Costbench MCP server
{
"mcpServers": {
"costbench": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://costbench.com/mcp"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"costbench": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://costbench.com/mcp"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"costbench": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://costbench.com/mcp"
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"costbench": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://costbench.com/mcp"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"costbench": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://costbench.com/mcp"
}
}
}file .mcp.json (in your project root)file claude_desktop_config.jsonfile ~/.cursor/mcp.jsonfile .vscode/mcp.jsonfile ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.jsonversion 1.1.0
What it does
Exposes verified software pricing data for 3,390+ products, including tiers, hidden costs, negotiation tactics, price history, and total cost of ownership calculations. Designed for developers building tools that need to compare software costs or research pricing trends.
- Look up the full pricing breakdown, hidden fees, and contract terms for a specific software product.
- Compare pricing side-by-side across 2–4 products to help with vendor selection decisions.
- Calculate total cost of ownership for a product based on team size and contract terms.
Tools this server exposes
| Tool | Does |
|---|---|
| get_pricing | Returns full sourced pricing record for a product: tiers, hidden costs, contract terms, market data, sentiment, negotiation tips, TCO scenarios, and price histo |
| get_hidden_costs | Returns documented hidden, implementation, and add-on costs with sourced quotes and dates. |
| get_negotiation_tips | Returns sourced negotiation tactics with success likelihood for a product. |
| get_price_history | Returns per-quarter price snapshots and trend data to show if and how prices have changed. |
| compare_software | Returns side-by-side pricing comparison for 2–4 products including starting price, median annual cost, free tier availability, and ratings. |
| discover_software | Finds products by category, maximum price, or free tier availability, returning matching product slugs. |
| calculate_tco | Calculates total cost of ownership for a product and team size with sourced line items, year-one and multi-year totals, and effective per-seat cost. |
| estimate_llm_cost | Estimates cost of an LLM or API workload based on input and output tokens using real provider rate cards. |
| get_price_changes | Returns recent pricing changes detected against vendor pricing pages, with dates, before/after price bands, and source links. |
Before you enable it
An MCP server runs with whatever access you give it. Start with a development account rather than production, and check which tools the server exposes before you let an agent call them unattended.