Yfinance MCP vs Zwldarren Akshare One MCP

A side-by-side look at the Yfinance MCP and Zwldarren Akshare One MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.

Yfinance MCP logoYfinance MCPFinance & Fintech · Local subprocess (stdio)An MCP server that uses yfinance to obtain information from Yahoo Finance.64GoodAuth: no auth requiredZwldarren Akshare One MCP logoZwldarren Akshare One MCPFinance & Fintech · Local subprocess (stdio)Provide access to Chinese stock market data including historical prices, real-time data, news, and…67GreatAuth: no auth required

Verdict: choose Yfinance MCP for finance & fintech work as a local process; choose Zwldarren Akshare One MCP for finance & fintech as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.

Which MCP server should you choose?

Yfinance MCP logoChoose Yfinance MCP when

  • You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
  • You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
  • Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
  • You want tools like yfinance_get_ticker_info, yfinance_get_analyst_price_targets, yfinance_get_analyst_estimates.
Explore Yfinance MCP

Zwldarren Akshare One MCP logoChoose Zwldarren Akshare One MCP when

  • You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
  • You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
  • Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
  • You want tools like get_hist_data, get_realtime_data, get_news_data.
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Feature & specification comparison

Rows where the two servers differ are marked.

SpecYfinance MCP logoYfinance MCPZwldarren Akshare One MCP logoZwldarren Akshare One MCP
CategoryFinance & FintechFinance & Fintech
Quality signal64/100 · Good67/100 · Great
Install commandConfirmedConfirmed
TransportLocal subprocess (stdio)Local subprocess (stdio)
AuthNo auth requiredNo auth required
PricingFreeFree
Required env varsNone listedNone listed
Verified ownerCommunity listingCommunity listing
GitHub stars203235
Directory activity 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes 6 views 1 installs 0 upvotes
Tools159

Tools & capabilities

Yfinance MCP tools 15

  • yfinance_get_ticker_infoRetrieve comprehensive stock data including company information, financials, trading metrics and governance. Returns JSON object with fields including: - Company: symbol, longName, sector, industry, longBusinessSummary, website, city, country - Price: currentPrice, previousClose, open, dayHigh, dayLow, fiftyTwoWeekHigh, fiftyTwoWeekLow - Valuation: marketCap, enterpriseValue, trailingPE, forwardPE, priceToBook, pegRatio - Trading: volume, averageVolume, averageVolume10days, bid, ask, bidSize, askSize - Dividends: dividendRate, dividendYield, exDividendDate, payoutRatio - Financials: totalRevenue, revenueGrowth, earningsGrowth, profitMargins, operatingMargins - Performance: beta, fiftyDayAverage, twoHundredDayAverage, trailingEps, forwardEps Note: Available fields vary by security type. Timestamps are converted to readable dates.
  • yfinance_get_analyst_price_targetsFetch the current price and analyst consensus price targets for a stock. Returns a JSON object with the fields supplied by Yahoo Finance: - current: Current market price - low: Lowest analyst price target - high: Highest analyst price target - mean: Mean analyst price target - median: Median analyst price target Analyst coverage and available fields vary by symbol.
  • yfinance_get_analyst_estimatesFetch consensus estimates, EPS/revenue trends, revisions, recommendations, and earnings history.
  • yfinance_get_fund_dataFetch ETF or mutual-fund composition, holdings, exposures, ratings, and operating details.
  • yfinance_get_upgrades_downgradesFetch analyst upgrades, downgrades, initiations, and price target changes. Returns analyst actions newest first. Fields supplied by Yahoo Finance can include: - GradeDate: Date and time of the analyst action - Firm: Analyst firm name - ToGrade and FromGrade: New and previous ratings - Action: Rating action, such as upgrade, downgrade, initiation, or reiteration - priceTargetAction: Price target action, such as Raises, Lowers, or Maintains - currentPriceTarget and priorPriceTarget: New and previous price targets Available fields vary by symbol and analyst action.
  • yfinance_get_ticker_newsFetch recent news articles and press releases for a specific stock. Returns JSON array where each news item has: - id: Unique article identifier - content: Object containing: - title: Article headline - summary: Brief article summary - pubDate: Publication date (ISO 8601 format) - provider: Object with displayName (e.g., "Yahoo Finance") and url - canonicalUrl: Object with article url, site, region, lang - thumbnail: Object with image URLs and resolutions - contentType: Type of content (e.g., "STORY", "VIDEO") Use this to track company announcements, market sentiment, and breaking news.
  • yfinance_searchSearch Yahoo Finance for stocks, ETFs, and news articles. Returns JSON with search results based on search_type: - 'quotes': Array of securities with: - symbol: Ticker symbol - shortname/longname: Company name - quoteType: Security type (EQUITY, ETF, MUTUALFUND, etc.) - exchange: Exchange code - sector: Business sector - industry: Industry classification - score: Search relevance score - 'news': Array of articles with: - uuid: Article identifier - title: Headline - publisher: News source - link: Article URL - providerPublishTime: Unix timestamp - relatedTickers: Array of related symbols - thumbnail: Image URLs - 'all': Object with both 'quotes' and 'news' arrays Use this to find ticker symbols, discover related securities, or search financial news.
  • yfinance_screenRun a Yahoo Finance screener query. Supports predefined Yahoo screener keys and custom equity, mutual-fund, or ETF query trees.
  • yfinance_screen_gappersRun a custom equity screener tuned for opening-session stock gappers.
  • yfinance_get_topGet top-ranked financial entities within a sector. This unified tool provides access to various rankings: - ETFs and mutual funds focused on the sector - Largest companies by market capitalization - Fastest-growing companies by revenue/earnings - Best-performing stocks by price appreciation Returns JSON data with relevant metrics for each entity type.
  • yfinance_get_price_historyFetch historical price data and optionally generate technical analysis charts. When chart_type is None, returns Markdown table with columns: - Date: Trading date (index) - Open: Opening price - High: Highest price - Low: Lowest price - Close: Closing price - Volume: Trading volume - Dividends: Dividend payments (if any) - Stock Splits: Split events (if any) When chart_type is specified, returns a chart image: - 'price_volume': Candlestick chart with volume bars - 'vwap': Price with Volume Weighted Average Price overlay - 'volume_profile': Volume distribution by price level Set prepost=True to include pre-market and post-market data when available. Note: Not all period/interval combinations are valid. Minute intervals (1m, 5m, etc.) only work with short periods (1d, 5d).
  • yfinance_get_financialsFetch financial statements (income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow) with historical data. Returns JSON with income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow data across reporting periods. Use the data to analyze trends, calculate ratios, or compare periods.
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Zwldarren Akshare One MCP tools 9

