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Smithery vs Context Engine

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Smithery compared with Context Engine
DetailSmithery logo SmitheryContext Engine logo Context Engine
What it doesConnect agents to thousands of tools and services with managed authentication and credentials One memory for your AI agents and your team
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Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingHobby: 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 Free: $0 forever with 1 agent per engine (up to 3 when friends refer), 1 GB memory. Pro: $12/month or $99/year per engine with 10 agents and 25 GB memory. Unlimited: $39/month or $299/year per engine with unlimited agents and 100 GB memory. Enterprise: from $6,000/year per install on your own server
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
  • Connect ChatGPT, Claude, Claude Code and Cursor with a few clicks
  • AI tools save decisions, notes, people, customers and files
  • Search with semantic understanding, not just exact words
  • Automatic summaries by day, week and month
  • Link related memories automatically
  • Prevent duplicate memories with deduplication
  • Export all data as Markdown and JSON
  • Separate engines for clients with no data crossing
  • Fine-grained access control (read or read-and-save)
  • Full history tracking for every change
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
  • Keeps AI tools from forgetting context between sessions
  • Data isolated per engine with no sharing between customers
  • Fully portable—export anytime or delete permanently
  • Pay per engine, never per person added to team
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)79 no change since last check15 +3 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)2413
Citation Flow (Majestic)5528
Referring domains (Majestic)377532

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