exa vs EU Business Data (VAT, EORI, company, sanctions, KYB)
EU Business Data (VAT, EORI, company, sanctions, KYB) is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑24.
exa is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by exa-labs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 4 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog, Claude: knowledge-work-plugins). EU Business Data (VAT, EORI, company, sanctions, KYB) is an MCP server published by zifengw. No marketplace we read lists it any more. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-30. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  exa | |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Listed Version: 3.4.1 Forks (GitHub): 404 Stars (GitHub): 5 200 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 3.4.1 Forks (GitHub): 404 Stars (GitHub): 5 200 Not marked · First seen |
Removed on 2026-10-24 Version: 1.0.2 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:d88edd571d98 Forks (GitHub): 404 Pulls (Docker Hub): 37 292 Stars (Docker Hub): 7 Stars (GitHub): 5 200 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude: knowledge-work-plugins | Listed Version: 3.4.1 Forks (GitHub): 404 Stars (GitHub): 5 200 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | exa | EU Business Data (VAT, EORI, company, sanctions, KYB)no longer listed · |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 4 | 0 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 5 200 | 0 |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 37 292 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 404 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server or your machine | Remote server (api.wsystem.dev/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP, stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 2 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 3 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/exa-labs/exa-mcp-server | github.com/zifengw/eu-business-data-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 1 | 3 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-16 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded less than an hour ago | no remote endpoint we check |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of EU Business Data (VAT, EORI, company, sanctions, KYB)
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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EMPORION — business facts from public registers
EU VAT and EORI checks, sanctions screening, company and LEI lookup, ECB rates. Free, no key.
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Verify French and UK companies, EU VAT and IBANs; screen OFAC, UN, EU and UK sanctions lists.
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Supplier Check (VAT, EORI, Company, Sanctions, Export)
Check a supplier in one call: VAT, EORI, registry, sanctions, export lists. $0.25/call via x402.
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AstraNL Dutch counterparty check
Check a Dutch supplier before you pay: KvK register, name match, VIES VAT, EU sanctions. No key.
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Official company data from 66 business registers: search, VAT/EORI/LEI, UBO, sanctions.
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Validate an EU VAT number on VIES, look up an LEI, or search a company register.
What each says it does
exa
Exa AI web search, deep research, and content extraction. Provides MCP tools and research skills for comprehensive web search, people discovery, company research, academic papers, and more.
EU Business Data (VAT, EORI, company, sanctions, KYB)
EU VAT (VIES) and EORI validation, company registry, sanctions screening, KYB. Free tier, x402.
How to run each
exa As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install exa@claude-plugins-officialEU Business Data (VAT, EORI, company, sanctions, KYB)
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only exa has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of EU Business Data (VAT, EORI, company, sanctions, KYB) publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of EU Business Data (VAT, EORI, company, sanctions, KYB) publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: exa · What it can do: EU Business Data (VAT, EORI, company, sanctions, KYB) · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.