# Lago vs Skyfire API + MCP (slim)

> Lago scores 65.7 (B) to Skyfire's 40.3 (E) for card payments. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Lago scores 65.7 (B) on agent readiness against Skyfire API + MCP's 40.3 (E), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do card payments.

- Lago: B 65.7, rank #311 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lago.min.md
- Skyfire API + MCP: E 40.3, rank #911 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/skyfire.min.md
- Lago, good for A team that wants usage metering, plans, wallets and invoicing under its own control and can run PostgreSQL and Redis. Ahead on Reliability, 86 against 19; Schema & documentation, 87 against 59; Agent ergonomics, 71 against 61; Payments & pricing, 50 against 20; Maintenance & community, 91 against 31; Transparency & trust, 59 against 53. Also Open source.
- Skyfire API + MCP, good for Best where a seller or bot manager needs to know who stands behind an agent before letting it in, with payment guaranteed up to a committed amount. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install; No incidents deducted, where Lago loses 3 points for them.

| Category | Lago | Skyfire API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 86 | 19 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 87 | 59 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 71 | 61 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 37 | 41 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 50 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 91 | 31 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 59 | 53 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Lago | Skyfire API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Get Lago Corp. | Skyfire |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://api.skyfire.xyz` |
| Transports | HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 (platform). The MCP server and agent SDKs are MIT. Premium capabilities and Lago Cloud are commercial | none |
| Tools exposed | none | 4 |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-07 | 2026-08-04 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | 2025-06-25 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | 2025-06-25 |
| Customer content may train models |  | yes |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | yes |
| Popularity | 11k stars, 48k npm/wk | 16 npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | none | 2/5 (2) |