Koskamo

TopAlternativesTo MCP

Provides verified software comparisons with dated, vendor-sourced pricing and ranked alternatives. Agents can search the tool catalogue, retrieve detailed tool information including pricing sources, and get ranked verdicts on the best alternatives for specific buyer needs.

Endpoint and access

No sign-in to connect and list tools. Individual tools may still need a vendor account, credentials, or permissions; check the documented prerequisites.

TopAlternativesTo MCP logo, by AdsideCommunity listingStreamable HTTPNo sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-11-06Published by Adside
MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)
https://topalternatives.to/api/mcp/mcp
Vendor documentation

What its tools do

3 tools, grouped by the hints the server advertises. Hints are self-declared, not verified behavior.

Read-only (3)

3 of 3 have a description · 3 of 3 declare behavior hints · 3 of 3 with parameters document them all

Checks and signals

Each line is separate evidence, not a trust score.

  • Passed Endpoint answered the live check ·
  • Availability 1 of 1 checks passed in 30 days

What you can do with it

  • Find ranked alternatives for a specific software tool
  • Retrieve verified pricing with source URL and check date
  • Search for tools by category, features, or price range

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 1.0.0
mcp-registry: io.github.Natden444/topalternativesto@1.0.0Source repositoryProject website
Maintenance checked

Protocol and capabilities

Server
topalternativesto 1.0.0
MCP protocol negotiated in check
2025-11-25
Tools
3 advertised
Resources
Not advertised
Resource templates
Not advertised
Prompts
Not advertised
Server-advertised capabilities
{
  "tools": {
    "listChanged": true
  }
}

Tools

3 advertised

search_tools — Search software tools
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-onlyOpen-world

Search TopAlternativesTo's catalogue of software tools. Filter by free-text query, category, whether a free tier exists, and a maximum starting price. Every result carries the price, the vendor page it was read from, and the date it was checked. WHEN TO USE: browsing or filtering ('project management tools under 15 dollars', 'CRMs with a free plan'). Use get_alternatives when the user wants to replace a specific tool, and get_tool for full detail on one.

search_tools input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": "number",
      "maximum": 25,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Default 10."
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Free-text match on name, category, tagline and features. Results come back best-match first."
    },
    "category": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Category slug, for example 'crm' or 'meeting-notetakers'. Omit to search all."
    },
    "free_tier": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Only tools with a genuinely free plan."
    },
    "max_price": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Only tools whose disclosed starting price is at or below this. Excludes quote-only tools."
    }
  }
}
search_tools annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": true,
  "destructiveHint": false
}
get_tool — Get one tool
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-onlyOpen-world

Full detail on one tool by slug: what it is, pricing with the vendor source URL and the date it was checked, who it suits, and who it does not. Use search_tools first if you do not know the slug.

get_tool input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "slug"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "slug": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Tool slug, for example 'notion' or 'zendesk'."
    }
  }
}
get_tool annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": true,
  "destructiveHint": false
}
get_alternatives — Get ranked alternatives to a tool
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-onlyOpen-world

The question this site exists to answer: what should someone use instead of a given tool. Returns the verdict (which alternative suits which buyer situation, including when staying put is the right call), the ranked list with each option's price, and why teams leave. WHEN TO USE: any 'alternatives to X', 'replace X', 'X competitors' or 'something cheaper than X' question.

get_alternatives input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "slug"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "slug": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Slug of the tool being replaced, for example 'zendesk'."
    }
  }
}
get_alternatives annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": true,
  "destructiveHint": false
}

Prompts

Not advertised

No prompt definitions available.

Resources

Not advertised

No resource definitions available.

90-day uptime

A lightweight connection check about every six hours, sampled on hosts with many listings. It shows the server answered, not that its tools work.

Too few checks for a percentage yet (2 of 2 answered).

  1. 2026-11-06: 1 of 1 checks answered
  2. 2026-11-07: 1 of 1 checks answered

30-day availability

Aggregated from read-only remote checks; this is not a tool-execution or security guarantee.

Successful checks
1 of 1 (100%)
Average latency
466 ms
95th percentile latency
466 ms

Maintenance history

Public check and source-refresh events. Editorial and ownership records remain private.

  • · probe · passed · 466 ms · metadata changed · 3 tool(s)

Connect from your client

Each snippet registers the same endpoint; pick the client you use.

This server is operated by the named third party. Listing and endpoint checks are not an endorsement or a security audit. Review the operator's permissions, terms, and data handling before connecting. How listings are checked and corrected.

Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers the remote server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.
Claude Code configuration
claude mcp add --transport http topalternativesto-mcp https://topalternatives.to/api/mcp/mcp

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).
Codex configuration
codex mcp add topalternativesto-mcp --url https://topalternatives.to/api/mcp/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable topalternativesto-mcp in your MCP settings.
Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "topalternativesto-mcp": {
      "url": "https://topalternatives.to/api/mcp/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure).
Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "topalternativesto-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://topalternatives.to/api/mcp/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start topalternativesto-mcp and inspect its tools.
VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "topalternativesto-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://topalternatives.to/api/mcp/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.
Gemini CLI configuration
gemini mcp add --transport http topalternativesto-mcp https://topalternatives.to/api/mcp/mcp

Claude Desktop

Open Claude Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector, enter this server URL and enable it for the conversation. This is a manual remote-connector handoff, not a desktop JSON configuration.
Claude Desktop configuration
https://topalternatives.to/api/mcp/mcp

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.
Windsurf configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "topalternativesto-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://topalternatives.to/api/mcp/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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