Vivid MCP vs Ascora MCP by usefulapi
Vivid MCP is an MCP server published by vivid-money. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). Ascora MCP by usefulapi is an MCP server published by usefulapi.io. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-09. 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
| Marketplace |  Vivid MCP |   Ascora MCP by usefulapi |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 9 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 1.1.5 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 9 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 | Vivid MCP | Ascora MCP by usefulapi |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 2 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 9 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 2 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-11-07 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (api.prime.vivid.money/mcp) | Remote server (ascora.usefulapi.io/mcp) |
| Transport | Streamable HTTP | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 2 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/vivid-money/vivid-mcp | github.com/m190/usefulapi-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 9 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-11-05 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Answered with HTTP 400 (6 h ago) | Status out of date: last check 2 days ago returned HTTP 401 |
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
Vivid MCP
Open a Vivid Business account from your AI chat via MCP.
Ascora MCP by usefulapi
Read customers, quotes, jobs, bookings and price list; create quotes, jobs and bookings in Ascora.
How to run each
Vivid MCP As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http vivid-mcp https://api.prime.vivid.money/mcpAscora MCP by usefulapi As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http ascora https://ascora.usefulapi.io/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only the endpoint of Ascora MCP by usefulapi responded at the last daily 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: Vivid MCP · What it can do: Ascora MCP by usefulapi · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.