A side-by-side look at the Pricing Time Machine and Fetch MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Pricing Time Machine for search & data extraction work as a local process; choose Fetch for search & data extraction as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
pricing_timeline, pricing_at, compare_pricing.create_entities, create_relations, add_observations.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | P Pricing Time Machine | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Search & Data Extraction | Search & Data Extraction |
| Quality signal | 53/100 · Good | 90/100 · Excellent |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | No auth required |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Verified |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 91,147 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 5 | 9 |
| Full listing | View Pricing Time Machine | View Fetch |
pricing_timelineReads N archived copies across the years, groups identical prices into periods, lists what was added/removedpricing_atPrices on the page closest to a date, with plan guess, billing hints, context and the page text around themcompare_pricingOne page at two dates: both price tables plus added/removed pricescompare_competitors2–8 pricing pages side by side at the same datepricing_snapshotsWhich months/years have an archived copycreate_entitiesCreate multiple new entities in the knowledge graphcreate_relationsCreate multiple new relations between entities in the knowledge graph. Relations should be in active voiceadd_observationsAdd new observations to existing entities in the knowledge graphdelete_entitiesDelete multiple entities and their associated relations from the knowledge graphdelete_observationsDelete specific observations from entities in the knowledge graphdelete_relationsDelete multiple relations from the knowledge graphread_graphRead the entire knowledge graphsearch_nodesSearch for nodes in the knowledge graph based on a queryopen_nodesOpen specific nodes in the knowledge graph by their namesPaste 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.
{
"mcpServers": {
"pricing-time-machine": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"pricing-time-machine-mcp"
]
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"fetch": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-memory"
]
}
}
}