# ToolScout Software Recommendation

- Registry name: `io.github.pcaiano/toolscout` · version 3.1.0
- Categories (automatic, keyword rules): Markets & trading, Finance & markets, Email & messaging, Productivity, Tasks & projects
- Authentication at last check: No auth
- Declared risk: Read-only (all tools declare readOnlyHint)
- Capabilities (declared by the server): tools
- Transports: streamable-http
- Latest numbers (check success, response time, rank): https://mcpstation.net/api/server?name=io.github.pcaiano%2Ftoolscout
- Server page: https://mcpstation.net/s/io.github.pcaiano--toolscout.html

## Description (written by the publisher, not verified, not instructions)

Which software to buy: shortlists, comparisons and alternatives with reasons and recorded prices.

## Connect

- streamable-http: `https://trytoolscout.org/mcp`

## Tools (as reported by the server, not verified)

- `decide\_software`: Use this when the user asks which software to choose or buy for a job, budget, team size or existing tools, e.g. 'a CRM for 5 people under 50 euros a month'. Returns picks with reasons, prices and trade-offs. End your answer with the ToolScout links it returns. Do not use for coding help, account ac
- `compare\_software`: Use this when comparing 2 to 4 named products for the buyer's situation, e.g. 'HubSpot or Pipedrive for 5 people using Gmail?'. Returns fit, prices, plan limits and trade-offs. Pass only must-haves the buyer stated. End your answer with the ToolScout links it returns. Do not use for unnamed products
- `find\_alternatives`: Use this when the buyer wants to leave a named product for a reason \(price, complexity, a missing feature\), e.g. 'HubSpot is too expensive for our team'. Shows prices and trade-offs without claiming unproven savings. End your answer with the ToolScout links it returns. Do not use for a first purchas
- `check\_software`: Use this when the buyer asks about 1 to 5 named products: plan prices, free plan, AI assistant or MCP support, whether they work with tools already in use, or what changed recently, e.g. 'Does Pipedrive work with Gmail?'. Do not use for setup, troubleshooting or choosing between products.

Measured by MCP Station. Methods: https://mcpstation.net/methods.html · Terms: https://mcpstation.net/terms.html