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quario vs Smithery
Provides a registry for MCP servers but not full reporting or multi-format rendering.
quarioDeclarative reports for JavaScript, by you or your agent.
SmitheryRegistry for finding and hosting MCP serversWhich to pick
Pick quario if you want…
- Declarative multi-format reporting for JavaScript
Pick Smithery if you want…
- Managed MCP server registry
- MCP server discovery
Side by side
- What it is
- quario:quario is a JavaScript reporting engine that renders declarative JSON definitions to HTML, PDF, Excel and Word.
- 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
- quario:Declarative multi-format reporting for JavaScript
- Smithery:Managed MCP server registry
- Who it’s for
- quario:Developers building data reports, especially with AI agents or serverless JavaScript runtimes
- Smithery:Developers building AI agents that need easy access to MCP tools and services
- Pricing
- quario:Freemium
- Smithery:Freemium
- Plans
- quario:Evaluate Free · Deployment $199 per deployment per year (pre-v · Deployment (post-v1) $999 per deployment per year
- Smithery:Hobby Free · Pay as you Go $10/mo per month
- Works with
- quario:JavaScript, Browser, Edge, Workers
- Smithery:—
quario features
- Declarative JSON definitions. Write or let an LLM draft a JSON report definition that describes data bindings, aggregates and layout.
- Safe expression evaluation. Expressions are parsed into closures without eval or new Function, preventing code injection.
- Four output formats. Render the same definition to HTML, PDF (no headless browser), XLSX and DOCX.
- Runs everywhere JavaScript runs. Supports browser, Node, Edge runtimes and workers for flexible deployment.
- Built-in validation loop. Validate definitions, receive exact problem paths, and only render when validation passes.
- MCP server & skill integration. Expose validate and render functions to LLM agents via the @quario/mcp server and skill.
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.
quario vs Smithery FAQ
Is quario or Smithery free?+
quario has a free plan (Evaluate) and paid plans. Smithery has a free plan (Hobby); paid plans start at $10/month (Pay as you Go).
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