--- title: "whisperX vs awesome-mcp-servers" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/m-bain-whisperx-vs-punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers" tools: ["m-bain-whisperx", "punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers"] --- # whisperX vs awesome-mcp-servers *GraphCanon updated Jul 11, 2026* ## Verdict Pick whisperX when license: whisperX is BSD-2-Clause, awesome-mcp-servers is MIT; pick awesome-mcp-servers when license: awesome-mcp-servers is MIT, whisperX is BSD-2-Clause. [whisperX](https://github.com/m-bain/whisperX) reports 23k GitHub stars, 2.3k forks, and 200 open issues, last pushed Jun 26, 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 [whisperX's repository](https://github.com/m-bain/whisperX) and [awesome-mcp-servers's repository](https://github.com/punkpeye/awesome-mcp-servers). | | [whisperX](/tools/m-bain-whisperx.md) | [awesome-mcp-servers](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | WhisperX: Automatic Speech Recognition with Word-level Timestamps (& Diarization) | A collection of MCP servers. | | Stars | 23,011 | 90,602 | | Forks | 2,336 | 12,821 | | Open issues | 200 | 2,557 | | Language | Python | - | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | BSD-2-Clause | MIT | | Categories | Developer Tools, Speech & Audio | Developer Tools | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [whisperX](/tools/m-bain-whisperx.md) | [awesome-mcp-servers](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Active (82%) | Very active (96%) | | Days since push | 15d | 6d | | Open issues (now) | 200 | 2.6k | | Security scan | No lockfile | No MCP manifest | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/m-bain-whisperx/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose whisperX if… - License: whisperX is BSD-2-Clause, awesome-mcp-servers is MIT. - Tags unique to whisperX: asr, speech, speech-to-text, python. - Also covers Speech & Audio. ### Choose awesome-mcp-servers if… - License: awesome-mcp-servers is MIT, whisperX is BSD-2-Clause. - Tags unique to awesome-mcp-servers: ai, mcp. - More GitHub stars (91k vs 23k) - visibility, not fit. ## When NOT to use whisperX - 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 whisperX and awesome-mcp-servers? whisperX: WhisperX: Automatic Speech Recognition with Word-level Timestamps (& Diarization). awesome-mcp-servers: A collection of MCP servers.. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose whisperX over awesome-mcp-servers? Choose whisperX over awesome-mcp-servers when License: whisperX is BSD-2-Clause, awesome-mcp-servers is MIT; Tags unique to whisperX: asr, speech, speech-to-text, python; Also covers Speech & Audio. ### When should I choose awesome-mcp-servers over whisperX? Choose awesome-mcp-servers over whisperX when License: awesome-mcp-servers is MIT, whisperX is BSD-2-Clause; Tags unique to awesome-mcp-servers: ai, mcp; More GitHub stars (91k vs 23k) - visibility, not fit. ### When should I avoid whisperX? 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 whisperX or awesome-mcp-servers more popular on GitHub? awesome-mcp-servers has more GitHub stars (90,602 vs 23,011). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are whisperX and awesome-mcp-servers open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (whisperX: BSD-2-Clause, awesome-mcp-servers: MIT). ### Where can I find alternatives to whisperX or awesome-mcp-servers? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [whisperX alternatives](/tools/m-bain-whisperx/alternatives) and [awesome-mcp-servers alternatives](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers/alternatives) ([whisperX markdown twin](/tools/m-bain-whisperx/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/m-bain-whisperx-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, whisperX or awesome-mcp-servers? whisperX: 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 whisperX and awesome-mcp-servers? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [whisperX trust report](/tools/m-bain-whisperx/trust); [awesome-mcp-servers trust report](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=m-bain-whisperx`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=m-bain-whisperx) - 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/_