--- title: "vosk-api vs awesome-mcp-servers" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/alphacep-vosk-api-vs-punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers" tools: ["alphacep-vosk-api", "punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers"] --- # vosk-api vs awesome-mcp-servers *GraphCanon updated Jul 11, 2026* ## Verdict Pick vosk-api when license: vosk-api is Apache-2.0, awesome-mcp-servers is MIT; pick awesome-mcp-servers when license: awesome-mcp-servers is MIT, vosk-api is Apache-2.0. [vosk-api](https://github.com/alphacep/vosk-api) reports 15k GitHub stars, 1.7k forks, and 597 open issues, last pushed Jul 2, 2026. [awesome-mcp-servers](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers) has 91k stars, 13k forks, and 2.6k open issues, last pushed Jul 4, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [vosk-api's repository](https://github.com/alphacep/vosk-api) and [awesome-mcp-servers's repository](https://github.com/punkpeye/awesome-mcp-servers). | | [vosk-api](/tools/alphacep-vosk-api.md) | [awesome-mcp-servers](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Offline speech recognition API for Android, iOS, Raspberry Pi and servers with Python, Java, C# and Node | A collection of MCP servers. | | Stars | 14,926 | 90,602 | | Forks | 1,734 | 12,821 | | Open issues | 597 | 2,557 | | Language | Jupyter Notebook | - | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | | Categories | Speech & Audio, Developer Tools | Developer Tools | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [vosk-api](/tools/alphacep-vosk-api.md) | [awesome-mcp-servers](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Active (82%) | Very active (96%) | | Days since push | 8d | 6d | | Open issues (now) | 597 | 2.6k | | Owner type | Organization | User | | Security scan | No lockfile | No MCP manifest | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/alphacep-vosk-api/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose vosk-api if… - License: vosk-api is Apache-2.0, awesome-mcp-servers is MIT. - Tags unique to vosk-api: deepspeech, deep-learning, kaldi, asr. - Also covers Speech & Audio. ### Choose awesome-mcp-servers if… - License: awesome-mcp-servers is MIT, vosk-api is Apache-2.0. - Tags unique to awesome-mcp-servers: ai, mcp. - More GitHub stars (91k vs 15k) - visibility, not fit. ## When NOT to use vosk-api - Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. ## When NOT to use awesome-mcp-servers - Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between vosk-api and awesome-mcp-servers? vosk-api: Offline speech recognition API for Android, iOS, Raspberry Pi and servers with Python, Java, C# and Node. awesome-mcp-servers: A collection of MCP servers.. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose vosk-api over awesome-mcp-servers? Choose vosk-api over awesome-mcp-servers when License: vosk-api is Apache-2.0, awesome-mcp-servers is MIT; Tags unique to vosk-api: deepspeech, deep-learning, kaldi, asr; Also covers Speech & Audio. ### When should I choose awesome-mcp-servers over vosk-api? Choose awesome-mcp-servers over vosk-api when License: awesome-mcp-servers is MIT, vosk-api is Apache-2.0; Tags unique to awesome-mcp-servers: ai, mcp; More GitHub stars (91k vs 15k) - visibility, not fit. ### When should I avoid vosk-api? Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. ### When should I avoid awesome-mcp-servers? Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. ### Is vosk-api or awesome-mcp-servers more popular on GitHub? awesome-mcp-servers has more GitHub stars (90,602 vs 14,926). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are vosk-api and awesome-mcp-servers open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (vosk-api: Apache-2.0, awesome-mcp-servers: MIT). ### Where can I find alternatives to vosk-api or awesome-mcp-servers? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [vosk-api alternatives](/tools/alphacep-vosk-api/alternatives) and [awesome-mcp-servers alternatives](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers/alternatives) ([vosk-api markdown twin](/tools/alphacep-vosk-api/alternatives.md), [awesome-mcp-servers markdown twin](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers/alternatives.md)), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes. ### Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison? Yes. The markdown twin at [this comparison](/compare/alphacep-vosk-api-vs-punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, vosk-api or awesome-mcp-servers? vosk-api: Active. awesome-mcp-servers: Very active. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance. ### Where are the full trust reports for vosk-api and awesome-mcp-servers? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [vosk-api trust report](/tools/alphacep-vosk-api/trust); [awesome-mcp-servers trust report](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=alphacep-vosk-api`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=alphacep-vosk-api) - LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) - Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_