Parallel alternatives
24 scraping and browsing MCP servers from other publishers do the same job as Parallel. The closest match comes first, then the best rated, with at most two per publisher.
Bright Data's Web MCP server enabling AI agents to search, extract & navigate the web
No reviews yetlocal · npm2.7k16k/wkFreeBrowser agents and stealth cloud browsers for AI: run web tasks, fill forms, extract data.
No reviews yetgateway-ready116kFreeSearch the web and extract clean, readable text from webpages. Process multiple URLs at once to sp…
No reviews yetgateway-ready134FreeScrape any website, extract structured data, and collect web content at scale with AI agents
No reviews yetlocal · npm14285/wkFreeUnified web ingestion for AI agents: perceive, discover, search, extract, ingest, watch, convert.
No reviews yetlocal · npm7138/wkFreeSearch the web, news, images, videos and books, and extract page content for AI agents.
No reviews yetlocal · mixed2774/wkFreeStealthy browser automation, testing, and web-scraping via CDP Mode.
No reviews yetlocal · pypi13k365k/wkFreeFirecrawl, the context API for AI agents: search, scrape, interact with the web, plus paper search.
No reviews yetgateway-ready7.8k159k/wkFreeAI browser agent: browses, clicks, types, and reads real web pages from plain-English instructions.
No reviews yetlocal · pypi32k6.0k/wkFreeAI-powered browser automation — navigate, click, fill forms, and extract data from any website.
No reviews yetgateway-ready23kFreeAI code research platform. Search, analyze, and extract insights from any GitHub repository.
No reviews yetlocal · npm9452.7k/wkFreeAI browser agent: browses, clicks, types, and reads real web pages from plain-English instructions.
No reviews yetlocal · pypi891504/wkFreeExtract validated image data URIs from Solana SPL Memos and return them inline to MCP clients.
No reviews yetlocal · npm234277/wkFreeScrape, crawl, map & search the web. Open-source, self-hostable Rust crawler & search for AI agents.
No reviews yetgateway-ready1.1kFreeAI browser automation. Write async Python to navigate, click, type, and extract data.
No reviews yetlocal · pypi276227/wkFreeStealth browser for AI agents: fetch pages behind Cloudflare/DataDome/CAPTCHA, extract clean data.
No reviews yetlocal · pypi654124/wkFreeOpen-source web scraper for AI agents with scrape, crawl, and map tools
No reviews yetlocal · oci1.1kFreeOpen-source web scraper for AI agents with scrape, crawl, and map tools
No reviews yetlocal · oci1.1kFreeThis web browser has been designed to help your agent debug and develop complex web applications.
No reviews yetlocal · npm96384/wkFreeWeb search, browser automation, scraping, crawling and CAPTCHA solving for AI agents.
No reviews yetgateway-ready16979/wkFreeZenrows MCP server: Fetch, Extract, Batch, and Browser Sessions for AI agents
No reviews yetgateway-ready19299/wkFreeReliable web access for AI agents: smart HTTP, rotating proxies, and full-browser rendering.
No reviews yetgateway-ready7570/wkFreeMCP server for Storybook design systems — extract component HTML, styles and metadata.
No reviews yetlocal · npm69193/wkFreeMCP server for AI web browser automation using Browserbase and Stagehand
No reviews yetlocal · npm3.4kFree
Parallel alternatives by what you need
Open source Parallel alternatives (23)
Published under an open licence such as MIT or Apache-2.0.
Brightdata, Browser Use, Pinkpixel Dev Web Scout, MCP, EnConvert, Open Agent Search, SeleniumBase MCP, Firecrawl MCP Server and 15 more below.
Hosted Parallel alternatives (8)
Nothing to install: a remote endpoint you add by URL. Also callable through the mcp.market gateway.
Browser Use, Pinkpixel Dev Web Scout, Firecrawl MCP Server, Skyvern, fastCRW, Scrapeless, Zenrows, Foura.
Local Parallel alternatives (16)
A package you install and run on your own machine, so your data stays on your computer.
Brightdata, MCP, EnConvert, Open Agent Search, SeleniumBase MCP, AIHawk, Octocode MCP - AI Context Platform, invisible_playwright_mcp and 8 more below.
Safest Parallel alternatives (18)
Graded A: passed every check the scanner runs on the latest release.
Browser Use, Pinkpixel Dev Web Scout, MCP, EnConvert, Open Agent Search, SeleniumBase MCP, Firecrawl MCP Server, AIHawk and 10 more below.
Parallel and its alternatives compared
| Server | Grade | Rating | Licence | Runs | Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parallel(this one) | B80 | No reviews yet | NOASSERTION | Local | 31 |
| Brightdata | B77 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 2.7k |
| Browser Use | A95 | No reviews yet | MIT | Hosted | 116k |
| Pinkpixel Dev Web Scout | A97 | No reviews yet | Apache-2.0 | Hosted | 134 |
| MCP | A89 | No reviews yet | ISC | Local | 14 |
| EnConvert | A94 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 7 |
| Open Agent Search | A92 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 2 |
| SeleniumBase MCP | A86 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 13k |
| Firecrawl MCP Server | A90 | No reviews yet | MIT | Hosted | 7.8k |
| AIHawk | A88 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 32k |
| Skyvern | A98 | No reviews yet | AGPL-3.0 | Hosted | 23k |
| Octocode MCP - AI Context Platform | B83 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 945 |
| invisible_playwright_mcp | A92 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 891 |
| three.ws Solana Memo Media | A92 | No reviews yet | Apache-2.0 | Local | 234 |
| fastCRW | A98 | No reviews yet | AGPL-3.0 | Hosted | 1.1k |
| Openbrowser AI | B80 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 276 |
| Fortress | B77 | No reviews yet | NOASSERTION | Local | 654 |
| CRW Web Scraper | A90 | No reviews yet | AGPL-3.0 | Local | 1.1k |
| CRW Web Scraper | A85 | No reviews yet | AGPL-3.0 | Local | 1.1k |
| Web Browser (kogiQA) | C55 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 96 |
| Scrapeless | A88 | No reviews yet | MIT | Hosted | 169 |
| Zenrows | A92 | No reviews yet | MIT | Hosted | 19 |
| Foura | A86 | No reviews yet | MIT | Hosted | 7 |
| Design System Extractor | A85 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 69 |
| Browserbase | C62 | No reviews yet | Apache-2.0 | Local | 3.4k |