Cloud Cost MCP vs Cloudscope MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Cloud Cost MCP and Cloudscope 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 Cloud Cost MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Cloud Platforms domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: compare_compute, compare_storage, compare_egress.

Explore Cloud Cost MCP Details

Choose Cloudscope MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Cloud Platforms domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: other (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: get_cost_summary, detect_anomalies, list_recommendations.

Explore Cloudscope MCP Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Cloud Cost MCP jasonwilbur Cloud Platforms	Cloudscope MCP alexpota Cloud Platforms
Summary	Multi-cloud pricing comparison across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI with 2,700+ instance types. Real-time pricing from public APIs, workload calculators, and migration savings estimator.	Azure cloud cost management — spending analysis, forecasts, anomaly detection, budgets, optimization recommendations, idle resource detection, tag-based cost allocation, and cross-subscription queries through natural language.
Category & Scope

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": {
    "jasonwilbur-cloud-cost-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "cloud-cost-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

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