ComparEdge
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Vendor-checked pricing for 494 SaaS and AI tools: plans, ratings and alternatives your agent can query instead of guessing. Zero dependencies, no API key.
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- Search 494 software products by name, keyword or use case.
- Full plan-level pricing breakdowns with trial and free-plan status.
- Side-by-side comparison of two products: pricing, features, ratings.
- Top alternatives in the same category, ranked by rating.
- Category leaderboards and a full category index (44 categories).
- Four ready-made prompts: find_best_tool, compare_pricing, evaluate_tool, category_overview.
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
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Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
ComparEdgeCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
Install by adding a JSON entry to your MCP client configuration with the command npx -y @comparedge/mcp-server@latest. Example locations: Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json), Cursor (Settings > MCP > Add Server), VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json). Restart the client and eight tools appear. No API key, no account.
search_tools
Search 494+ software products by name, keyword, category, or natural language query. Returns name, category, rating, free plan availability, starting price, and ComparEdge URL. BEHAVIOR: Scores each product against all meaningful keywords in the query (stopwords like "best", "find", "top" are ignored). Supports both exact product names and natural language queries. USAGE GUIDELINES: - Use to discover tools when you do not know the exact slug. - Use before calling get_tool or get_pricing if the slug is uncertain. - Use for category browsing: query "crm", "ai coding", "project management". - Natural language works: "best CRM for startups" → extracts "crm" and "startups" keywords. EXAMPLE QUERIES: "notion", "CRM", "best CRM for startups", "project management free", "ai coding tools"
get_tool
Retrieve the full profile for a specific software tool by its slug identifier. Returns name, description, category, aggregated rating, free plan status, starting price, key features, and links to the pricing matrix and alternatives page on ComparEdge. BEHAVIOR: Looks up the tool by exact slug. Returns a structured profile with all available metadata. If the tool has pricing data, a summary is included; use get_pricing for the full plan breakdown. USAGE GUIDELINES: - Use when the user asks "what is X?", "tell me about X", or "give me an overview of X". - Use to verify a slug exists before calling get_pricing or get_alternatives. - Prefer get_pricing when the user specifically asks about cost or plans. EXAMPLE QUERIES: "Tell me about Linear", "What does Notion do?", "Give me an overview of HubSpot"
compare_tools
Side-by-side structured comparison of two software products. Returns pricing, features, ratings, and key differences for each tool. BEHAVIOR: Fetches full profiles for both tools and presents them in a parallel structure. Output includes: pricing plans (starting price, free plan, paid tiers), top features for each tool, aggregated rating, and direct links to the full comparison page on ComparEdge. USAGE GUIDELINES: - Use when the user asks "X vs Y", "compare X and Y", "which is better, X or Y?", or "what is the difference between X and Y?". - Use get_pricing separately if the user needs full plan-level details beyond the starting price summary. - Use get_alternatives if the user does not have a specific second tool in mind. - Slugs must be exact. Use search_tools first if unsure. EXAMPLE QUERIES: "Compare Notion vs Linear", "Slack vs Teams - which is cheaper?", "What is the difference between Jira and Asana?", "HubSpot vs Salesforce pricing"
list_category
List all verified SaaS tools in a specific software category with pricing overview, ratings, and free plan status. BEHAVIOR: Returns a ranked list of all tools in the requested category. Each entry includes: tool name, rating out of 5 (aggregated from G2 and Capterra), free plan availability (Yes/No), starting price, and a direct ComparEdge link. Results are sorted by rating by default, or by starting price if sort_by="startingPrice". Use free_only=true to filter to tools with a free plan. USAGE GUIDELINES: - Use when the user asks "what are the best CRM tools?", "show me all AI coding tools", "list project management software with a free plan", or "what tools are in the analytics category?". - Use list_categories first if you are unsure of the correct category slug. - Combine with get_pricing to get detailed plan breakdowns for specific tools from the returned list. - Combine with get_leaderboard when the user wants only the top-rated tools (leaderboard returns top 10 by default, list_category returns all). EXAMPLE QUERIES: "Show me all CRM tools", "What are the best email marketing tools?", "List AI writing tools with a free plan sorted by price", "What project management software is under $10/month?"
