The Real Cost vs Kr Crypto Intelligence
A side-by-side look at the The Real Cost and Kr Crypto Intelligence MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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The Real CostFinance & Fintech · Local subprocess (stdio)Free US money calculators with the math shown, from The Real Cost. Education only.53GoodAuth: no auth requiredVerdict: choose The Real Cost for finance & fintech work as a local process; choose Kr Crypto Intelligence for finance & fintech over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
TChoose The Real Cost 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
credit_card_payoff, debt_consolidation, loan_cost_by_term.
Choose Kr Crypto Intelligence when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | T The Real Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Finance & Fintech | Finance & Fintech |
| Quality signal | 53/100 · Good | 51/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | No auth required | No auth required |
| Pricing | Free | Paid service |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 2 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 7 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 6 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View The Real Cost | View Kr Crypto Intelligence |
Tools & capabilities
The Real Cost tools 6
credit_card_payoffMonths and total interest to clear a card balance paying only the minimum, versus a fixed monthly payment.debt_consolidationCurrent debts versus one consolidation loan, including the origination fee (taken out of the loan, soloan_cost_by_termMonthly payment, total interest and total paid for one loan over several terms.crypto_trade_costTrading fee, spread and network fees on a buy and a later sale at the same price, the price riseemergency_fundGoal = monthly expenses x months to cover. Months to reach it, and the monthly amount needed to reachlist_guidesNo inputs. Returns the ten guides (title, subtitle, pages, what each covers, price), the complete
Kr Crypto Intelligence tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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.
The Real Cost
{
"mcpServers": {
"the-real-cost": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"--from",
"git+https://github.com/NoBanks/therealcost-mcp",
"therealcost-mcp"
]
}
}
}
Kr Crypto Intelligence
{
"mcpServers": {
"bakyang2-kr-crypto-intelligence": {
"url": "https://api.printmoneylab.com"
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
The Real Cost is categorized under Finance & Fintech and uses a local stdio subprocess. Kr Crypto Intelligence belongs to Finance & Fintech and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick The Real Cost for finance & fintech work and Kr Crypto Intelligence 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.
The Real Cost is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. Kr Crypto Intelligence is listed as a paid service. 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 the-real-cost and bakyang2-kr-crypto-intelligence as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, The Real Cost has a quality signal of 53/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Kr Crypto Intelligence has 51/100 (Good) with 7 views, 0 installs and 2 GitHub stars.