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Best Alternatives to StayPut
Looking for an alternative to StayPut? Whether you need a different runtime environment, custom authentication support, or alternative API integrations in the Developer Tools ecosystem, we have cataloged and compared the top alternative MCP servers below.
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StayPut Overview
StayPut MCP server processes local PDF and photo files without uploading them. Its documented use cases include merging, splitting, rotating, and numbering PDFs, plus removing GPS metadata from photos. Reach for it when file privacy matters and the required work fits these local transformations; the provided material does not document installation or client-specific setup.
Primary Use Cases for StayPut:
- Merge PDF documents locally
- Split PDFs into selected pages
- Rotate pages before sharing a document
- Add page numbers to a PDF
Specification Matrix: StayPut vs Alternatives
Direct comparison of key metrics, runtimes, authentication methods, and community popularity.
| Server Name | Runtime | Auth | Pricing | GitHub Stars | Downloads | Action |
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| npx | — | — | — | — | Current | |
| npx | No auth required | Free | 831 | — | Compare → | |
| npx | — | — | 28,930 | — | Compare → | |
| npx | No auth required | Free | 224 | — | Compare → | |
| npx | API key | Bring your own API key (usage-based cost) | 28,255 | — | Compare → | |
A Azure DevOps (ADO) | npx | — | Free | 2,060 | — | Compare → |
| npx | API key | Freemium | — | — | Compare → | |
| npx | No auth required | Free | 2 | — | Compare → | |
E ExactPDF | — | — | — | — | — | Compare → |
| npx | No auth required | Free | 103 | — | Compare → | |
| npx | No auth required | Free | 387 | — | Compare → | |
| npx | — | — | 1,412 | — | Compare → | |
| npx | — | — | 116 | — | Compare → |
Detailed Evaluation of StayPut Alternatives
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The top-rated alternatives to StayPut in the Developer Tools category include Next Devtools MCP, Repomix, Chatpack MCP. These servers offer complementary or alternative capabilities depending on your deployment stack and authentication requirements.
StayPut and its alternatives vary by runtime requirement (Node.js/npx, Python/uvx, Docker, or remote HTTP/SSE endpoints). Check the specification comparison table above to verify command requirements before installing.
It varies by server. Pricing, auth and license are declared by each maintainer and shown in the comparison table where provided — a dash means nothing was declared, so check that project's own site before assuming it's free.
Click the "Compare side-by-side →" button on any alternative card to see an in-depth comparison matrix covering feature lists, stars, npm downloads, install configurations, and schema specifications.