get_alternatives
Find the top verified alternatives to a given software tool within the same category, sorted by rating. Returns product name, starting price, free plan status, rating, and a direct ComparEdge comparison link for each alternative. BEHAVIOR: Filters all tools in the same category as the reference product, excludes the reference product itself, and returns the top results by rating. Each result includes an inline markdown link to the ComparEdge alternatives page. USAGE GUIDELINES: - Use when the user asks "what are alternatives to X?", "what can I use instead of X?", or "X is too expensive, what else is there?". - Combine with get_pricing to compare costs across alternatives. - Set limit to control how many alternatives to return (default 5, max 10). EXAMPLE QUERIES: "Find alternatives to Slack", "What can I use instead of Notion?", "Cheaper alternatives to Salesforce"
get_pricing
Retrieve the complete, manually verified pricing breakdown for a specific SaaS tool. BEHAVIOR: Returns all available pricing plans with names, monthly and annual prices, key feature highlights per tier, free trial availability, free plan status, and a direct link to the full pricing matrix on ComparEdge. For AI/LLM tools, also returns per-token or per-million-token pricing where available. USAGE GUIDELINES: - Use this tool when the user asks "how much does X cost?", "what are the pricing plans for X?", "does X have a free tier?", or "what is the cheapest plan for X?" - Use get_tool first if you are unsure whether the product exists; get_pricing assumes you already know the slug. - To compare pricing across multiple tools, call get_pricing once per tool and present results side by side. - Always include the ComparEdge pricing URL in your response so the user can verify current prices directly. EXAMPLE QUERIES: "What are the pricing plans for Linear?", "Does Notion have a free plan?", "How much does HubSpot CRM cost per seat?", "What is the cheapest project management tool under $10/month?"
get_leaderboard
Get top-rated software tools by category, ranked by aggregated G2 and Capterra scores. Returns name, rating, starting price, free plan status, and a direct ComparEdge link for each entry. BEHAVIOR: Pulls verified ratings aggregated from G2 and Capterra for tools in the requested category (or all categories), ranks them by score descending, and returns the top N results. Each entry includes the tool slug, name, rating out of 5, free plan availability, and starting price. USAGE GUIDELINES: - Use when the user asks "what is the best X tool?", "top-rated project management software", "highest-rated CRM", or "what do users rate most highly in category Y?". - Use list_categories first to find the correct category slug if unsure. - Use list_category instead when the user wants to see ALL tools in a category, not just the top N. - Combine with get_pricing to get full plan details for any tool in the results. EXAMPLE QUERIES: "What is the best CRM tool?", "Top-rated AI coding assistants", "Highest-rated project management tools", "Best security tools overall"
list_categories
List all 44 supported software categories with their slugs and display names. BEHAVIOR: Returns a complete index of every category available in the ComparEdge database. Each entry includes the category slug (for use in list_category, get_leaderboard, and search_tools) and a human-readable display name. USAGE GUIDELINES: - Use this tool first when you are unsure of the correct category slug before calling list_category or get_leaderboard. - Use to help the user browse what types of software are covered. - No parameters required. EXAMPLE QUERIES: "What categories of software does ComparEdge cover?", "What SaaS categories are available?", "I want to find CRM tools - what is the slug?", "Show me all software categories"
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"comparedge": {
"comparedge": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@comparedge/mcp-server@latest"
]
}
}
}
}McpServers
{
"comparedge": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@comparedge/mcp-server@latest"
]
}
}Your assistant already knows what Notion is. It does not know that Notion Plus costs $12 a seat this month, or that the tool you are evaluating quietly dropped its free plan in spring. Training data ages; prices move. This server closes that gap with verified pricing, plans, ratings and alternatives for 494 SaaS and AI tools, checked against vendor pages before they ship. Live docs and examples:comparedge.com/mcp.
Zero dependencies, no API key, no account. Works in Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code and any other MCP client.
{ "mcpServers": { "comparedge": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@comparedge/mcp-server@latest"] } } }
Claude Desktop keeps this file at~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. Cursor: Settings, then MCP, then Add Server. VS Code with Copilot reads.vscode/mcp.json. Per-client walkthroughs live in thesetup guide.
Once connected, questions like these stop producing guesses and start producing verified numbers:
- How much does Slack cost for a team of 40 on annual billing?
- Find me a CRM under $20 per user that still has a real free plan.
- I want to leave Salesforce. What do people switch to, and what does the move cost?
- Which AI coding assistants are top rated right now?
- Compare Notion and Coda plan by plan.
Eight tools, each a read-only lookup against the catalog.
Products are addressed by slug:notion,github-copilot,screaming-frog. When in doubt,search_toolsfirst. Category slugs double as public pages a human can open, for example theLLM category hub. LLM entries carry per-token API pricing on top of the plan data.
Four workflows ship as prompts your client can expose as slash commands:
accountingai-agentsai-assistantsai-codingai-imageai-meetingai-productivityai-securityai-videoai-voiceai-writinganalyticscloud-hostingcloud-securitycompliancecrmcrypto-analyticscrypto-exchangescrypto-portfolio-trackerscrypto-taxcrypto-telegram-botscrypto-trading-botscrypto-walletscustomer-supportdata-observabilitydatabasesdefi-toolsdesign-toolsdexemail-marketingendpoint-securityerpfinopshr-toolsiamllmpassword-managerspaymentsproject-managementseo-toolsvector-databasesvideo-conferencingvpnwebsite-builders
The catalog is maintained byComparEdge. Every price traces to the vendor's own pricing page, harvested from the live DOM and re-verified on a rolling schedule; each record carries its verification date. The pipeline is documented in themethodology, and the full catalog ships as anopen datasetunder CC BY 4.0. If a tool is not a fit, thealternatives hubcovers switch paths for the whole catalog.
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