MCP serverTool reference
list_alternatives
Alternatives to a provider, ranked by iScore — read-only
Every peer in a provider's category ranked by iScore — the same list as the site's /{section}/{slug}/alternatives/ page — each with its score and interval, free tier, entry price, editorial best-for line, and up to two sourced facts where it differs from the provider named. For an architect choosing a substitute; use get_provider_score on any row for the breakdown, compare_providers where a curated pair exists. Ranks whose intervals overlap are an ordering, not a finding, and are marked. category is a CATEGORY ID ("database", "paas"), not a URL section.
This tool is read-only.
Arguments
| Argument | Type | Required | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
category | string | yes | Category id such as "database" or "object-storage" — see list_categories |
provider | string | yes | Provider id or name to find alternatives to, e.g. "neon" |
Example
Arguments:
{
"category": "web-analytics",
"provider": "umami"
}The server's answer on 2026-10-25 (first 1,400 characters):
10 alternatives to Umami in web-analytics, ranked by iScore (Umami itself: 65/100 (80% interval 58–73), rank 2 of 11 (interval overlaps the next rank — an ordering, not a finding)). Computed 2026-10-25; method https://inetgeek.com/iscore/. Page: https://inetgeek.com/analytics/umami/alternatives/
1. Traks — iScore 67/100 (80% interval 59–75), rank 1 of 11 (interval overlaps the next rank — an ordering, not a finding) — https://inetgeek.com/analytics/traks/
free tier: Yes; entry price: None to Traks, which is free and open source. Running it costs Cloudflare's usage pricing, paid to Cloudflare: its estimator starts at the $5/month Workers Paid plan, which it says covers millions of events.
best for: A Cloudflare user who wants to own the whole stack. The software is free and MIT-licensed, deploys into your own account, keeps events in your own bucket and runs on Cloudflare’s $5-a-month Workers plan, with an MCP server for coding agents.
differs from Umami on: Kind of free offer: Always free vs Free tier
3. GoatCounter — iScore 65/100 (80% interval 56–73), rank 3 of 11 (interval overlaps the next rank — an ordering, not a finding) — https://inetgeek.com/analytics/goatcounter/
free tier: Yes; entry price: None. The hosted service is free for what GoatCounter calls reasonable public usage and funded by donations; beyond that the answer is to self-host rather than to pa
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