databases domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Freemium).
• Primary tools included: Exposes 60 MCP tools, Queries Valkey and Redis monitoring data, Analyzes slow commands and hot keys.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	F Football Database and Results Databases	Monitor BetterDB-inc Databases
Summary	Historical football results, draws and no-draw streaks. 11 read-only tools, 6 need no API key.	Valkey-first observability with Redis compatibility. Query real-time metrics, analyze slow commands, detect hot keys, and investigate performance issues directly from AI coding assistants.
Category & Scope	Databases

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": {
    "football-database-and-results-2": {
      "url": "https://fdb4.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "betterdb-inc-monitor": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@betterdb/monitor"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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