Is This Site Down? vs SiteVitals

In-depth architectural comparison of the Is This Site Down? and SiteVitals 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 Is This Site Down? when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Monitoring domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose SiteVitals when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Monitoring domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: list_sites, get_site_health, get_site_uptime.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	I Is This Site Down? Monitoring	SiteVitals Monitoring
Summary	Check if any website is down, from two continents, with uptime history and TLS expiry	Monitor website health, uptime, SEO, security and performance via your AI assistant.
Category & Scope	Monitoring	Monitoring
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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": {
    "is-this-site-down": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "is-this-site-down"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sitevitals": {
      "url": "https://www.sitevitals.co.uk/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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