{
  "name": "Best Telegram MCP comparison matrix, 2026",
  "description": "The row-level evidence matrix behind Entergram's 2026 Telegram MCP server comparison.",
  "methodology": "Options are ordered by the fit described in the guide, not by a universal numeric score. Categories, best-fit summaries, account models and trade-offs were checked against official product pages or project repositories. No vendor paid for placement.",
  "checked_on": "2026-08-30",
  "guide_url": "https://www.entergram.com/blog/best-telegram-mcp-2026",
  "columns": ["rank", "option", "category", "best_for", "connection_or_account_model", "primary_tradeoff", "official_source", "source_type", "checked_on"],
  "rows": [
    {"rank": 1, "option": "Entergram", "category": "Hosted business MCP", "best_for": "Business teams and multi-account operations", "connection_or_account_model": "Multiple real Telegram accounts behind one OAuth endpoint", "primary_tradeoff": "Paid CRM platform rather than a small standalone script", "official_source": "https://www.entergram.com/telegram-mcp", "source_type": "vendor-page", "checked_on": "2026-08-30"},
    {"rank": 2, "option": "TeleBoost", "category": "Hosted outreach MCP", "best_for": "Outreach, campaigns and developer workflows", "connection_or_account_model": "Multiple real Telegram accounts in a hosted workspace", "primary_tradeoff": "MCP begins on Pro and the product is outreach-led", "official_source": "https://teleboost.app/telegram-mcp", "source_type": "vendor-page", "checked_on": "2026-08-30"},
    {"rank": 3, "option": "chigwell/telegram-mcp", "category": "Broad self-hosted MCP", "best_for": "Technical users wanting maximum local control", "connection_or_account_model": "Labelled Telethon sessions behind one local server", "primary_tradeoff": "Session authority and ongoing maintenance remain with the operator", "official_source": "https://github.com/chigwell/telegram-mcp", "source_type": "repository", "checked_on": "2026-08-30"},
    {"rank": 4, "option": "tolboy/telegram-mcp-tdlib", "category": "Production-oriented self-hosted MCP", "best_for": "Strict account isolation and production controls", "connection_or_account_model": "Isolated TDLib state per configured account", "primary_tradeoff": "Larger JVM and TDLib stack to operate", "official_source": "https://github.com/tolboy/telegram-mcp-tdlib", "source_type": "repository", "checked_on": "2026-08-30"},
    {"rank": 5, "option": "Prgebish/mcp-telegram", "category": "Least-privilege self-hosted MCP", "best_for": "Per-chat default-deny access control", "connection_or_account_model": "One user session with chat-level access rules", "primary_tradeoff": "Intentionally small tool surface", "official_source": "https://github.com/Prgebish/mcp-telegram", "source_type": "repository", "checked_on": "2026-08-30"},
    {"rank": 6, "option": "dataz.md", "category": "Hosted read-only MCP", "best_for": "Search and analysis without Telegram mutation", "connection_or_account_model": "One provider account per profile or hosted VM", "primary_tradeoff": "Public gateway cannot send or mutate Telegram data", "official_source": "https://dataz.md/", "source_type": "vendor-page", "checked_on": "2026-08-30"},
    {"rank": 7, "option": "mcp-telegram/mcp-telegram", "category": "Quick local MCP", "best_for": "Fast local setup and named account instances", "connection_or_account_model": "Separate session paths and server entries", "primary_tradeoff": "Account unification and governance remain client-side", "official_source": "https://github.com/mcp-telegram/mcp-telegram", "source_type": "repository", "checked_on": "2026-08-30"},
    {"rank": 8, "option": "DmitryKhali/telegram-mcp", "category": "Confirmation-gated personal MCP", "best_for": "Personal use with explicit send confirmation", "connection_or_account_model": "Separate keyring namespace per instance", "primary_tradeoff": "Narrower toolset and no unified multi-account workspace", "official_source": "https://github.com/DmitryKhali/telegram-mcp", "source_type": "repository", "checked_on": "2026-08-30"},
    {"rank": 9, "option": "chaindead/telegram-mcp", "category": "Lightweight local MCP", "best_for": "Simple local Telegram access", "connection_or_account_model": "Local user session", "primary_tradeoff": "Fewer business controls and no shared CRM layer", "official_source": "https://github.com/chaindead/telegram-mcp", "source_type": "repository", "checked_on": "2026-08-30"}
  ]
}