# Alpha Vantage vs CryptoQuant MCP server (slim)

> CryptoQuant scores 51.8 (D) to Alpha Vantage's 41.3 (E) for market data. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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CryptoQuant MCP server scores 51.8 (D) on agent readiness against Alpha Vantage's 41.3 (E), and leads in every scored category. Both do market data.

- Alpha Vantage: E 41.3, rank #1076 of 1210 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/alpha-vantage.min.md
- CryptoQuant MCP server: D 51.8, rank #872 of 1210 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cryptoquant-mcp.min.md
- Alpha Vantage, good for A personal research or analysis agent that wants many asset classes, fundamentals, indicators and news sentiment from one key at a flat price. Also No incidents deducted, where CryptoQuant MCP server loses 3 points for them.
- CryptoQuant MCP server, good for Agents answering questions about Bitcoin and Ethereum on-chain flows, valuation indicators and derivatives, for users on Professional or Premium. Ahead on Reliability, 45 against 30; Schema & documentation, 64 against 46; Agent ergonomics, 65 against 54; Security & auth, 48 against 32; Payments & pricing, 40 against 30; Maintenance & community, 70 against 63; Transparency & trust, 61 against 48. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.5 against 3.0 out of 5.

| Category | Alpha Vantage | CryptoQuant MCP server |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 30 | 45 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 46 | 64 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 54 | 65 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 32 | 48 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 63 | 70 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 48 | 61 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Alpha Vantage | CryptoQuant MCP server |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | HTTP API | MCP server |
| Vendor | Alpha Vantage Inc. | Team CQ Inc. (CryptoQuant) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://www.alphavantage.co/query` | `https://mcp.cryptoquant.com/mcp` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio | Streamable HTTP, stdio |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Alpha Vantage's Terms of Service. The MCP server, CLI and shared client in alphavantage/alpha_vantage_mcp are MIT | The npm stdio proxy, plugin manifest and skill are MIT. The remote server at mcp.cryptoquant.com is closed and runs under CryptoQuant's Terms of Service, which sit behind a bot check and weren't read |
| Tools exposed | none | 9 |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| MCP registry | `io.github.alphavantage/alpha_vantage_mcp` | `com.cryptoquant/mcp-server` |
| Last release | 2026-10-03 | 2026-10-02 |
| Terms last updated | couldn't be read |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | couldn't be read |  |
| Customer content may train models | couldn't be read |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | couldn't be read |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | couldn't be read |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | couldn't be read |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | couldn't be read |  |
| Popularity | 217 stars, 172 PyPI/wk | 49 npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (4) | 3.5/5 (4) |