Alpaca Trading MCP Server vs MetaTrader MCP Server

A side-by-side comparison of two Finance & Payments servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	Alpaca Trading MCP Server Manage your Alpaca stock and crypto portfolio, place trades, and access market data via MCP. Unverified stdio (local) API key Stale Python	MetaTrader MCP Server Let AI assistants trade on MetaTrader 5 using natural language. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Python
Category	Finance & Payments	Finance & Payments
Language	Python	Python
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	API key	None
GitHub stars	32	533
Last commit	11 months ago	3 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`pip install -e .`	`pip install metatrader-mcp-server`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Alpaca Trading MCP Server if you prefer its approach (manage your alpaca stock and crypto portfolio, place trades, and access market data via mcp).

Pick MetaTrader MCP Server if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want zero-setup with no API key.

Add Alpaca Trading MCP Server

Install / run

pip install -e .

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "alpaca-trading-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/PARENT/FOLDER/alpaca-mcp-server",
        "run",
        "src/server.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add MetaTrader MCP Server

Install / run

pip install metatrader-mcp-server

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "metatrader-mcp-server": {
      "command": "metatrader-mcp-server",
      "args": [
        "--login",
        "YOUR_MT5_LOGIN",
        "--password",
        "YOUR_MT5_PASSWORD",
        "--server",
        "YOUR_MT5_SERVER",
        "--transport",
        "stdio"
      ]
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Alpaca Trading MCP Server or MetaTrader MCP Server — which is better?

Pick Alpaca Trading MCP Server if you prefer its approach (manage your alpaca stock and crypto portfolio, place trades, and access market data via mcp). Pick MetaTrader MCP Server if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want zero-setup with no API key.

Can I use both Alpaca Trading MCP Server and MetaTrader MCP Server?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do Alpaca Trading MCP Server and MetaTrader MCP Server work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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