What is the best alternative to Contrastapi?

The top-rated alternatives to Contrastapi in the Security category include MCP Virustotal, MCP Shodan, Agentaegis MCP. These servers offer complementary or alternative capabilities depending on your deployment stack and authentication requirements.

How do Contrastapi alternatives differ in installation and runtime?

Contrastapi 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.

Are alternatives to Contrastapi free and open source?

Most MCP servers listed on AllMCPs are open source tools under MIT or Apache licenses that you can self-host or run locally with Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, or Windsurf.

How do I side-by-side compare Contrastapi with a specific alternative?

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.

Security• MCP Alternatives Guide

Best Alternatives to Contrastapi

Looking for an alternative to Contrastapi? Whether you need a different runtime environment, custom authentication support, or alternative API integrations in the Security ecosystem, we have cataloged and compared the top alternative MCP servers below.

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Target Reference Server

Contrastapi Overview

UPinar/contrastapi MCP server exposes 55 security tools, 7 MCP Resources, and 3 Prompts through the ContrastAPI service. It covers CVE, EPSS, KEV, CWE, ATLAS, D3FEND, domain and IP investigation, IOC enrichment, OSINT, web intelligence, and code-security checks. Connect an MCP client to the hosted endpoint with mcp-remote, or install the Claude Desktop extension. Reach for it when an agent needs security findings grounded in sources such as NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, MITRE ATLAS, D3FEND, RDAP, or CT logs.

Server Name	Runtime	Auth	Pricing	GitHub Stars	Downloads	Action
Contrastapi (Target)	Remote (SSE)	No auth required	Free	34	—	Current
MCP Virustotal	npx	API key	Bring your own API key (usage-based cost)	150	—	Compare →
MCP Shodan	npx	API key	Bring your own API key (usage-based cost)	173	—	Compare →
Agentaegis MCP	Remote (SSE)	API key	Freemium	1	—	Compare →
MCP Inspector	npx	API key	Freemium	1	—	Compare →
Scamverify MCP	npx	API key	Freemium	1	—	Compare →
Honeylabs MCP	Remote (SSE)	API key	Freemium	2	—	Compare →
MCP Security	—	No auth required	Free	51	—	Compare →
Shohei	—	No auth required	Free	3	—	Compare →
Agentward	npx	No auth required	Free	19	—	Compare →
Shield	npx	No auth required	Free	11	—	Compare →
Ida Pro MCP	uvx	No auth required	Bring your own API key (usage-based cost)	12,272	—	Compare →
Misp MCP Server	npx	API key	Free	2	—	Compare →

Detailed Evaluation of Contrastapi Alternatives

MCP Virustotal

Runtime: npx

Queries VirusTotal for URL, file-hash, IP, and domain reports, relationships, behavior summaries, and threat collections.

Key Features:

URL, file, IP, and domain reports

Paginated relationship queries

VirusTotal corpus search

3 0 150

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MCP Shodan

Runtime: npx

Queries Shodan for IP, DNS, device, CPE, and vulnerability intelligence through MCP tools.

Key Features:

IP reconnaissance with service and location details

Shodan device search

Forward and reverse DNS lookups

4 0 173

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Agentaegis MCP

Runtime: Remote (SSE)

Scans MCP plugins, agent skills, endpoints, code, networks, and configurations for security and compliance risks.

Key Features:

MCP plugin and skill supply-chain scanning

Endpoint PROCEED/CAUTION/BLOCK verdicts

Network, web application, code, and dependency scans

3 0 1

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MCP Inspector

Runtime: npx

Checks domain reputation and scans URLs for phishing, malware, redirects, and other website security risks.

Key Features:

Domain reputation scores from 0 to 100

Phishing and malware detection

URL redirect and forensic analysis

3 0 1

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Scamverify MCP

Runtime: npx

Checks phones, URLs, messages, emails, documents, and QR codes against threat intelligence and returns risk findings.

Key Features:

Phone and URL threat lookups

Text and email phishing analysis

Document and QR code verification

3 0 1

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Honeylabs MCP

Runtime: Remote (SSE)

Queries 90 days of honeypot telemetry for IP reputation, attack patterns, CVE probes, and network fingerprints.

Key Features:

90 days of honeypot probe data

IP, domain, ASN, and CVE lookups

JA4, JA3, JA4H, and HASSH searches

4 0 2

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MCP Security

Runtime not confirmed

Query ORKL for threat reports, threat actors, and intelligence source metadata through MCP tools.

Key Features:

Fetch recent threat report titles and IDs

Retrieve threat report details by ID

List known threat actors

3 0 51

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Shohei

Runtime not confirmed

Audits DNS, TLS, email security, network exposure, web technologies, and threat indicators through MCP tools.

Key Features:

DNS, DNSSEC, DoH, DoT, and DoQ diagnostics

TLS certificate and DANE/TLSA inspection

SPF, DKIM, DMARC, BIMI, and MTA-STS checks

4 0 3

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Agentward

Runtime: npx

Enforces YAML permissions on agent tool calls, inspects sensitive data and tool chains, and records audit trails.

Key Features:

YAML policy enforcement

PII and PHI classification

Dangerous tool-chain detection

5 0 19

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Shield

Runtime: npx

Local MCP proxy that blocks risky agent actions, scans tool traffic, pins catalogs, and supports approvals and audit logs.

Key Features:

Pre-execution MCP call guardrails

TOFU tool-catalog pinning

Tool description and result scanning

4 0 11

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Ida Pro MCP

Runtime: uvx

Connects AI assistants to IDA Pro for decompilation, disassembly, database changes, and reverse-engineering workflows.

Key Features:

IDA Pro decompilation access

Disassembly inspection

Database comments, renaming, and type updates

4 0 12,272

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Misp MCP Server

Runtime: npx

Read-only MISP threat-intelligence access with eight MCP tools and response scanning for prompt-injection patterns.

Key Features:

Read-only access with no mutation tools

Eight tools for MISP events, attributes, search, tags, feeds, and galaxies

Output scanning for prompt-injection, XSS, and shell-injection patterns

2 0 2

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Best Alternatives to Contrastapi

Contrastapi Overview

Specification Matrix: Contrastapi vs Alternatives

Detailed Evaluation of Contrastapi Alternatives

MCP Virustotal

MCP Shodan

Agentaegis MCP

MCP Inspector

Scamverify MCP

Honeylabs MCP

MCP Security

Shohei

Agentward

Shield

Ida Pro MCP

Misp MCP Server

Frequently Asked Questions: Contrastapi Alternatives