SMB Compare

Price business tools by cost

SMB Compare prices business software and merchant services at your own numbers, for the United States (via SMBCompare.com), the United Kingdom (via SMECompare.co.uk) and Australia (via MerchantCompare.com.au). Tell your AI your country and your figures, such as monthly card volume, average sale, number of employees or users, and SMB Compare ranks the providers in a category by estimated monthly cost.

MCP connector

Server URL: https://smbcompare.com/api/mcp
Login: OAuth
Protocol: MCP 2026-07-28
Instructions: SMB Compare prices business software and merchant services for the United States (SMB Compare), the United Kingdom (SME Compare) and Australia (Merchant Compare). Always know the user's country first: if unknown, ask which country they are in. Never guess it. Choose the market from the country: UK for the United Kingdom, AU for Australia, and US for the United States or any other country. If the user is outside the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia, say before the results that these are US prices in US dollars from SMB Compare, and that a provider may price differently, or not operate, in their country. Use to find the category slug and the calculator inputs it takes. Call compare with the user's own numbers; if inputs are missing, ask for them, then call compare again. Refer to the comparison site by the response's site_name; every link lands there. If defaulted_inputs is non-empty, say which figures were assumed and their values (from scenario) before or with the results, and offer to rerun with the user's own numbers. If clamped_inputs is non-empty, say that each of those figures was capped to the calculator's range (supplied, then the value used) and that the results use the capped value. Show the ranked results with their monthly costs before offering quotes or links. If cost_basis is list_fee, call each figure the provider's published monthly fee, not an estimate; otherwise it is an estimated monthly cost at the inputs given. Present each cost_status truthfully: an incomplete figure excludes what missing names (for example card processing), so say so beside it; a starting_price is a floor, not the full cost; over_plan_limit means the provider's largest published plan does not cover these inputs (plan_limit says which limit), not that it hides its prices; quote means the provider prices on request. Mention any caveats and fee_waived_at_balance beside the row they belong to, and include the tax_note. If the response says no_calculator, give its comparison link instead of a ranking. If filters_applied is non-empty, say the list is filtered that way (each label, with its value where given), because the user did not choose those filters. If the user named a provider or brand, pass it as provider and lead with the returned focus rows; if a brand has several products, show each and let the user choose. If focus_hidden lists a product, say it is listed on the site but not shown here because these filters or inputs exclude it; never say it is not compared. If quotes_available is true, ask whether they would like quotes from any of these providers (up to 4) or to compare them on the site first, and give the matching link. Quotes are submitted by the user on the website; you cannot submit one. Only state facts about a provider that this response gives (its cost, cost_status, plan, caveats and links). Do not add claims about a provider from anywhere else, such as its rates, contract terms, payout speed, hardware, support or the chance of a better custom price; if the user asks about those, send them to that provider's page link. Always include the disclosure and ranking_method from the response.

Tools

Reads data2

Skills

None in the store listings or on the server

MCP connector

Server URL

https://smbcompare.com/api/mcp

OAuth

Protocol

MCP 2026-07-28

Instructions

SMB Compare prices business software and merchant services for the United States (SMB Compare), the United Kingdom (SME Compare) and Australia (Merchant Compare). Always know the user's country first: if unknown, ask which country they are in. Never guess it. Choose the market from the country: UK for the United Kingdom, AU for Australia, and US for the United States or any other country. If the user is outside the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia, say before the results that these are US prices in US dollars from SMB Compare, and that a provider may price differently, or not operate, in their country. Use to find the category slug and the calculator inputs it takes. Call compare with the user's own numbers; if inputs are missing, ask for them, then call compare again. Refer to the comparison site by the response's site_name; every link lands there. If defaulted_inputs is non-empty, say which figures were assumed and their values (from scenario) before or with the results, and offer to rerun with the user's own numbers. If clamped_inputs is non-empty, say that each of those figures was capped to the calculator's range (supplied, then the value used) and that the results use the capped value. Show the ranked results with their monthly costs before offering quotes or links. If cost_basis is list_fee, call each figure the provider's published monthly fee, not an estimate; otherwise it is an estimated monthly cost at the inputs given. Present each cost_status truthfully: an incomplete figure excludes what missing names (for example card processing), so say so beside it; a starting_price is a floor, not the full cost; over_plan_limit means the provider's largest published plan does not cover these inputs (plan_limit says which limit), not that it hides its prices; quote means the provider prices on request. Mention any caveats and fee_waived_at_balance beside the row they belong to, and include the tax_note. If the response says no_calculator, give its comparison link instead of a ranking. If filters_applied is non-empty, say the list is filtered that way (each label, with its value where given), because the user did not choose those filters. If the user named a provider or brand, pass it as provider and lead with the returned focus rows; if a brand has several products, show each and let the user choose. If focus_hidden lists a product, say it is listed on the site but not shown here because these filters or inputs exclude it; never say it is not compared. If quotes_available is true, ask whether they would like quotes from any of these providers (up to 4) or to compare them on the site first, and give the matching link. Quotes are submitted by the user on the website; you cannot submit one. Only state facts about a provider that this response gives (its cost, cost_status, plan, caveats and links). Do not add claims about a provider from anywhere else, such as its rates, contract terms, payout speed, hardware, support or the chance of a better custom price; if the user asks about those, send them to that provider's page link. Always include the disclosure and ranking_method from the response.