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AllMCPs vs Smithery
Smithery is a registry for hosting MCP servers, focusing on publishing rather than discovery.
AllMCPsDiscover & connect MCP servers to Claude, Cursor & AI agents
SmitheryRegistry for finding and hosting MCP serversWhich to pick
Pick AllMCPs if you want…
- Discoverable MCP server catalog
- Open-source code (Jackalope-Dev/allmcps-server on GitHub, MIT license)
Pick Smithery if you want…
- Managed MCP server registry
- MCP server hosting
- The lower starting price: $10/month against $19/month
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- What it is
- AllMCPs:AllMCPs is an open directory and registry for discovering, searching, and connecting Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers to AI agents.
- Smithery:Smithery is a registry and hosting platform for MCP servers that lets AI agents connect to tools with built-in auth, credentials and session management.
- Best for
- AllMCPs:Discoverable MCP server catalog
- Smithery:Managed MCP server registry
- Who it’s for
- AllMCPs:Developers building AI agents that need external tools, databases, or APIs via MCP.
- Smithery:Developers building AI agents that need easy access to MCP tools and services
- Pricing
- AllMCPs:Freemium
- Smithery:Freemium
- Plans
- AllMCPs:Free Listing $0 · Premium Subscription $19/mo per month · Priority Review Boost $5 · Featured Boost $12/wk per week · Sponsor Ad $5.00 / 1k views
- Smithery:Hobby Free · Pay as you Go $10/mo per month
- Open source
- AllMCPs:Yes, 4 GitHub stars
- Smithery:—
- Works with
- AllMCPs:Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, VS Code, Zed
- Smithery:—
AllMCPs features
- Deep Search. Search 26,959 MCP servers by capability, database, or tool.
- One-Click Config Generator. Generate ready-to-paste configurations for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and Cline.
- Badge Verification. Verified listings show a premium badge and are inspected for security.
- Token Cost Calculator. Shows estimated token usage for each MCP server.
- Curated Categories. Servers are organized into categories like databases, web scraping, security, etc.
- Stack Builder. Combine multiple MCP servers into a single client configuration.
- Developer Tools. Inspect tools, token costs, and configs before installing.
- Priority Review Boost. Pay $5 for 24-hour guaranteed review and publishing.
Smithery features
- MCP Server Registry. Find and list MCP servers for agents to discover and use.
- Hosted MCP Servers. Host your own MCP server with built-in management.
- Managed OAuth. Provides OAuth handling without requiring developers to manage keys.
- Persistent Connections. Keeps agent sessions alive for continuous interactions.
- RPC Quotas. Offers tiered RPC limits (50K free, 100K paid) for API calls.
- Namespace Support. Supports multiple namespaces for organizing tools.
AllMCPs vs Smithery FAQ
Is AllMCPs or Smithery free?+
AllMCPs has a free plan (Free Listing); paid plans start at $19/month (Premium Subscription). Smithery has a free plan (Hobby); paid plans start at $10/month (Pay as you Go).
Which is cheaper, AllMCPs or Smithery?+
Smithery is cheaper to start with: Smithery's Pay as you Go plan ($10/month) against AllMCPs' Premium Subscription plan ($19/month).
Is AllMCPs or Smithery open source?+
AllMCPs is open source (Jackalope-Dev/allmcps-server on GitHub, MIT license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Smithery.
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