Smithery vs caywork

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Smithery compared with caywork
Detail	Smithery	caywork
What it does	Connect agents to thousands of tools and services with managed authentication and credentials	A marketplace to discover, run, and publish AI agents
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	TR
Pricing model	Freemium	Paid
Pricing	Hobby: Free (50K RPCs/month, 3 Namespaces, Managed OAuth, Persistent connections); Pay as you Go: $10/mo (100K RPCs/month included, then $0.10 per 1K RPCs, 100 Namespaces, Managed OAuth, Persistent connections); Custom: Contact for pricing (Everything in Pay as you Go plus custom rate limits, uptime	Starter Credits Pack: $5 one-time payment (100 credits, approximately 50 agent runs). Middle Credits Pack: $15 one-time payment (300 credits, approximately 150 agent runs). High Credits Pack: $45 one-time payment (900 credits, approximately 450 agent runs). New accounts receive 50 free credits.
Key features	Managed OAuth and credential storage Persistent connections Public MCP registry with hundreds of pre-built services Compatible with Claude, Cursor, and MCP-compatible AI assistants Multiple namespace support RPC-based usage model	Browse and discover AI agents from a curated marketplace Run agents without coding or technical setup Create and publish agents using a visual interface One-time credit purchases with no monthly subscriptions Free agent publishing with fees only on actual usage Agents for marketing, development, research, and productivity tasks Sandboxed environment for secure data handling
What makes it different	Handles authentication and credential complexity for agents Unified interface to thousands of tools and services Public registry of MCP servers for easy discovery Free tier available for getting started	Single marketplace eliminates hunting across multiple sites for AI agents One-time purchases instead of subscriptions reduce friction and simplify access Transparent and predictable fee structure designed for creator profitability Agents that take actions and complete multi-step tasks, not just chat Supports both non-developers and developers with flexible interface options
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	79 no change since last check	2 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	24	8
Citation Flow (Majestic)	55	24
Referring domains (Majestic)	3775	15

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