Hogswap MCP vs ImagePay MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Hogswap MCP and ImagePay 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?

Choose Hogswap MCP 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 ImagePay 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	Hogswap MCP Finance & Fintech	ImagePay MCP Finance & Fintech
Summary	Pay any Algorand x402 invoice with any asset, plus DEX swap quotes and unsigned builds.	ImagePay MCP: 40 x402 paid API tools (OCR, PDF, image, QR, tabular, web). Pay per call on Base.
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": {
    "hogswap-mcp": {
      "url": "https://hogswap-v1.liquihog.dev/mcp/"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "imagepay-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "imagepay-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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