Head to head
Exa vs Dark Search Protocol
Same numbers we show everywhere else, lined up. Ratings come from users, the grade comes from our scanner, adoption comes from public registries.
No reviews yet
Connect AI agents to Exa for web search, content fetching, and multi-step research.
Full listingDark Search Protocol
Cio.github.parnasheps-eng/dark-search-protocolNo reviews yet
161 dark data sources, 25+ domains, 6-step pipeline, Streamable HTTP + stdio
Full listingThe short version
Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. The safety scan favours Exa (88/100 against 65). Exa is hosted and callable through the gateway; Dark Search Protocol runs on your own machine. Exa has noticeably more public adoption.
| Exa | Dark Search Protocol | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A88/100 | C65/100 |
| Adoption | Established | New |
| GitHub stars | 5.0k | – |
| Downloads / week | – | – |
| Runs where | Hosted (remote) | Your machine (local) |
| Gateway-ready | Yes | No |
| Tools | 2 | 5 |
| Write actions | — | 1 |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-09-23 | — |
| Category | Web search | Web search |