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Raziel vs Smithery
Smithery is a registry for MCP servers but does not provide the calculators themselves.
SmitheryRegistry for finding and hosting MCP serversWhich to pick
Pick Raziel if you want…
- Finance calculators for AI agents
Pick Smithery if you want…
- Managed MCP server registry
- Discovering MCP servers
- The lower starting price: $10/month against $49/month
Side by side
- What it is
- Raziel:Raziel provides a free, no-key API and MCP server exposing 25+ finance calculators, guides, glossary and platform comparisons.
- 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
- Raziel:Finance calculators for AI agents
- Smithery:Managed MCP server registry
- Who it’s for
- Raziel:Developers building apps or AI assistants that need finance math without managing data.
- Smithery:Developers building AI agents that need easy access to MCP tools and services
- Pricing
- Raziel:Freemium
- Smithery:Freemium
- Plans
- Raziel:Investor $49/month per month · Investor (large) $199/month per month
- Smithery:Hobby Free · Pay as you Go $10/mo per month
- Works with
- Raziel:OpenAPI 3.1, Claude, Cursor, VS Code
- Smithery:—
Raziel features
- No API key required. Call any calculator or reference endpoint without authentication.
- 28 tools available. Access 25 calculators, founder metrics, guides, glossary and comparison endpoints.
- MCP server for AI agents. Stateless remote server with clear tool descriptions for AI integration.
- Streamable HTTP REST API. Standard JSON over HTTP with OpenAPI 3.1 spec.
- No customer data stored. Pure math; inputs are not persisted or linked to Raziel accounts.
- Guide search & glossary. Search 549 guides or define private-market terms via API.
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.
Raziel vs Smithery FAQ
Is Raziel or Smithery free?+
Raziel has a free plan; paid plans start at $49/month (Investor). Smithery has a free plan (Hobby); paid plans start at $10/month (Pay as you Go).
Which is cheaper, Raziel or Smithery?+
Smithery is cheaper to start with: Smithery's Pay as you Go plan ($10/month) against Raziel's Investor plan ($49/month).
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