Yahoo Finance vs TickDB Market Data

In-depth architectural comparison of the Yahoo Finance and TickDB Market Data 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?

Choose Yahoo Finance 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).

Explore Yahoo Finance Details

Choose TickDB Market Data 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).

Explore TickDB Market Data Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Yahoo Finance Finance & Fintech	TickDB Market Data Finance & Fintech
Summary	Real-time Yahoo Finance data: quotes, history, financials, analyst ratings, options, and news.	Real-time & historical market data: forex, stocks, crypto, indices, metals, K-line, quotes
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": {
    "yahoo-finance": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "wrapper"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tickdb-market-data": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "clawhub@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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