Head to head
Brave Search vs Tern
Same numbers we show everywhere else, lined up. Ratings come from users, the grade comes from our scanner, adoption comes from public registries.
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Brave Search MCP Server: web results, images, videos, rich results, AI summaries, and more.
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Resolve capability gaps: validate native MCPs, search live web, and record unmet demand.
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. The safety scan favours Brave Search (85/100 against 57). Tern is hosted and callable through the gateway; Brave Search runs on your own machine. Brave Search has noticeably more public adoption.
| Brave Search | Tern | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A85/100 | C57/100 |
| Adoption | Established | New |
| GitHub stars | 1.5k | – |
| Downloads / week | 17k | – |
| Runs where | Your machine (local) | Hosted (remote) |
| Gateway-ready | No | Yes |
| Tools | 8 | 3 |
| Write actions | — | 1 |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | MIT | — |
| Last release | 2026-09-22 | — |
| Category | Web search | Web search |