Best Alternatives to Prayer Times
Looking for an alternative to Prayer Times? Whether you need a different runtime environment, custom authentication support, or alternative API integrations in the Spirituality & Esoterica ecosystem, we have cataloged and compared the top alternative MCP servers below.
Prayer Times Overview
Prayer Times MCP server connects AI clients to Islamic prayer and calendar data through the Aladhan API and Pipeworx gateway. Its tools return daily salah times, Qibla bearings, Gregorian-to-Hijri conversions, and monthly city calendars. Use it for location-based prayer lookups, Islamic date handling, or calendar queries in an MCP-compatible client. It supports hosted MCP over HTTPS, a local npx stdio bridge, and direct HTTP tool calls.
- Look up today’s salah times for a city
- Calculate the Qibla bearing from coordinates
- Convert Gregorian dates to Hijri dates
- Build a monthly Islamic prayer calendar
Specification Matrix: Prayer Times vs Alternatives
Direct comparison of key metrics, runtimes, authentication methods, and community popularity.
| Server Name | Runtime | Auth | Pricing | GitHub Stars | Downloads | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| npx | No auth required | Freemium | — | — | Current | |
| npx | No auth required | Free | 436 | — | ||
| npx | No auth required | Free | 161 | — | ||
| npx | — | — | 162 | — | ||
| uvx | — | — | 355 | — | ||
| npx | No auth required | Free | 91,789 | — | ||
| npx | API key | Freemium | 7,764 | 1 | ||
| npx | API key | Free | 16,154 | — | ||
| npx | API key | Free | 58,773 | — | ||
| npx | No auth required | Free | 4,582 | — | ||
| npx | API key | Bring your own API key (usage-based cost) | 5,212 | — | ||
| npx | No auth required | Free | 6,505 | — | ||
| npx | API key | Bring your own API key (usage-based cost) | 28,298 | — |