MCP Comparison
Compare features, tools, and capabilities of these MCP servers side by side.
MarkItDown MCP
MarkItDown-MCP is a lightweight MCP (Model Context Protocol) server provided as the markitdown-mcp package. It exposes a STDIO, Streamable HTTP, and SSE MCP server designed for calling MarkItDown to convert content to Markdown. The package focuses on simplicity and accessibility, enabling you to run the MCP server locally via a simple CLI, or in Docker for containerized workflows, with integration options for Claude Desktop. The core capability is exposed through a single tool, convert_to_markdown(uri), which accepts a URI in http:, https:, file:, or data: schemes to fetch content and convert it to Markdown. This MCP server is easy to install with pip and can be used in various transport modes, including STDIO and HTTP/SSE, making it a flexible choice for automations and integrations.
OpenMCP
OpenMCP is a dual-purpose framework: a standard for converting web APIs into MCP servers and an open-source registry of servers that follow that standard. Each OpenMCP server exposes a token-efficient MCP interface that enables MCP clients to make requests to a target web API on behalf of users. Together, the servers in the registry enable client LLMs to fetch data and perform actions across a broad set of domains, providing a scalable, interoperable way to integrate external services with MCP clients. The documentation guides you through creating a server, adding it to MCP clients, and converting various web API formats into OpenMCP-compatible servers, covering REST, gRPC, JSON-RPC, GraphQL, SOAP, and PostgREST variants.
| Feature | MarkItDown MCP | OpenMCP |
|---|---|---|
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| Official | ||
| Tools Available | 2 | 0 |
| Has Installation Guide | ||
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| Source Code |
- convert_to_markdown(uri)
- mcpinspector
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