GitHub Copilot vs Anthropic MCP

FeatureGitHub CopilotAnthropic MCP
CategoryCoding AssistantsAI Development
PricingFree + Pro $10/moFree (open standard)
GitHub Stars—45,000
PlatformsmacOS, Linux, WindowsmacOS, Linux, Windows
Features
  • ✓ Code completion
  • ✓ Chat
  • ✓ Multi-file editing
  • ✓ CLI integration
  • ✓ IDE support
  • ✓ Universal tool protocol
  • ✓ Server/client architecture
  • ✓ Stdio and SSE transport
  • ✓ TypeScript + Python SDKs
  • ✓ Growing ecosystem
Tags
codingcopilotgithubai-completion
open-sourceprotocoltoolsintegrationstandard