SEC EDGAR Fundamentals vs ElkassabgiData

In-depth architectural comparison of the SEC EDGAR Fundamentals and ElkassabgiData 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?

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Choose SEC EDGAR Fundamentals when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose ElkassabgiData when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	S SEC EDGAR Fundamentals Finance & Fintech	ElkassabgiData Finance & Fintech
Summary	Normalized SEC EDGAR fundamentals. 3 of 6 tools free; the rest $0.04-$0.10 per call in USDC.	A growing family of free academic data libraries: finance, economics, and beyond (ElkassabgiData).
Category & Scope	Finance & Fintech	Finance & Fintech

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": {
    "sec-edgar-fundamentals": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "sec-edgar-fundamentals"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elkassabgidata": {
      "url": "https://api.hfdatalibrary.com"
    }
  }
}

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