# Merge Accounting API vs rotki MCP server (slim)

> Merge Accounting scores 70 (BB) to rotki's 45.6 (E) for accounting ledgers. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Merge Accounting API scores 70 (BB) on agent readiness against rotki MCP server's 45.6 (E), and leads in every scored category. Both do accounting ledgers.

- Merge Accounting API: BB 70, rank #163 of 954 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/merge-accounting.min.md
- rotki MCP server: E 45.6, rank #865 of 954 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/rotki-mcp.min.md
- Merge Accounting API, good for A SaaS product that reads and writes many customers' ledgers through one model and wants docs an agent can read cheaply. Ahead on Reliability, 75 against 50; Schema & documentation, 86 against 76; Security & auth, 67 against 20; Payments & pricing, 35 against 10; Maintenance & community, 83 against 35; Transparency & trust, 68 against 48. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install.
- rotki MCP server, good for A Premium user who wants an assistant to answer questions about their own history, balances and cost basis on their own machine. Also Open source.

| Category | Merge Accounting API | rotki MCP server |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 75 | 50 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 86 | 76 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 72 | 69 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 67 | 20 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 35 | 10 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 83 | 35 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 68 | 48 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Merge Accounting API | rotki MCP server |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | HTTP API | Platform |
| Vendor | Merge | Rotki Solutions GmbH |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.merge.dev/api/accounting/v1` | no (local only) |
| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |
| Licence | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Tools exposed | none | 8 |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-09-16 | 2026-10-02 |
| Terms last updated | no date given | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-20 |  |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text |  |
| 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 | 15 stars, 201k npm/wk, 235k PyPI/wk | none |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (2) | none |