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microsoft-finops-toolkit vs CostPilot

microsoft-finops-toolkit is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by FinOps Toolkit Team. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). CostPilot is an MCP server published by mcpgatepro.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-29. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.

Where each is published

Where each is published
Marketplacemicrosoft-finops-toolkitCostPilot
Community marketplace microsoft/finops-toolkit Listed
Version: 15.0.0
Forks (GitHub): 267
Stars (GitHub): 618
Not marked · First seen
Not listed
Official MCP Registry Not listed Listed
Version: 1.0.0
No figure published
Not marked · First seen

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

microsoft-finops-toolkit vs CostPilot
Factmicrosoft-finops-toolkitCostPilot
Marketplaces that list it11
Stars (GitHub) (differs)618No figure on GitHub
Forks (GitHub) (differs)267No figure on GitHub
Last release (differs)2026-10-29Not published
Where it runs (differs)On your machine (@azure/mcp)Remote server (api.mcpgatepro.com/mcp/costpilot)
Transport (differs)Not statedStreamable HTTP
Tools it declaresNot publishedNot published
Environment variables it asks forNot publishedNot published
Parts of the bundle (differs)7Not a bundle
Licence (differs)MITNot stated
Repository (differs)github.com/microsoft/finops-toolkitNot stated
Changes in the last 7 days (differs)30
First seen (differs)2026-10-282026-10-11
Endpoint at the last check (differs)no remote endpoint we checkAnswered with HTTP 307 (4 days ago)

Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.

What each says it does

microsoft-finops-toolkit

In its own words, on Community GitHub marketplaces:

Microsoft FinOps toolkit plugin for AI-powered cloud financial management.

CostPilot

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Hosted MCP server for AWS cloud spend: service breakdowns, anomalies, savings and forecasts.

How to run each

microsoft-finops-toolkit As a Claude Code plugin

Claude Code
/plugin marketplace add microsoft/finops-toolkit
/plugin install microsoft-finops-toolkit@finops-toolkit

CostPilot As a remote MCP server

Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http costpilot https://api.mcpgatepro.com/mcp/costpilot

Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.

Only CostPilot has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints

Tools each declares

Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.

Settings each asks for

Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.

What it can do: microsoft-finops-toolkit · What it can do: CostPilot · Compare two other plugins

Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.

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