  • get_hist_dataGet historical stock market data. 'eastmoney_direct' support all A,B,H shares With fallback on, the sources are tried as 'eastmoney', 'eastmoney_direct' and 'sina', starting with the requested one.
  • get_realtime_dataGet real-time stock market data. 'eastmoney_direct' support all A,B,H shares With fallback on, the sources are tried as 'eastmoney_direct', 'eastmoney' and 'xueqiu', starting with the requested one.
  • get_news_dataGet stock-related news data.
  • get_balance_sheetGet company balance sheet data. With fallback on, the sources are tried as 'sina' and 'eastmoney_direct', starting with the requested one.
  • get_income_statementGet company income statement data. With fallback on, the sources are tried as 'sina' and 'eastmoney_direct', starting with the requested one.
  • get_cash_flowGet company cash flow statement data. With fallback on, the sources are tried as 'sina' and 'eastmoney_direct', starting with the requested one.
  • get_inner_trade_dataGet company insider trading data.
  • get_financial_metricsGet key financial metrics from the three major financial statements. With fallback on, the sources are tried as 'sina' and 'eastmoney_direct', starting with the requested one.
  • get_time_infoGet current time with ISO format, timestamp, and the last trading day.

Ready-to-paste client configs

Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.

Yfinance MCP

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "narumiruna-yfinance-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "yfmcp@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Zwldarren Akshare One MCP

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zwldarren-akshare-one-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "akshare-one-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Frequently asked questions

Yfinance MCP is categorized under Finance & Fintech and uses a local stdio subprocess. Zwldarren Akshare One MCP belongs to Finance & Fintech and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Yfinance MCP for finance & fintech work and Zwldarren Akshare One MCP for finance & fintech.

Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.

Yfinance MCP is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. Zwldarren Akshare One MCP is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.

Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add narumiruna-yfinance-mcp and zwldarren-akshare-one-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.

On AllMCPs, Yfinance MCP has a quality signal of 64/100 (Good) with 2 views, 0 installs and 203 GitHub stars. Zwldarren Akshare One MCP has 67/100 (Great) with 6 views, 1 installs and 235 GitHub stars.