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webclaw vs Perplexity API Platform (moved to ai.perplexity/mcp-server)
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Web scraping, search, crawling, structured extraction and research for AI agents.
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. Both score close on the safety scan (92 and 94 out of 100). webclaw is hosted and callable through the gateway; Perplexity API Platform (moved to ai.perplexity/mcp-server) runs on your own machine.
| webclaw | Perplexity API Platform (moved to ai.perplexity/mcp-server) | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A92/100 | A94/100 |
| Adoption | Established | Widely used |
| GitHub stars | 2.4k | 2.5k |
| Downloads / week | 137 | 34k |
| Runs where | Hosted (remote) | Your machine (local) |
| Gateway-ready | Yes | No |
| Tools | — | 4 |
| Write actions | — | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-25 |
| Category | Web search | Web search |