Labby vs Nable

In-depth architectural comparison of the Labby and Nable 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 Labby 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).

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Choose Nable 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).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Labby Cloud Platforms	Nable Cloud Platforms
Summary	Local-first MCP gateway and homelab control plane with CLI, HTTP API, and web UI.	Local-first FinOps copilot: ask AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes and SaaS cost questions in your editor.
Category & Scope	Cloud Platforms	Cloud Platforms
Quality signal

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": {
    "labby": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nable": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "nable"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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