MCP alternatives
24 scraping and browsing MCP servers from other publishers do the same job as MCP. 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 · npm2.7k9.2k/wkFreeAI-powered browser automation — navigate, click, fill forms, and extract data from any website.
No reviews yetgateway-ready23kFreeScrape, crawl, map & search the web. Open-source, self-hostable Rust crawler & search for AI agents.
No reviews yetgateway-ready1.1kFreeOpen-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 · oci1.1kFreeExtract brand assets (logos, colors, backdrop images, brand name) from any website URL
No reviews yetlocal · npm79938/wkFreeSearch the web and extract clean, readable text from webpages. Process multiple URLs at once to sp…
No reviews yetgateway-ready134FreeScrape, crawl, and map websites to Markdown or JSON via local CLI.
No reviews yetlocal · oci180FreeScrape, crawl, and map websites to Markdown or JSON via local CLI.
No reviews yetlocal · oci178FreeWeb scraping + research toolkit for AI agents: scrape, crawl, monitor URLs with anti-bot bypass.
No reviews yetlocal · pypi1846/wkFreeAI-native web scraper: scrape, crawl and map any site to clean markdown over stdio. MIT-licensed.
No reviews yetlocal · nuget148FreeSearch, extract, crawl, map, research, scrape 16 platforms, browser automation, proxy — one API key.
No reviews yetgateway-ready3176/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/wkFreeWeb data for AI agents: scrape, crawl, search, deep research, site monitoring, browser automation
No reviews yetlocal · npm3366/wkFreeWeb scraping to Markdown and structured data, screenshots, batch jobs and browser sessions.
No reviews yetgateway-ready222/wkFreeExtract structured, schema-validated data from PDFs, scans, images, spreadsheets, and forms.
No reviews yetlocal · npm589/wkFreeScrape, crawl, batch-scrape, map, and search the web through the hosted pline.ai API.
No reviews yetlocal · mixed1506/wkFreeFetch and extract web pages, discover links, and read llms.txt documentation indexes.
No reviews yetlocal · pypi346/wkFreeStealthy browser automation, testing, and web-scraping via CDP Mode.
No reviews yetlocal · pypi13k314k/wkFreeAI browser agent: browses, clicks, types, and reads real web pages from plain-English instructions.
No reviews yetlocal · pypi32k6.0k/wkFreeMCP server for Firecrawl — web search, scraping, and biomedical/arXiv paper search.
No reviews yetgateway-ready7.5k23k/wkFreeWebsites as APIs: read pages, run site tasks via learned APIs, cloud browser with saved logins.
No reviews yetgateway-ready7661.9k/wkFreeControl a real Chrome browser to complete any task: fill forms, extract data, book flights.
No reviews yetlocal · pypi116kFree
MCP alternatives by what you need
Open source MCP alternatives (24)
Published under an open licence such as MIT or Apache-2.0.
Brightdata, Skyvern, fastCRW, CRW Web Scraper, CRW Web Scraper, OpenBrand, Pinkpixel Dev Web Scout, Crawlberg and 16 more below.
Hosted MCP alternatives (7)
Nothing to install: a remote endpoint you add by URL. Also callable through the mcp.market gateway.
Skyvern, fastCRW, Pinkpixel Dev Web Scout, Novada, Spicrawl, Firecrawl MCP Server, Unbrowse.
Local MCP alternatives (17)
A package you install and run on your own machine, so your data stays on your computer.
Brightdata, CRW Web Scraper, CRW Web Scraper, OpenBrand, Crawlberg, Kreuzcrawl, PyreCrawl, WebReaper and 9 more below.
Safest MCP alternatives (21)
Graded A: passed every check the scanner runs on the latest release.
Skyvern, fastCRW, CRW Web Scraper, CRW Web Scraper, Pinkpixel Dev Web Scout, Crawlberg, Kreuzcrawl, PyreCrawl and 13 more below.
MCP and its alternatives compared
| Server | Grade | Rating | Licence | Runs | Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCP(this one) | A89 | No reviews yet | ISC | Local | 14 |
| Brightdata | B77 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 2.7k |
| Skyvern | A98 | No reviews yet | AGPL-3.0 | Hosted | 23k |
| fastCRW | A98 | No reviews yet | AGPL-3.0 | Hosted | 1.1k |
| 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 |
| OpenBrand | B74 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 799 |
| Pinkpixel Dev Web Scout | A97 | No reviews yet | Apache-2.0 | Hosted | 134 |
| Crawlberg | A85 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 180 |
| Kreuzcrawl | A85 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 178 |
| PyreCrawl | A92 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 18 |
| WebReaper | A88 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 148 |
| Novada | A96 | No reviews yet | MIT | Hosted | 3 |
| EnConvert | A94 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 7 |
| Open Agent Search | A92 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 2 |
| Anakin | B83 | No reviews yet | Apache-2.0 | Local | 3 |
| Spicrawl | A89 | No reviews yet | Apache-2.0 | Hosted | 0 |
| Talonic | A85 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 5 |
| pline.ai | A85 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 1 |
| FetchV2 | A92 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 3 |
| SeleniumBase MCP | A86 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 13k |
| AIHawk | A88 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 32k |
| Firecrawl MCP Server | A85 | No reviews yet | MIT | Hosted | 7.5k |
| Unbrowse | A96 | No reviews yet | MIT | Hosted | 766 |
| Browser Use | A95 | No reviews yet | MIT | Local | 116k |