ccxt vs Vibe-Research

ccxt is the more adopted project, with 44,537 GitHub stars against 2,792 for Vibe-Research (about 16.0x more). ccxt was updated more recently (yesterday, against yesterday). ccxt is written in Python and Vibe-Research in TypeScript.

	ccxt	Vibe-Research
Description	A unified trading API with more than 100 crypto exchanges and prediction markets in JavaScript / TypeScript / Python / C# / PHP / Go / Java / Rust	Vibe-Research：A 股、美股、港股的投研工作台 · 自选与持仓、每日复盘、产业资讯、产业研究、个股深挖、回测、研报库，168 个数据端点。支持 Claude Code、Codex、WorkBuddy 订阅或任意模型 API。 \| A research workbench for China A-shares, US and HK stocks.
Author	ccxt	simonlin1212
Stars	44537	2792
Language	Python	TypeScript
License	MIT	MIT
Last update	2026-10-23T14:12:19Z	2026-10-23T12:49:34Z
Source	https://github.com/ccxt/ccxt	https://github.com/simonlin1212/Vibe-Research
Stars this week	n/a	n/a

Which should you choose?

ccxt describes itself as: "A unified trading API with more than 100 crypto exchanges and prediction markets in JavaScript / TypeScript / Python / C# / PHP / Go /..."
Vibe-Research describes itself as: "Vibe-Research：A 股、美股、港股的投研工作台 · 自选与持仓、每日复盘、产业资讯、产业研究、个股深挖、回测、研报库，168 个数据端点。支持 Claude Code、Codex、WorkBuddy 订阅或任意模型 API。 | A research..."

Stars measure adoption, not fit. Read both READMEs for the tools each server exposes, then try them side by side in your client: the install guide shows how to add both.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more popular, ccxt or Vibe-Research?

ccxt has more GitHub stars: 44,537 against 2,792. Weekly growth is shown on each project page, which says more about current momentum than the all-time total. Both figures are refreshed daily from GitHub.

Are ccxt and Vibe-Research open source?

ccxt: MIT (open source). Vibe-Research: MIT (open source). An open-source license lets you run and self-host the server at no cost. If either one wraps a commercial API, that provider's pricing still applies, so read each README for the accounts and keys it needs.

Can I use ccxt and Vibe-Research together?

Yes, if both run as MCP servers. MCP clients such as Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code can connect to several servers at once, and the agent picks tools from each. Give them distinct names in your config, and keep the number of active servers small so tool definitions do not crowd the context window.

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Data last updated 25 October 2026. Stars and downloads are refreshed every day from GitHub and npm.